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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 01:30 PM
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Headlight H4 conversion

Well...since Ive been driving the R/T while the cars in storage Ive come to the conclusion that my headlights on the Z28 suck!! I went out and bought 4 diamond cut Eurolite headlight H4 conversion kits and put in some Eurolite Xenon bulbs. Not really Xenon but thats the name and they are a bluish white. Lights look sweet and am gonna put them in. However the store didnt have the regular Eurolites so they gave me the "Angel Eye" series for the same price. Now the question part. The H4 conversion is simple and is plug and play. The back of the light assembly has 2 small bulbs on either side that are blue. When these are powered they produce a blue outlining on the outer edge of the light. How do I wire these up? I mean power and ground are easy but which lights should I splice into? Do I go into the side markers or into the turn signal/corner marker power supply? Also will any ground do or do I need to ground through the same power source circuit? Thanks.
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 03:28 PM
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Car: '92 Z28; Dk Teal; Her Pkg
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How much current do the 2 outline bulbs draw together?? Also, how much curent do the new H4 bulbs draw (or what is their wattage rating)??
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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The buls retain the stock wattage...Its like 55w and the little bulbs are like 5W.
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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That's like 0.4 amperes per "outline" bulb. You should be able to run those bulbs from the running light circuit, but if you want them to be as bright as possible, use a relay to power them from the battery + wire & power the relay coil from the running light circuit. Same goes for the headlights - there's typically a 2.5 volt drop from the battery + wire to the bulbs through the harness @ 4 amperes (55 watts) - the lights will be much brighter with relays switching the current & the stk harness switching the relay coils. Light intensity is proportional to (filament Temperature)^4, so a relatively small change in voltage makes for a relatively large change in luinous intensity. Check out http://www.danielsternlighting.com/ for some great lights & info.....
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