beastgtir Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 osram nightbreaker plus = they are meant to last longer then normal bulbs!i find, if you start the car up first and leave it running for a minute or two.. its help pro=long the life of the bulbs rather then turning the headlights on and then starting it causing a jump in the voltage.. may not be true, but just what i have found to be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.. Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 I see where you are coming from. Turn them off engine off and they are getting 12v then turn the engine on and they get 14v, I cant see it making any difference really as they are designed to run with those volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'd much rather spend £20-£30+ on a set of bulbs and see better than spend £5 and see b****rall but them last longersame here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesyMB6 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I always start my car with everything switched off, just a habit I have. Then turn stuff on when I need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I always start my car with everything switched off, just a habit I have. Then turn stuff on when I need it.its common sense too, the starter need all/most of the power to turn the engine on start up, if you have everything off and clutch engaged it makes life for you engine easier you would'nt wake up in the morning and try get out of bed while brushing your teeth and putting on you clothes while trying to find wheeler dealers on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuissi Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hi,Will the headlights and wirings of MB6 melt when using 100 W bulbs? The current is going to be 1.81 times the current with 55 W bulb so I'm a little bit concerned about changing bulbs to more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didjeridave Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 No, you should be fine with that wattage. It takes some serious current to start melting wires; you'd usually get that only with shorts when there's next to no load. Even 1mm wire should handle over 5A & you're not much above that.p.s. Nice writeup Ryan, cheers Realised how crap my lights are now the clocks have changed - I've got Halfords bulbs which are supposedly 50% brighter. They're not. Unless they were referring to the cast of The Only Way is Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuissi Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 No, you should be fine with that wattage. It takes some serious current to start melting wires; you'd usually get that only with shorts when there's next to no load. Even 1mm wire should handle over 5A & you're not much above that.Ok, thanks for the advice! so the plastic parts of headlights will last too the extra heat from new 100 W bulbs? Sorry but i don't want to make harm to the headlights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didjeridave Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hmm, that I can't tell you! 100-odd-watt bulbs are fairly common practise but aren't road legal here in the UK, they're for off-road only. I'd be suprised if the headlights weren't manufactured with a big enough safety margin to handle 100W way before the plastic started melting; but I'm guessing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuissi Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hmm, that I can't tell you! 100-odd-watt bulbs are fairly common practise but aren't road legal here in the UK, they're for off-road only. I'd be suprised if the headlights weren't manufactured with a big enough safety margin to handle 100W way before the plastic started melting; but I'm guessing!!!Me too, mate, me too! I guess it's time to try what happens! 100 W bulbs are illegal in road use in here Finland too but it's a lottery win if local police finds out what bulbs you are using. And if they do they propably ASK you to change them to legal ones on the next gas station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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