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Old 08-31-2004, 05:04 AM
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The stock wiring will hold the additional 28 watts of power draw to the lamp.
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I wouldn't go much higher then a 55w draw though on stock wiring. THe wiring kit that came with my Hella'* was noticably thicker after the relay compared to th fog leads.

Unless you bypass it, the lights on stock leads will cutout with high beams. That'* one reason why I did the full kit in february.
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I'm running 100W H3'* with no problems whatsoever (even on a hot day, my wiring stays cool) and I did the bypass for the fogs to stay on with brights, while still using just the stock wiring for the fog circuit.
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yea I have the stock fog wiring and running Angle Eyes with 55w silverstars and did the headlights with high beams


Stock wiring just bypassed the ground for the fogs
Old 08-31-2004, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Damemorder
....If you have a "ring" to light you will have to add the switch to turn them on,
Not true, I wired my Angle eyes to the parking lamps, so I didn't have to add any extra switches at all

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....Stock wiring just bypassed the ground for the fogs
Good Idea, will try that out see if it works on the 2K+ like that.
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Will:
Did you splice into the wire to place the H3 bulb connector or make an 880 to H3 adapter?
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you have to splice into the wiring to install the H3 bulb. I dont believe that there is any adapter
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Originally Posted by TaylorD
Originally Posted by Damemorder
....If you have a "ring" to light you will have to add the switch to turn them on,
Not true, I wired my Angle eyes to the parking lamps, so I didn't have to add any extra switches at all
Well, yeah... But that'* just weird... What if you want them off?
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Splice for the H3. I burnt a 55W during WCBF and figured I'd try the 100 Watt H3'*. No problems for over a month.

Do NOT run 100W H3'* in stock housings. They have plastic lenses. Do this with a glass-lensed aftermarket light housing ONLY.
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Thanks Will:
When I get around to installing some decent lights I may take two burnt out 880 bulbs and solder on, the H3 plug, to the poles that the filament attaches to then encapsulate the wiring with shrink tubing. Then if I want to go back to a stock set up all I have to do is unplug the adapter and reinstall the stock housing with the 880 bulb.

Then again I could just cut the stock wiring and install a bullet connector.


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