Using Higher Wattage than standard

[Nef]

Just wondering what would happen if i was to fit and use 100w bulbs instead of 55w bulbs?

thanks for any help

ken

 

[gazR]

there illegal for road-use, they do melt some headlights as they get really hot, dont know about the leons but they did on my mates corsa. they dazzle alot more than my 6000k hids.

 

[Nef]

ok thanks mate, will they still dazzle other drivers if the bulbs are yellow?

 

[UncleFester]

Brighter bulbs don't dazzle as much as poorly aligned lights - i'd get your light alignment checked first and then consider brighter bulbs. I found the Leons dipped beam to be far too low as standard and not that bright even after it was aligned.

HID will work in your headlight units but you may find 100W bulbs give you the same light output but with less or just as much dazzle.

Leons have plastic lenses so it's quite possible that prolonged use of100W through anything but clean lenses will eventually discolour them and possibly even melt them.

That's why HID is preferred as it burns a LOT cooler than a 100W bulb does.

 

[DannyC87]

I've got 100watts in my main beam and have had no problems with lenses melting. I do run a secondary loom to power them tho to remove the risk of melting wires!

 

[ScoobyJawa]

Was about to say the above, its not just melting lights, its melting wires too as they aren't designed for the current draw of 100w bulbs.....

 

[Nef]

Brighter bulbs don't dazzle as much as poorly aligned lights - i'd get your light alignment checked first and then consider brighter bulbs. I found the Leons dipped beam to be far too low as standard and not that bright even after it was aligned.

HID will work in your headlight units but you may find 100W bulbs give you the same light output but with less or just as much dazzle.

Leons have plastic lenses so it's quite possible that prolonged use of100W through anything but clean lenses will eventually discolour them and possibly even melt them.

That's why HID is preferred as it burns a LOT cooler than a 100W bulb does.

thanks for the advice everyone.

think my beam is slightly higher than standard, as i think the lights are brilliant. did want to change the lights because i think there crap its just to be different and i think it looks col

One of my mates just stuck full yellow bulbs in and i thought it looked really good, so thought id try them.