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Old 04-06-2005, 12:11 PM
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stock is 60/55 for most hondas.

BUT most aftermarket bulb companies power draw claims are a little on the misleading side. AFAIK, OEM bulbs are power rated at 13.2volts, A lot of aftermarket companies rate their power usage at 12volts. (60 watts at 12 volts = 5amps, 60watts at 13.2 volts = 4.5amps)

Since everyones car tends to run down the road at 13.8-14.2volts, aftermarket bulbs like this will eat any weak link in your cars harness with typically smokey results.

I highly recommend going to an aftermarket headlight harness or simply setup your own relay system. Which in turn will run the bulbs brighter, save your wire harness/plugs and the bulbs will actually last longer.