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Originally Posted by carreracaballo
@TimMullen
So what I understand from your Post is that the Osram Silverstars will not cause any damage to my wiring?!
What about the Driving Lights Bulb Type?
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Correct. The +50 is just marketing talk. In reality, there is a range of brightness that a 55W bulb is allowed to produce. The typical bulb is in the low side to the middle of that range. The +50 bulbs just push the high side of the allowable range (and can be 50% brighter than the low side). They do this, not by drawing more power, but by being made of better components that they can more tightly control the quality. The Osram SilverStars (and there are others), for example just make the biggest amount of light from the normal 55 watts of power. Same for any of the bulbs types - avoid the "blues" and get the +50s (or what ever they are called).
As for the Lotus Driving Lights, they are plenty bright as they come from the factory. Mine (in combination with the Osram SilverStar high beams) turn the road ahead into daylight. I've never even considered upgrading my driving lights.