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Always thought my headlights looked too bright on dips. Wasn't until this afternoon, pushing my year old grandson down the road and saw another RT. The dips looked dimmer. I pulled out my bulbs and there rated 75w :o each. No wonder they looked like high-beam lamps. Checked the wiring and plugs and everything is OK. 3 H7 bulbs ordered :cry:
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What did you do with the old ones? Asking for a friend..... :mrgreen:
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Only one still worked so i binned them.
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 10, 2023 1:43 pm Only one still worked so i binned them.
So they weren’t actually that bright then :lol:
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They would light up road signs in the daylight.
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