Hi Larry;
I have had this question from many to whom I have shown my bright lights.
But after 5 years in two cars and some (est) 12 - 15,000 miles, I see
absolutely no problem.
With a caveat that in the MGB, there is a light dimmer switch and I don't
drive at night with the instruments lit up on full bright..they are just too
bright. On the Tiger or course there is no such potentiometer, and I am
only just starting to put some serious miles on the Cat, so as a guess
there are likely fewer than 2,000 miles driven with the panel lights on.
As you know, in Canada we have a requirement to keep the headlights on at
all times, so during the day I turn off the panel lights when the headlights
are on.
But I have seen no signs of excessive heat in either my instruments or in
the tail light housings, where I also have these bulbs fitted,
I do note that the price has increased rather dramatically in the recent
past. When I bought mine back in 2003 and 2005, they were approx $12 each
(bad enough!) but now they are selling for $20 each. (Currently on sale for
roughly $15 each at LBCarCo), apparently due to the recent fall of the
dollar against the Ozzie buck. A serious commitment from the night vision
challenged!
Works for me...
Cheers,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Paulick" <lpaulick@comcast.net>
To: "Dave Munroe" <dave@munroe.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Instrument Bulbs
> Hi Dave, how is the heat. Halogens generally produce a lot of heat and in
> a confined space, I would have some concern. Do they feel hot after on
> for .5, 1 hour?
>
> Larry
>
> Dave Munroe wrote:
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