Ron,
Check out the Little British Car Company's website at www.lbcarco.com.
They list 35 & 50 w lamps, but only for turn signal lights. The brake
light / tail light bulbs are 35w/6w. This means that only 6 watts will
be used for any length of time when you have the lights on. The brake
and turn signal bulbs will only be on for a short time. Jeff Zorn, the
owner, has an MGA, which has plastic tail light lenses, so it make sense
that there would be no problem with glass lenses on a Healey.
I have these bulbs on my MG TD, which I drive quite a bit. There has
been no problem, with no other modifications made. They are on my
Healey also, but that hasn't had the miles on it that the TD has since
installing them.
Charlie
Ronald A. Fine wrote:
>I know there has been a lot of previous information on the use of Halogen
>bulbs and I've searched the archives but I haven't seen an answer to my
>question. I have a new wiring harness, new generator, and new tail lights. I
>want to get Halogen bulbs for the tail lights. They are offered in a 12v 35w
>or 12v 50w. Is it safe to get the brighter 50w or will the extra heat that is
>generated by the 50w and power drain cause problems down the road to the
>wiring or other parts of the lighting system. I do plan to install an inline
>fuse. What size fuse should I use for the 35w or 50w bulbs?
>Thanks for the help.
>Ron Fine
>61BN7
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