Perhaps it's an urban legend that the halogens draw more. It is not a myth that you can measure the differance in voltage at the headlamps with and without the relays! I guess that the relays would even brighten up a normal non halogen lamp if you think about it. Mark Price mpriceAtwestco.net Morgantown, WV 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker) Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 10:59:46 -0400 (EDT) >" From: Mark Price <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >" >" Painless wiring actually makes a kit to add relays to Headlight systems for this purpose. >" It is highly recomended for older cars that run Halogen Lamps as the original switches will burn out because of the higher draw of the Halogen lamps. > >this is urban legend, i think. street-legal headlights are limited by >law to 55w max, and it doesn't matter what type they are. legal >halogens aren't noticeably different in this respect than the old >sealed beams. where they are different is that the halogen process >lets the filament run hotter without sacrificing life, and thus emit >more of that 55w as visible light. > >the latest wrinkle is coating the inside of the lens with a heat >mirror. this allows a bigger, brighter filament to reach operating >temperature without drawing more power. >________________________________________________________________________ >Andrew Hay the genius nature >internet rambler is to see what all have seen > >adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > > > >