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Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/5/2007 11:13:10 AM    ajh   Posts: 714 Joined: 8/14/2006 Status: offline I'm wondering what people have tried for higher wattage headlamps. I have a set of Ralley 4000's as well that I wouldn't mind going over 100W in if there's something available. At what point should I upgrade the harness to handle the higher wattage? Any tricks to get the fog lights and high beams to come on at the same time? (haven't actually looked at doing this yet but it would be handy). I'm assuming going from 55w to 70w would be ok, but what about 70w lows and 100w highs? Post #: 1

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/5/2007 12:06:57 PM    jdelp   Posts: 267 Joined: 3/7/2007 Status: offline Just run your fog lights on a separate switch. I think others have upgraded to that wattage on the existing wiring without issues.  I even think Disco Mike has done this if even remember correctly from a previous post. _____________________________ '04 Disco II SE Colors: Silver, tan interior miles: 60K and counting (in reply to ajh) Post #: 2

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/5/2007 12:24:10 PM    Disco Mike Posts: 10533 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline So, I am confused, are you wanting to bump the wattage of your head lights or the Ralley 4000's or both? _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to jdelp) Post #: 3

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/5/2007 1:44:35 PM    Landzu   Posts: 2080 Joined: 4/7/2005 From: Dallas TX Status: offline ajh: With all the electrical problems you have had,, what gives? _____________________________ I do not need the National Geographic channel I just look out the windows of my Land Rover Discovery code name Romulus Prefix-N or 1996 Classic Discovery, RPi remapped ECU NRP Preformance cats/Y-pipe (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 4

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/5/2007 9:03:56 PM    StevenDiscoII   Posts: 88 Joined: 1/1/2007 Status: offline I run PIAA Platinum White 80/80W H4 in main lights and Silverstar 55W H1 in fog beams. Regarding the fog lights, on Disco I it was an easy task to run a jump wire under the dash to keep the fog lights On along with the high beams. On Disco II, I have not taken the time to figure it out yet, but I know one thing, it is not as easy as on Disco I. I want to add:  The Disco I and II headlights are plastic......and.......as all plastics do, the have limitation how much heat they can discipitate, which means 130W capsules would be probably too much to run, specially over extended periods of time. < Message edited by StevenDiscoII -- 10/6/2007 1:38:39 PM > _____________________________ '00 Disco II SE '97 Disco I SE7 (sold) '95 Disco I SD (sold) (in reply to Landzu) Post #: 5

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/6/2007 5:57:25 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 10533 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline AJH, where did you go??? _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to StevenDiscoII) Post #: 6

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/6/2007 1:39:57 PM    StevenDiscoII   Posts: 88 Joined: 1/1/2007 Status: offline Mike, your signature lists HID's. Which make do you have, and are they Bi-Xenon, or have you lost your high beams ? _____________________________ '00 Disco II SE '97 Disco I SE7 (sold) '95 Disco I SD (sold) (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 7

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/6/2007 2:28:11 PM    Disco Mike Posts: 10533 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline I have 3 separate HID's made by ACRO Lighting. They are equal in power to the Hellas HID but about hald the price and come as all one unit, so you don't have a separate ballast and heater to fire them up. Takes 15 watts to fire then up, then after about 45 seconds the drop to 3 watts each, which is great. _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to StevenDiscoII) Post #: 8

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/6/2007 7:20:00 PM    StevenDiscoII   Posts: 88 Joined: 1/1/2007 Status: offline I will look into that. I have converted my '97 E320 and my two motorcycles, all after having experienced our '04 E320 with Hella OEM HID. The only lagger now is the Disco, but not for too long. We have the technology now available, and HID is the "must have", at least for me < Message edited by StevenDiscoII -- 10/7/2007 12:49:02 AM > _____________________________ '00 Disco II SE '97 Disco I SE7 (sold) '95 Disco I SD (sold) (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 9

RE: Headlamps - Overwattage - 10/6/2007 8:34:26 PM    ajh   Posts: 714 Joined: 8/14/2006 Status: offline The 'electrical problems' were tracked down to one bad ground terminal, it's all good now.  The goal now is to continue with the upgrades. (in reply to StevenDiscoII) Post #: 10

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