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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:00 am 
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I need brighter light globes for my el. Im looking at changing all lights (high beam and normal). Which type should i get?
Would i be able to get the 100w ones or will they burn the plastic?
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:38 am 
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from memory i cant rem whether the el headlights were plastic or not.... i tried 100w globes in my ef fairmont... -they melted the lences... :cry: i went back to the 55/60w globes... the decision depends the type of lense u have...
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:46 am 
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go the HIDs :)

i got em and will never turn back

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:57 pm 
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how much are the HIDs just out of curiosty? fairlane hasnt got the greatest lighting up front when driving in the night..

unless i turn on the hazzards and the driving lights come on....lol

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:58 pm 
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how much are the HIDs just out of curiosty? fairlane hasnt got the greatest lighting up front when driving in the night..

unless i turn on the hazzards and the driving lights come on....lol

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:35 pm 
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the ones i bought today are philips H1 55 watts ones which are blue (cause they are the only better ones then standard ones that had left at autobarn). cost me around $25 each. think u can pick them up cheap then that.

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:28 pm 
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Narva Plus 30 and Plus 50's arn't too bad. But I like the Artic Blue's,
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:41 pm 
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if you want more distance go philips vision plus, but if you want blue lights go blue vision. a few months ago i took pics of 6 different globes and posted results on here.

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:45 pm 
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http://www.fordmods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20165&highlight=

here it is

 

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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:05 am 
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narva +50's in the main beams, 100w globes in the high beam lights, had them in there for 4yrs so far no problems, genuine headlights, not aftermarket
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:56 pm 
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can you put 100 watters in the xr lenses without them melting?

 

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