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Old 11-27-2010, 07:44 PM   #12 (permalink)
brucey
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Surprisingly, high beams are typically 60W, versus 55W for low beams. It's not so much that there's more light, it's mostly that it's cast further down the road. Also into oncoming drivers' eyes.

Good work, Brucey (and Pale).

Btw, what speed did you set the cruise to?
Are you sure about this? I could have sworn on my car, the high beams and the low beams were seperate bulbs. And with the high beams on, the low beams still run, adding another 110~120 watts into the equation.
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