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Old 07-01-2012, 04:56 PM
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I want to upgrade my headlights so I did some searching today and found alot of people like th autopal ecode housings with the eautoworks harness upgrade. I guess what I'm wondering is what brand and watt bulbs are you guys running and what would you recomend? I want them to be bright As possible without blinding people. thanks

also were is a good place to purchase bulbs?
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From what I understand, the autopal headlights don't need a harness if you run 45/60's in them. Any brighter and you do.
In my state you can get a ticket if they are much brighter than that... So I run VERY bright driving lights relayed to my high beams.... Then I can follow the law and still see deer a long ways ahead.

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yeah I want to run bigger than those bulbs. that's a good idea for the high beams tho. anyone else have any input?
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I did the same upgrade, I'm running Hella 80/100W bulbs that I bought from Amazon. Very bright, I have only been flashed twice in 3 months, and that was before I aimed them at all. Right now I have them pointed lower then I should since I usually drive only in town and they are still very bright. Anything up to 50 feet in front of me is lit up like daylight. I highly recommend them, no problems so far.
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ok thanks I was thinking around a setup like that. when you say 80/100 does that mean 80w low beam 100w high?
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Yes, 80W lows 100W highs. The autopals come with their own bulbs that are 55/60 but they are supposedly low quality. I didn't put them in at all, but I keep them on hand in case I get a ticket or one of my Hellas burns out.
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I'm running IPF housings, eautoworks harness, and hella 100w bulbs.
Its extremely bright. I need to aim them down a bit, I was behind a car the other day and the guy put his sunglasses on at 10 at night
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Originally Posted by eflosd
I'm running IPF housings, eautoworks harness, and hella 100w bulbs.
Its extremely bright. I need to aim them down a bit, I was behind a car the other day and the guy put his sunglasses on at 10 at night
ipf housings all the way. I run those and they are really nice. as far as quality bulbs, IPF Fatboys are great. and hella's are nice too. I run 55/65w bulbs and that's plenty for me. if you upgrade the harness, it'll get brighter just from that. otherwise, I would just get some h4 HID's if you want more than what a 55/65 offers.
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hey guys ive finally got a little money to spend and actually do this upgrade. im liking the hella 80/100 bulb i think. is that a good setup?
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Originally Posted by Power73
hey guys ive finally got a little money to spend and actually do this upgrade. im liking the hella 80/100 bulb i think. is that good setup?
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