Rally bulbs do melt sh1t!

tut · Post by **tut** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:23 pm

mmmmmmm.....had mine in for over two years with no probs.

tut

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:26 pm

3 years for me, only noticed as was trying to diagnose the earthing problem. I do drive for long periods with them on though, 12+ hours on occasion.

woody · Post by **woody** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:53 pm

I had this on both lights when i bought my car. Standard bulbs though. But, then one connector was wet inside

The rear of the headlamp is protected by the rubber boot, but not the actual connector.

woody · Post by **woody** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:01 pm

forgot to say, i sorted mine with a couple of connector plugs off of a 306 soldered on, then uprated the bulbs and have had no problems since.

robin · Post by **robin** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:03 pm

It may well be heat caused by resistance at the junction rather than heat conducted back from the higher output bulb (though I agree the heat from the bulb is significant).

Those connectors do look quite shiny though, so probably not resistance.

Cheers,
Robin

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:14 pm

Some high output bulbs can get pretty hot. I was advised when upgrading bulbs in Liz not to over do it!

a4drk · Post by **a4drk** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:53 pm

What wattage were they?

I've upgraded to 80W
(yes ! 80W - never actually knew they existed)
(Ring - Sportsblue)

david

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:16 am

You can get 80/65, 100/80 and 120/100 from halfrauds. I have the 100/80 fitted IIRC with no probs ATM.