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Nate,

I wouldn't use a sealed beam in any car or truck the light pattern is not very good. You are right about 100 watt being overkill in a sealed beam but not in a good H-4 reflector. The reflector in a sealed beam scatters light and higher wattage bulbs just make it worse. I have never been flashed by other drivers with my lights and my cars go fast enough to require good lighting. European e-code lights were designed to provide light that is very focused.

That said, the head lights are 8.75" diameter and the largest light assy are 7 inch. I don't want to put some small lights on the truck as they will look out of place.

Rust Bucket,

That is a great idea, I played around and soldered in some H-4 bulbs but my reflectors need to be re-silvered. I may try putting in a whole 7" reflector. Hella has some 8.75" reflectors for H-3 bulbs but they are only single beam.