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Old 05-07-2013, 05:13 PM   #8 (permalink)
meelis11
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your best option is to just buy dedicated LED DRL lights and use them in daytime. At least daytime your wattage is then 2x5W instead of 2x55W. Less battery/alternator stress in winter time after cold start.
You can get DRLs from ebay (dont buy cheapest stuff, get 5W ones) about 30$ and they look cooler too

bonus is that your low-beam bulbs are lasting longer if you dont burn them daytime - you need to calculate bulb cost too because bulbs are burning out more often. You can use more expensive low-beam bulbs that are giving +80% light and not wasting them when it is not dark.
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