I'd personally be wary of off-road-only bulbs and the risk of frying the electrical system (or much worse).
Do you use them yourself on your main vehicle? I could see people using them on bush bashers but maybe not their new cars. :thumbsup:
How long do the stock bulbs last? Just asking as the car I'm considering has 99k on it!
Each person should always assess the risk/cost/benefit ratio of ANY modification before deciding if it is right for their car or not.
I certainly would be wary of putting 100W globes in anything that wasn't designed and engineered for it. As well as wiring issues the extra heat can cause problems with bases, plugs and even reflectors. The headlight circuits of any car built in the last 20 years or so should be protected by fuses of an appropriate size.
I don't believe that anyone should say on a public forum that they have illegal globes in their cars :wink:. I can say that my Octavia has factory HIDs on low beam, and H1 globes in hi beam, while my Transporter has H7 halogen globes in low beam (with separate, thicker wiring direct from the battery via a relay to "reduce voltage drop"), and some very bright "H1" globes in the hi beam reflectors.
Many people install 65W globes in place of OEM 55W globes without upgrading their wiring and have no problems (10 extra watts is 18% extra current, and most people don't increase the fuse capacity - that is always a bit risky if you don't also increase the current carrying capacity of the relevant wiring).
I quite a bit of night driving in my Transporter, so I like to have good lights (but don't wan't to dazzle other drivers when I'm on lo beam).
Stock halogen globes (including the Osram Rallye 65W I mentioned above) usually are rated for 500 hours, while most of the good quality +30 to +90 globes seem to be rated for 2-300 hours. Some of the ultra-white and poor quality globes are even less.
You can get long life globes rated for 1,000 hours, but I prefer to see better and am prepared to replace globes a bit more frequently to get it.
