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  1. Join Date
    Jun 2005
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    #11
    btw packaging looks worn/old, di kaya old stock n mishandled yan.
    yup, early 2004 pa kasi nabili yung box sa left side. late 2004 nabili yung sa right. dati nasa ilalim ng front passenger seat tapos ini-stock ko lang sa store room kaya siguro ganyan itsura.

    Unless you are absolutely sure that the glass part of the bulb was never touched most likely the bulbs were mishandled, possibly leaving some oils from someones fingers on the glass part which led to their premature failure.
    please look at the pics. walang fingerprints doon sa glass part. kaya nagtataka ako kung bakit napundi yung low beam.

    when you upgrade bulbs, doesn't it follow that you have to at least add relays?
    unless your stock headlight bulbs were 100/80 watts, you might benefit installing relays.

    I have had my car's headlight bulbs upgraded to 100/80watts with bosch relays. No problems encountered (yet).
    gaano katagal na yung bulb mo? 60/55W ang stock ko. sabi kasi ng friend ko, hindi na raw kailangan ng relay. tapos nung nagpalit ako recently ng bulb, tinanong ko yung nagkabit kung bakit kaya nasira, tinignan niya yung stock wires, sabi niya makapal naman so malamang daw sa bulb talaga.

    ano nga kaya? kailangan ba talaga ng relay kung nag upgrade ako sa 100/80W?

  2. Join Date
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    #12
    i upgraded the stock 60/55W bulbs in our Gen1 and Gen2 V, also on the cefiro and bimmer (H7 55W to 100W)to 100/80W bulbs, never bothered adding any relays or any modification. never had any problems whatsoever.

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    #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Engr
    gaano katagal na yung bulb mo? 60/55W ang stock ko. sabi kasi ng friend ko, hindi na raw kailangan ng relay. tapos nung nagpalit ako recently ng bulb, tinanong ko yung nagkabit kung bakit kaya nasira, tinignan niya yung stock wires, sabi niya makapal naman so malamang daw sa bulb talaga.
    I've had it for two years.

    ano nga kaya? kailangan ba talaga ng relay kung nag upgrade ako sa 100/80W?
    assuming your stock bulbs were 60/55 watts, if you use 100/80watts bulbs it would mean the stock wiring will be handling 40% more power than they were designed for. That might result in some heating up and smoldering in the medium to long run.

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    #14
    Quote Originally Posted by Engr
    mabilis ba mapundi ito? binigyan kasi ako last 1Q 2004, then before mag end 2004, napundi driver side so pinalitan. then kanina nung pauwi ako, passenger side naman. sayang, gustong gusto ko pa naman lakas ng ilaw nito, maliwanag kahit tinted windshield ko and ang lakas ng bright, perfect for out of town trips.

    all stock pa rin ang wiring harness at socket ko, no added relays. ito kaya ang cause or sa bulb lang talaga? Adventure gas pala auto ko.
    sir question... diba H7's ang bulb ng adventures?

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    #15
    nag H4 osram 80/100 ako last week.. namatay yung right side.. kala ko napundi, busted lang pala yung 10Amp na fuse ..change it to 15Amp and now ok ...

  6. Join Date
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    #16
    may built-in relay naman talaga yun stock setup. check your terminals baka nag me- melt na yun plastic. Use ceramic connectors mas matibay ito.

  7. jagxtrm Guest
    #17
    Quote Originally Posted by Engr
    yup, early 2004 pa kasi nabili yung box sa left side. late 2004 nabili yung sa right. dati nasa ilalim ng front passenger seat tapos ini-stock ko lang sa store room kaya siguro ganyan itsura.
    kaya pala napundi agad kc natagtag yng bulbs under the front passenger seat. sana tinago mo na lng sa isang cabinet sa bahay.

    Quote Originally Posted by Engr
    please look at the pics. walang fingerprints doon sa glass part. kaya nagtataka ako kung bakit napundi yung low beam.
    yes sir, yng wire going to the filament ang naputol. cause nito is either nabagsak yng bulb or natagtag ng husto.

    ako nagdadala lng ng spare headlight bulbs kung may out of town trips ako. kung city driving lang, iniiwan ko sa bahay yng bulbs.

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