the factory rear blinker bulbs are 21watts. the polargs range from 21-35 watts

the piaas i just put in are 27 watts.

the lights obviously arnt on all the time, but is there any way the wires will heat up, causing problems? are the bulbs prone to bursting?

anyone have any problems?

 

I would think it would fry the fuse first if too much current is going before it melt anything. Not sure though, not an electrician.

 

I think that is so funny how you said "you're not an electrician." As if an electrician is going to logon and post an answer this question. This question is for the layperson, anybody can answer if they know.

 

I'm an electrical engineer. I think that the fuse should blow to protect the electrical system (including wires) in the event that excessive current draw is present as may be caused by an improperly rated bulb or short circuit. That's what fuses are for.

However, I don't have the wiring schematics for the car and it is possible that several lights are being run off of the same fuse and if you put in a bulb with much higher wattage than the stock bulb, the bulb may pull enough current to exceed the capacity of the local wiring without exceeding the capacity of the overall wiring and not trip the fuse.

My best guess is that you should be safe and the fuse will most likely trip before anything else would go wrong. To be on the safe side, I do not recommend using a bulb with any wattage higher than twice that of the stock bulb. Engineers usually allow a little bit of a safety cushion and use wires that can take a bit more current than the application should demand. I have the Polargs in my back-up lights and front signals and they work just fine.

 

Speaking from personal experience I recently (about 1 month ago) ordered the Polargs 168 wedge type to go on the doors. First let me sat that they look amazing compared to as before when you open the doors you get the factory ones with the yellowish shade color. The Polargs hyper whites on the doors made a difference I had girls that would notice and love the way it would light up. The only problem is that within 2 weeks I noticed that the bulbs were melting the plastic housing and thankfully I was able to remove before it got worse. The one in my trunk is also amazing at night when I go to get my cover out it literally lights up everything so much better. That one has been good. Hope this sheads some insight...