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Originally Posted by tan man
....so my question is if you install higher wattage bulbs, can't you turn down the dimmer just a bit and have more light yet not enough to cause a meltdown?
by the way, my car is a 1985 380sl.
jack
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I'm not an expert, but I think the dimmer switch works by 'sending' current (voltage?) to a resistor instead of the bulb filament, so the resistor heats up instead of the bulb. So theoretically, a higher wattage bulb dimmed down to the level of the stock wattage bulb should radiate the same heat. Possibly some dimmed position between that and maximum would offer more light and also more heat, but not enough to melt adjacent plastic.
