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paul and sam:
hi all i am in a situation ..... i have fitted uprated bulbs into the misstress and they are working brillant (lol)  but looking at some of the posts on here i am now panicking  as i am now worred that the wireing loom is not going to last. the bulbs are 80/100 wats and seem to be all right (fingers crossed) do i need to sort out new wireing to be on the safe side or will it be allright ? any input would be very thankfull

Jake:
The loom *should* be fine.
The only reason for fitting the uprated loom is more power to the bulbs so they are brighter.
 8)

Guardian.:
I DONT THINK THATS GONNA BE VERY CLEVER OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT WHAT DO I KNOW, IVE ONLY HAD 3 LANDROVER DASH FIRES DUE TO NOT RELAYING SPOTLIGHT FROM THE LOOM.
ONE NIGHT THE LIGHT STALK WILL BURN.
THAT SAID, I HAD WIRED EXTRA PAIR OF LAMPS ON ALL OCCASIONS, BUT I WOULD STONGLY ADVISE REALYING THEM JUST TO BE SAFE, THE WIRING AND SWITCHES ARE NOTORIOUSLY CRAP IN THE EARLIER LANDROVERS, THE 300TDI + ARE BETTER I BELIEVE.

SteveGoodz:

--- Quote from: "Jake" ---The loom *should* be fine.
The only reason for fitting the uprated loom is more power to the bulbs so they are brighter.
 8)
--- End quote ---


Umm, he's fitted 80/100's which is quite a bit more powerful than the 55/60's fitted as standard so I think the wiring loom is gonna be a bit stressed.

SteveGoodz:

--- Quote from: "paul and sam" ---hi all i am in a situation ..... i have fitted uprated bulbs into the misstress and they are working brillant (lol)  but looking at some of the posts on here i am now panicking  as i am now worred that the wireing loom is not going to last. the bulbs are 80/100 wats and seem to be all right (fingers crossed) do i need to sort out new wireing to be on the safe side or will it be allright ? any input would be very thankfull
--- End quote ---


Your wiring loom is being asked to handle 60% more current than it was designed for .. do you think Land Rover put that much safety margin into the wiring (bearing in mind the price of copper)?

As an aside from the electrical aspect I think 80/100W bulbs are illegal on the road. I could be wrong and if so someone will be along in a minute to correct me  :)

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