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Good replacement headlights? |
SKL1 |
Nov 18 2011, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,625 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Restoring my '73 914 2.0 to park next to my original (and my first car) '71 914 and want to seriously upgrade the headlights. The car will spend most of its life in Arizona where it is VERY dark at night as street lights are few and far between.
I've gotten spoiled by the great HID or halogen lights in various Audis, BMW's and even my VW GLI. Anyone know of a good BRIGHT aftermarket light that will fit the original sockets?? I've got Cibie lights in the '71 and they are only marginal. TIA |
ArtechnikA |
Nov 19 2011, 04:45 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
While there is a little more 'stuff' to try to package (ballasts and such - about the size of a pack of cigarettes) for those of you marginal on amps, a good 'performance' halogen bulb draws 80W per side - ~12.5A total - on low beam. (Probably a good thing they were never designed to run with both on at once...) A HID draws 35W per side - about 5.5A total.
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