Bulb replacement without end up melting a bulb socket?

[Sei_fei_loh]

Hi all,

 

I long wanted to change my light bulbs but once i think back how i melted the bulb socket of my dad's previous car, i hesitated. I could have burnt the whole damn car! scary!

 

To prevent another incident of such, i decided to ask before taking any actions. My questions here are:

 

- if i wan to change our car's headlamp, what do we have to look out for? the 55W/60W?

 

- i am using OEM bulbs. if i change to those 4000k ones, will i melt the sockets?

 

I know nuts abt car's electrical sys.

Anyone with experience do help me with this.

 

really hope to have brighter headlamps. d: >

 

Thks!

[Pisces69]

I f u r going to change your headlamp bulbs, stick to the recommended wattage which is 55/60w for low/high beam here.

 

Also stay with those reliable brands like Osram or Philips. Philips has a model, Vision Plus which is brighter than normal halogen bulbs but has the same wattage

 

If u put those "super bright" or "blue/white" bulbs from unproven manufacturers, u risk burning the wiring or sockets.

[Elfenstar]

Just stick to the same wattage and you'll be fine.

[Mivec9]

i got wrong voltage once and the whole metal tubing covering the bulb became gone case

[Elfenstar]

Did you have to change the headlamp??? If so, I've heard rumours about this but never knew anyone in which this happenned, only melting the plug and wires.

[Pisces69]

What voltage u got that caused it to burn?

[Ccssgm]

If plus the Bulb.........and Socket.....It Cost alot.......Better Dun touch the lighting

 

parts........If Burn the Whole Car......More jialat......

[Aimnfire]

stick to the same wattage

as higher wattage generates more heat

thus melt

 

and not adviseable to go for those fatter bulb

true it gives out more light

and it is also true the fatter bulb is much nearer to your

light reflector

 

so it may melt

[Apollo]

this is basically an electrical qn.

 

4000k is color rendering temperature. higher K value = more towards daylight color.

 

nothing to do with electricity in any real context

 

as long as u stick to the specific wattage (volt x current = power (W) )

 

u can select same wattage but color rendering higher. like filip diamond plus. however tat itself is no guarantee u can see better.

[Jlim]

Can i chk with you guys what is a market rate for normal bulb change both headlights?

[Pisces69]

Standard Halogen H4 bulbs cost about $6 each. Can get brands like Osram, Philips or those German made sud b quite good.

[Apollo]

labor cost lor ard $10-$20... for some cars, can DIY lah. others difficult to put bulbs also.

 

last time i bought filip one, install was free at stamford. but then again, i regular there so i was lucky.

[Fcw75]

Maybe u wanna try this?

 

http://www.pro-rv.com.sg/product/mt3000.html

[Pisces69]

Has anybody done a test with a voltmeter to confirm if there is a drastic drop in voltage from battery to bulb?

 

Isn't this drop, if any, taken into consideration when they design the lighting system & if this booster is used, wil it increase the voltage higher then 13 volts which wil cause the bulb to blow very quickly?

 

Has anybody tried this product & got some comments & what is the price?

[Fcw75]

I dun know if it's really effective but the price I believe is $79, stated in their website.

 

http://www.pro-rv.com.sg/carex.htm

 

Their HID is pretty cheap too.

Edited January 18, 2007 by Fcw75

[Pisces69]

Looks like somrthing new on the market. I won't buy stuff that's just come out & not tried & proven to b really effective.

 

So much stuff comes out & disappears after some time cos by then, most pple realize that it's not worth it or it wil damage the car.

 

So nobody has tried it yet. I guess I'll let others b the guinea pig to test it out.

 

The principle also dosen't make sense. How much voltage can b lost? All headlights now use relays. If the voltage drops to 9 volts, then we sud just put in 9 volt bulbs to compensate lah.

[Jlim]

Wah only $6 nia? I changed both headlight H4 Borsch $20 incl labor (if u call that labor at all )

[Pisces69]

A few years back b4 I used Philips VP, I bought a halogen bulb (Osram) for only $6 a piece & changed it myself.

 

VP, I changed abt 2 years ago for abt $36 a pair & they changed it for me for free. Stll using them. Now waiting for them to blow.