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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 01:50 AM
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I was wondering if I were to run higher wattage 9005s or 9006s would there be an issue with the stock harness? By higher wattage I mean 85watts or so. Or would I need to rewire everything from the bulb to the fuse box with a lower gauge cable?
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 02:11 AM
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85watts is a bit high. To use such a wattage, you would want to do some rewiring. personally, I just put in 9005 silverstar ultras in my lows (65w) and 9005 silverstars in my highs (60w) and its like daylight with my lights on. I bought the kyo 9005/9006 harnesses to go with it though...
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WTF are you putting in there? 85w is too much!
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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85w does seem like overkill...
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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Hella makes off-road bulbs, aka non-DOT approved. I did the 9005 conversion but one of my bulbs burned out. And 85w halogens are still cheaper than putting HIDs in.
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dont be cheap when it comes to ur car! u dont want to ruin ur electrical system for the so called 85w bulbs. im still voting no for this.
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