what material is the headlight housing made of? glass? plastic? metal?

i know that the lense is plastic, curious about the base part where the bulb goes into.

im looking into the new osram 85/80 h4 bulbs that put out more light than 90/100 h4 bulbs.

 

it's usually plastic

 

Even if the reflector / housing doesn't melt.. your wiring may melt. Its best to stick with stock wattage.... just my suggestion.

 

plastic.........................

 

you can get some wiring adapters for higher wattage bulbs on ebay.
Let us know how it works out!

 

i ended up opting for the osram hyper 65/70 it is a very big improvement from the stock 55/60 bulbs

 

Is it correct to say the 60/55 watt, consumes 115 watts with the high beam on? so 85/80 is ok, as low as you don't turn on your high beams???

 

no that is not correct, there are 2 fillaments in the bulb, and each of them burn only one at a time. so either you are burning 55w or 60w ... not at the same time

 

thats what I was wondering. so high beams are only 5watts more?
Thats a lot of extra light for 5 watts, no???

 

You can also make your own wiring harness to use the OEM connectors to trigger power directly from the battery.