GhostDakota
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- Phoenixville, PA | Bethany, DE
So I just upgraded my headlights with the Hella HL28200 wiring harness. It's worth every penny! I would've paid several hundred dollars for the difference I am seeing right now. It's literally night and day.
I've been having discussions about this at work in regards to why it's brighter now, with the 12 gauge wire, than it was with the factory 18 gauge wire. My main conclusions are:
-Shorter wire from battery to headlights
-Relays
-Thicker (12g versus 18g) wire offers less resistance allowing more voltage to the bulbs
I am not a certified electrician, and I am having this discussion with an ASE certified tech who "knows more than I do" (He does in most regards but I have researched this for a long time) .... He is stating the thicker wires will not change anything in regards to resistance and the voltage making it to my lights (This may be true with factory bulbs, but I am running IPF H4's and Hella E code housings.). He says my lights are brighter due to the fact that these new wires are not from 1991 (aka not corroded) which is ALSO true, but not the main reason IMO.
Any help is appreciated as I think I am correct.
I've been having discussions about this at work in regards to why it's brighter now, with the 12 gauge wire, than it was with the factory 18 gauge wire. My main conclusions are:
-Shorter wire from battery to headlights
-Relays
-Thicker (12g versus 18g) wire offers less resistance allowing more voltage to the bulbs
I am not a certified electrician, and I am having this discussion with an ASE certified tech who "knows more than I do" (He does in most regards but I have researched this for a long time) .... He is stating the thicker wires will not change anything in regards to resistance and the voltage making it to my lights (This may be true with factory bulbs, but I am running IPF H4's and Hella E code housings.). He says my lights are brighter due to the fact that these new wires are not from 1991 (aka not corroded) which is ALSO true, but not the main reason IMO.
Any help is appreciated as I think I am correct.