OK so I bought a set (actually a few sets) of halogen driving lights... one to replace the old ones on the bumper of my YJ (which were damaged in the incident), and two more to install on a lightbar I picked up over the winter. One or two of the reviews I read on this particular set of lights was that the wiring that comes stock with the set-up is poor, and upon disassembling one for inspection, the wire that is used internally is indeed a very thin gauge.
I've read that this will cause the lights to be much dimmer than they should/could be (55w bulbs), but they way they have the bulb mounts constructed, it's virtually impossible to replace the positive lead (it's basically soldered right to the bulb base, and impossible to get to without snipping apart the entire housing). I'm willing to invest in replacement bulbs/mountings (and plan to go to AutoZone to see what's available that will fit), but before I go to that trouble...
Do I really need to rewire these? Will the stock smaller gauge wiring indeed cause the lights to be dimmer? I was planning to upgrade to 14 gauge (it looks like the existing wiring is smaller than a standard lamp cord, so I'm assuming that it's no bigger than 18 gauge).
