Re: [AMC-List] Halogen Sealed Beam Headlights

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have a couple "Ultra White" 9004 bulbs that supposedly are 65/45 watt but the
label also mentions 'Xenon equivalent brilliance' 100watts, and also 'DOT/SAE
compliant.

Ken

Quoting Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> " From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)
> " 
> " Do the halogen sealed beams draw any more amperage than regular sealed
> " beams? I don't want to cook the wiring. Also do they become hotter than
> " regular sealed beams. I have plastic headlight doors in my orange Hornet
> " and I don't want to melt or warp them. I have never use them so these
> " questions may seem stupid but I had to ask.
> 
> by law headlights are supposed to be 55w or 60w max, regardless of
> bulb type.  [xenon projectors are supposed to be 35w, which imho is
> still too much]  sealed beam halogens would be fine and might even run
> microscopically cooler, since they radiate more of their power as
> light.  there are enhanced halogens that work afaik by coating the
> lens with a heat mirror, trapping the radiant heat and letting them
> run a 75w filament - with its light output - on 55w.  i would expect
> these to be hotter since they can't radiate as much heat away and must
> conduct it.
> 
> replaceable halogen bulbs can be had in several higher powers - 80w,
> 100w, 130w - but while you may get away with them it isn't strictly
> legal.
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