I run 100w H3's in clear Hella Optilux 1300 glass housings that were about $35 (basically same thing you can get on some store shelves, just throw away the 55w bulbs).
It's a must to do relay power to these lights, but definitely worth it. I personally did it for "deer finding" a 1/4mi. down the road, so the deer last until morning for us hunters.
We've installed them on 2 cars with HID's (roommate's 4300k & my 5000k), and you'll crap yourself when you click them on "over top of the HID beams".
I pulled my HID's a while back, since they were OK, but too finicky even with 10ga relay power. The spray wasn't something I liked either, but overall it wasn't something I wanted to 100% remove. They may go back in, but I am leaning towards projectors with strong halogens in the distant future.
If there's such a thing as "too bright," these might fit the profile, though. I run them in the daytime just like OEM ones with DRL disabled, since it doesn't affect oncoming unless they're directly ahead (turning, parkinglot...). At night, the difference between regular headlights and hibeams is minimal, but the 100w fogs come on with either (SCACGP jumper) and light up everything.
- Dave
