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      01-13-2009, 09:37 PM   #18
GregW / Oregon
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Originally Posted by camaross305 View Post
However you have to factor into account power. The stock bulbs are 55w where as the HID's are only 35 watt. Hid's actually use less power than a regular halogen with way more light output.
Not to say you don't know your stuff, but the stock H8s are 35w, same as the HIDs. Of course, the HIDs put out a lot more light.

I'm curious, please explain what your custom circuit does. Why can't you just use the stock wiring to trigger the relay without anything additional?
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