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Old 09-01-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Unanswered: bad Halogen replacement?

I put in some Halogen lights after my rewire... it seems that they work even though i put the wires in the wrong order in the back of the bulb....

see pdf

http://www.opelclub.com/GTHeadlightsAugust2004.pdf

also here is a pic of the brand i bought no research really $24 each at checker and i think they are quite a bit brighter...
http://www.opelgt.com/photos/showgal...0&ppuser=14699

does anyone think these might pull to much power or be a problem??- hope someone can let me know because i plan on driving for two hours tomarrow up to 10,000 ft

yes i know i should upgrade to relays but im not doing that for another week or two.

tomorrow im going to move the wires so they are...
left ground

top yellow low beams

and right white high beams
(view from back of bulb)

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I haven't converted my GT lights yet, but I am running halogens for 2 years now and 25k miles in my 1973 BMW 2002 (same weak electrical system), and it's working great, much brighter with the 55/65 watts. Using the 100W lights will most likely cause problems without a relay.

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yeh these are 55/65 watts as well... you know i noticed my lights are on when the buckets are down and its probly cus the wires arnt in the right spot... thanks for the info bud
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Me too, been running the replacement halogens in both my cars for years with no problems. And on the Opel that was with the original alternator, until I did the engine swap.
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