[Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights

[Carl Prochilo]

When I was in AZ today looking at the silverstars, I noticed that they had
H3 bulbs on display.  Apparently Sylvania is going to offer this
technology for all the standard sizes.  Have any Gen1 owners replaced
their foglamp bulbs with these and seen a marked improvement, or is the
wiring harness for the fogs also an issue here.  Hopefully the 893 size
will be offered too.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Wed, November 10, 2004 1:30 am, Paul Nimz said:
> As far as I know they do not come with a fuse, mine did not anyway.  You
> would need two fuses for both relays.  Might want to look into self
> resetting circuit breakers too.  FWIW the low beams would be the only
> relay
> really needed to be protected and this should be with a self resetting CB.
> If you are concerned with such matters.
>
> Does this answer anybody's question?  :)
>
> No it will not cause the bulb out light to come on as this only deals with
> the rear bulbs IIRC.
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cmichaelo@optonline.net>
> To: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights
>
>
>> Ian, the only pic I have is the one in the catalog.  And based on
>> comparing that pic to the pic from the Competition Limited, they look to
>> be the same.
>>
>> I have sent Summit a question about this harness, asking them if it has
>> a
>> built-in fuse and what size/gage wires they are using.
>>
>> I'll let you know what I learn.
>>
>> Michael
>> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
>> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2004 6:22 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights
>>
>>> I haven't seen a pic of the summit one but would be
>>> willing to try it out once I do. Do you have a picture
>>> of it? The Summit site didn't show one..
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, November 9, 2004 3:53 pm,
>>> > cmichaelo@optonline.net said:
>>> > > Just out of curiosity, I decided to measure the
>>> > voltage at the headlights.
>>> > > It was an amazingly low 10.2V (both headlights
>>> > on), while the battery
>>> > > voltage was 12.4V. So 2.2V is lost in the wiring
>>> > harness, relay, contact
>>> > > points, switches, etc.
>>> > >
>>> > > So with a "perfect" wiring harness and by
>>> > eliminating other spurious
>>> > > voltage drops, let's say the voltage at the
>>> > headlights can be increased to
>>> > > 12.2V.
>>> > >
>>> > > That would mean an increase in light output power
>>> > by 43%, assuming the
>>> > > light power is proportional to the square of the
>>> > voltage across the bulb.
>>> > >
>>> > > The wiring harness at Summit seems to be identical
>>> > to the one at
>>> > > Comptetition Limited, except it's $10 less at
>>> > $39.99. Anyone tried the
>>> > > Summit one yet?
>>> > >
>>> > > Michael
>>> > > 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
>>> > > SHO items for sale:
>>> > http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
>>> > >
>>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > > From: MonsieurBoo@aol.com
>>> > > Date: Sunday, November 7, 2004 10:13 am
>>> > > Subject: [Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in
>>> > headlights
>>> > >
>>> > >> I wouldn't necessarily single out the SHO,
>>> > generically, but my own
>>> > >> one  could
>>> > >> sure use this upgrade.  I thought it was just my
>>> > advancing age.
>>> > >> Polishing
>>> > >> plexi has no fears for me since I've polished
>>> > many a cycle fairing
>>> > >> windscreen
>>> > >> and helmet faceshield.  Nor does this
>>> > straightforward  upgrade
>>> > >> exceed my
>>> > >> electrical skills, but some specific details from
>>> > those  who've
>>> > >> BTDT would be great!
>>> > >>
>>> > >> It seems like the pros are saying don't just hook
>>> > the grounds to
>>> > >> sheet  metal
>>> > >> if you have a better choice.  Makes perfect sense
>>> > to me.  They
>>> > >> suggest (in
>>> > >> general) alternator housing or batt neg term.
>>> > Both  seem messy in
>>> > >> terms of
>>> > >> running yet more wiring to those  particular
>>> > places.  Where else
>>> > >> would be a good
>>> > >> and secure  place in the front of a GenII?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Also where in the GenII engine bay is the
>>> > connector for the hi/lo
>>> > >> wires  that
>>> > >> come out of the headlight switch?  That kind of
>>> > stuff translates
>>> > >> poorly from
>>> > >> the manual to reality unless they have a clear
>>> > pix at the right
>>> > >> distance and
>>> > >> angle  ;-)
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Any good spots for mounting the relays?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> TIA
>>> > >> Mark LaBarre
>>> > >> 94 atx 125k
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