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D & T Officen - 07 Aug 2005 15:11 GMT

hi,
am looking at replacing headlight bulbs on my '85 930 with 80w/100w H4s -
has anyone done this? rennlist suggest installing a relay if exceeding OEM
60w bulb. is this an easy install?

t.i.a.
David

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Weekend Guru - 08 Aug 2005 21:01 GMT

Not a tough job...but you need to understand the wiring at the headlight
end. I've done it with slightly lower wattage without the relay...but if
you're going to run 100 W high beams...then I'd go with the relay...as that
mid-80's wiring will probably cause you trouble at some point with that much
load.

> hi,
> am looking at replacing headlight bulbs on my '85 930 with 80w/100w H4s -
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> t.i.a.
> David

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mark - 29 Sep 2005 14:40 GMT

> hi,
> am looking at replacing headlight bulbs on my '85 930 with 80w/100w H4s -
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> t.i.a.
> David

the relay is important to protect the hi/lo beam dimmer switch. You'll fry
the contacts with the higher wattage bulbs.

regards,

mark
'77 Carrera 3.0
http://members.rennlist.com/hald

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