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> 100w H7 Bulbs, ...is it ok to replace ??
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post Nov 13 2007, 09:17 AM
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hi there, i want to see if it is ok to use h7 100w daytime bulbs in my 2001 s40 instead of the h7 55w. i do a lot of night driving and more light on the road would be great, but dont want to have to call fire service !!!!
ps... anyone out there know a good bulb...that does look like xenon...i.e. it does what it says on the pack..
thanks lads....
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post Nov 13 2007, 11:30 PM
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Check out the mods in my garage.

I am using a 5800k white (pure daylight white is around 6500k) H7 55W I bought on ebay and they seem to do a good job. It fooled one of my friends into thinking they were HID xenons.

One of them lasted for more than 12 months before blowing, the other 3 have not blown yet.

Go on ebay and do a search for H7 55W. 6000K should also be good. 8000k up may be too blue and not legal in some states/countries.

55W was ample for me, if I needed more light I would use the high beam.

Don't know about 100W.
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If you go above 55w you're probably gonna get a bulb failure message.
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