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| F-J'87EuroTR (Ferrarijoe)
Junior Member Username: Ferrarijoe Post Number: 83 Registered: 5-2001 |
I guess I screwed up! This should have been posted on the Technical Q&A. Sorry, Joe | ||
| F-J'87EuroTR (Ferrarijoe)
Junior Member Username: Ferrarijoe Post Number: 82 Registered: 5-2001 |
Has anybody with older F-cars and DOT headlights change their system over to H4/H1? I did just recently and it's literally like night and day compared to the DOT ones that were put on my car to meet spec's when it was imported (�87 TR). I read in several places before doing this conversion about wiring the lighting system via two relays (1 for low/high and 1 for high) directly from the alternator to the lights themselves. Apparently, this should have been done to get the most juice and use for these lights. Well, I ignored that part and they seem to work fine plugged straight in. The H1 high beams come with an adaptor for the 2-pronge plugs. When I turn on the lights normally and when I switch to high, I cannot detect any discernable draw of juice like instrument lights dimming at all. I also put a voltmeter on the battery and alternator and the charging system stayed up with the draw when I had someone switch on and flip the high beams on. I am wondering if the lack of voltage drop is due to the fact that the Euro-Spec TR was set up for the more powerful Halogen bulbs to begin with. BTW, I have 80W/100W for the H4's and 100W for the H1's. I had them aimed properly by a reputable shop and checked them myself using the specs in the WSM. The last time I was driving at night, this guy sitting in the back seat of a car in front of me kept motioning me to turn down my lights. They were on low beams! He kept this up and indeed was so emphatic about it that even the driver started weaving back and forth and hitting his brake lights to get my attention. After a mile or so, I had enough of that and decided to give them the �DEATH-RAY�. I flipped on the high beams. The guy in the backseat ducked and appeared to lie down on the seats. The driver really started to weave all over the road and I notice that the paint was falling off the back bumper and deck lid. True story, almost. Actually just the license plate bracket melted and I presumed that it was made of plastic.  Joe |