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I just stuck a Hella 100/80W H4 in my America to see if it helps at night but I'm wondering if this bulb is legal in Canada??? What about the States?
Typical bulbs are 60/55W but you can purchase many types that put out more light than even the higher wattage bulbs.
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in UK is not street legal........but at the moment I've got one in my headlight 
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I just stuck a Hella 100/80W H4 in my America to see if it helps at night but I'm wondering if this bulb is legal in Canada???
Not sure what our stock h-watt/l-watt are but when I handed my broken one to the guy at the automotive parts counter I also inquired about higher wattage replacement. He said cannot do... anything above this is illegal in Canada. But, for the same wattage you can buy a Hawkeye (30 brighter) and some other one which was brighter again but very expensive. I went with the Hawkeye which ran about $32 CDN.
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Don't know about other places. But I have run them here in Ark. for 4 year's. Am on my sec. one now. I wouldn't run any smaller. I think they told me when I got mine their was one biger, I'm staying with what I work's for me. Rudy
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More of a concern to me would be if the wiring & circuit could handle the increased current flow. Thats about a 50% increase in wattage, and its on full time. 
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I had the same concern but the headlight is on a 10 amp circuit. Calculated draw is 8 amps on high beam and 6.3 on low. So far so good.
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Been using a 100/80W H-4 headlight for years, always on. Also using a pair of 55W driving lights (wired through the separate 10Amp fuse in fusebox) which are always left on also. No problems, like I said, been using them all on simultaneously, for several years.
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anything above this is illegal in Canada. But, for the same wattage you can buy a Hawkeye (30 brighter) and some other one which was brighter again but very expensive.
That's the point. A bulb that is brighter due to a higher wattage rating is supposedly not allowed, but a bulb that is brighter due to being more efficient and meets the 60/55W rating is allowed.
Go figure.
Another example of the law not keeping up with reality.
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Is there still no problems with the 100/80w bulb ?
i might put mine in now , i was given different advice about using the 100/80 , some said it would fry the wiring
Hope not
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I've had a 100w for a couple of years, no problems, 34,000+ miles.
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Had mine in for 2 months now and several thousand kms, no problem. My chum just put one in his Suzuki Volusia.
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