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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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ok so i understand if you use a higher wattage bulb you can melt the harness... but if i buy a wiring harness upgrade will i be ok?

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http://www.amazon.com/Nokya-Arctic-H...8089387&sr=8-2

notice they come with a harness.

btw im getting hids for xmas.... i just need somthing to hold me over.
Old Nov 30, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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would just wait for the hids. no point in gettin bubls then replacing. waste of money. you can find some hids for pretty cheap.
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that sounds better... but just so i know... ?

(it will make a powerful search tool)
Old Nov 30, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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If you really want better light output before getting HIDs, pick up a set of HIR bulbs.
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??? HIR
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http://www.finemotoring.com/
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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What?
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Originally Posted by captainlaziness
What?
100W bulb he wants to use.
Old Dec 1, 2008 | 02:53 AM
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That harness (at least the one pictured) does nothing but extend the factory harness to the headlight connector with larger wire, leaving the load on the rest of the stock harness just like it is now... in other words, it is useless. To properly run higher output bulbs without damaging your harness, you need a completely separate power circuit and the right size fuse, running through a relay, which is triggered by the original headlight harness power wire. That completely takes the higher powered load off the stock harness.
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