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Rewired 1157 BULB, NO1156 bulb, NO rewired car

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Old Jan 9, 2001 | 01:51 PM
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I was going to try the 1156 bulbs and file one of the ***** down, but i got wrong color bulbs. I didn't want to rewire the car, so I tried rewiring the 1157 bulbs themselves.

All I did was short the two metal connections on the bottom of the bulbs. I soldered a little wire between the two connections on the bulb and it worked perfect.
Old Jan 9, 2001 | 06:47 PM
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Originally posted by MacGyver
I was going to try the 1156 bulbs and file one of the ***** down, but i got wrong color bulbs. I didn't want to rewire the car, so I tried rewiring the 1157 bulbs themselves.

All I did was short the two metal connections on the bottom of the bulbs. I soldered a little wire between the two connections on the bulb and it worked perfect.
i thought about doing it that way, but i change my mind, you have 8w and 27w together= 35w, maybe a little hot, let me know how this work out. must be damn bright!!!
Old Jan 10, 2001 | 06:56 AM
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did you...

increase the fuse size for those lights to accomodate for the additional wattage?
Old Jan 10, 2001 | 11:07 AM
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ok

so what is the best fuse size to go with the 1156 mod? 7.5 ?
Old Jan 10, 2001 | 05:12 PM
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I didn't change the fuse....the bulbs and the fuse have not blown...i've had them for in for two days and they were on for 2 hours strait today.
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