100watt H3 bulbs in my fog lights?

[OSM e30]

i was wondering if 100w h3 bulbs will work fine for my foglights on my 89 e30, or will it melt the wires? whats the worst that can happen?

[NC325iC]

dont think itd melt wires maybe the melt the housing though

[rede30]

Yea its a bad idea. It will work well for a short while but you will melt stuff and it wont be worth the little bit of brightness that you gained.

[Mike325]

Yea its a bad idea. It will work well for a short while but you will melt stuff and it wont be worth the little bit of brightness that you gained.

Yep

[OSM e30]

whats the highest wattage bulb u think i can put in?

[MrK]

I installed 100w hella h3s into my foglight housings. Nothing melted, but they went out in a matter of days, so it's not worth it.

[NC325iC]

just stick with good 55w bulbs

[Mike325]

Like silverstars.

[MOTOREN]

hmmmm...I went with 100-watts and stuff melted for about 15 min then they were fine to be honest

[golde30]

hmmmm...I went with 100-watts and stuff melted for about 15 min then they were fine to be honest

must have been the POWA of yer m3 grill badge!!!!!!!!11111ELEVEN

[LINUS]

must have been the POWA of yer m3 grill badge!!!!!!!!11111ELEVEN

Ouch!


-That badge is kinda lame, unless you are packing a S code engine, and so far I haven't heard of an IX swapped yet.
Put the badge on yer toolbox, it'll look just as cool and you won't catch isht from other BMW guys.

[mtechnik]

If BMW knew the trouble this issue caused they prolly wouldn't have made these badges available. Then again the company doesn't to care what a large cross section of loyal Bimmer fahrers think.