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landev · #12 10-24-2007, 02:43 PM

Well, had a few minutes last night when I got home... I turned on the highbeams when I pulled into the garage. Seems that both highbeams are working (though they sure don't seem bright at all, but are pointing way above where they should be. I pulled the back off one of the access ports and found that the bulb was not seated properly... I then promptly dropped the retaining clip and it fell down into the never regions of the bottom splash guard. As it is now daylight, I will fish the retainer out and re-seat that bulb, then check the other one.

Just a guess, but it seems that I have multiple issues here... I think that the aiming is right on for the low beams, so to have high beams of any use, the low beams will be pointing close to the ground in front (funky design, not being able to independently adjust). Also, the bulbs don't seem all that bright (I will check their part numbers)... in wandering the internet, I found the H7 bulb (Osram) comes in several different flavors (plain Jane, long life, Silver "somethings") and their prices vary widely. Is there a bulb out there that will guarantee some decent lumen output?

-l-