S2 Headlights - Upgraded "Blue" bulbs

a4drk · Post by **a4drk** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:29 pm

I bought these on Ebay -

I put them in my A4 last year - as they had "projector" headlamps & they looked awesome.
so, i've bought these for the Elise.
Only thing is that they are 80w.
(I know they are illegal & it says so on the packet, but i'm not bothered about that)
Is 80w too much for the wiring loom ?

David

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:36 pm

Hmm, not sure about the blue but I'm running 100/80W ATM with no apparent problems. Might shorten the life of the loom a bit though. I think Tut runs 120/100W (when he has glass in the lamps

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The only thing I have noticed is that your headlamps steam in the rain and get frigging hot.

james · Post by **james** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:37 pm

So are they better than standard?

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:46 pm

I would be wary of any product that uses a Z in its name rather than an S.........

Post by ed » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:27 pm

I run 80W bulbs with no problems, HTH cheers Ed

a4drk · Post by **a4drk** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:36 pm

I put the bulbs in today.
They look awesome - just like Xenons!
You get away with it because of the projectors.
Standard car headlamps (i.e. my E46 BMW) you can see the blue bulb reflecting the silver area & making the whole head lamp look blue (When they are switched off)
pics to follow............

David