[firetruck41]

Originally Posted by Beowulf

IIRC, only 1 member here in the 'Mud 80-Section has done this and he reported that he got "flashed" the first day but he hasn't been "flashed" since. I take this as a sample size of 1.

My reasons for not putting high-beam HIR bulbs in the low beams (and I'm in that age group that needs more light) are:
* It is illegal
* Blinding oncoming traffic is unacceptable behaviour
* 100w bulbs are not designed for continuous duty
* Danger (albeit minor) of overheating the wiring system
* I wouldn't want someone like me being the one blinded in a curve on a 2-lane highway.

If I need more light at night, I'll turn on my high beams and my driving lights when traffic conditions permit. I would also consider putting 100w bulbs in the high beams because I can turn those off at night when traffic approaches.

-B-

I think you missed the most important reason, the low beam HIRs work great!