Re: 5000s 9004 ->9007 lights

[Alan Cordeiro <cordeiro@avlna.com>]

At 04:36 PM 2/9/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>

>The 3 leads for the bulbs differ in that the High beam hot feed and ground
>need to be swapped. AND 2 new grooves have to be machined into the plastic
>of the 9007 bulb base. Great for a Dremel. I used a drill.(only power-tool

I used a Dremel..., but I only remember doing ONE new grove ? its been a while.


>
>Added benefit. The 9007 GE's were 55/65W as opposed to the general 45/64W
>output of the 9004's. 10W is a visible difference.

That extra 10W gives about 30% extra lumen output when you look at the
GE/Sylvania
data book.

>
>Happy night driving, guys and dolls.
>
>Anyone want to try this non-invasive procedure on their 5KTq and report?
>
>Ernest Wong
>esw5@cornell.edu
>
>
>
Alan