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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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any one know of a higher wattage foglamp bulb for the 00 sle it currently has a 27 watt 880 bulb in there. I'm looking for something as bright as a regular lowbeam, i have h.i.d. low beams and they totally out shine foglamps to the point they mine as well be off.
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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I put in the Sylvania Silver Star Ultra 880ST in my 00 SSEi and they work really well. Unless you change out the entire light assembly, I would not recommend using a higher watt bulb with the current wiring harness and bulb assembly. The extra wattage will fatigue the wires and the extra heat will crack the bulb assembly.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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i put a 50 watt 885 in and they seem to be working fine so far
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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885'* are a good upgrade bulb.

Silverstars do work very well, some people say they burn out quicker... but I never had any problems with them in my fogs back when I had my '95 SE.
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