This is the second time that my wires melt the plastic part of my headlight. the first time was on stock wires on a cheap after market lightbulb. the second one was with after market wires" thicker wires for more wattg'' and better after market lightbulb. so i checked my lightbulb and it happend again! whats wrong? pls help.

P.s. i also took it in when it first happend but they said it was my fault so they didnt help me.[/b]

 

Buy higher quality bulbs and stick to the stock ratings. Did the harnesses you get go to the battery or just snap into the stock ones? Because if they just snapped into the stock harness, it doesn't really do you any good because the current draw is still the same on the stock wires.

 

Um i think they are just clip ons from the stock harness. So how much will it cost for the job to be like new, with no more probs? and thanks for your reply.

 

ITS THE WATTAGEEEEEEEEEEE

im sure ur probably at something like 75wattz or something. That happened to me in my older car when this whole xenon craze hit years ago.

 

So what wattg should i do for? So if i get HIDS can i still put 6k's on?

 

if im not mistaken ur buying the normal bulbs that u could pick up at autozone or ur local speed shop the 25 dollar bulbs. that brag about being xenon bla bla bla.
if thats the case. the light bulb heats up 2 much and melts the wiring.

if u buy HID's that cost over 150 bucks it emits a much brighter light at about 35 watz. hence not melting wires

 

Well, HID does run on 35W, which is much less than halogen 55W. But, the initial start up of HID bulbs require 75W or 85W (somewhere around there). So in essence, you're doing the same thing to your harness if you use HID. People who gets HID usually get harness with relay, so that the power can be drawn directly from the battery through the relay. If you want to stick with halogen, I recommend getting known brand like PIIA.

 

Hey guys thanks for the info and advise. Well ill try to get em reley tomorow. But the wierd thing about it is that the left side is the only one melting. the other one is normal and i havent had any trouble with it. So if i get em directly from the battery i can still use the ones that you recomended me? im planin to put the BMW halo head lights anyway but that further down the road.

 

Will the OEM harness still melt if you use a relay harness for a higher wattage headlight?

 

I personally don't believe in using halogen bulbs that require harness because you're taking too much power. I never tried halogen bulbs with higher voltage than 55W. According to what people said, the OEM harness will not burn if you use appropriate harness. I think Luminics is one of the hot discussion about high wattage.

Tin,

It is possible that one side of your harnesses burn out before the other. Are you using HID? if you're not, you don't need to get relay, just use well-known bulbs manufacturers.

 

I'm using Luminics with 110W or 130W (I'm not so sure) for almost a year with the OEM harness and no problems. I just upgraded mine with a relay harness yesterday coz I'm getting ready for my HIDs. The Lumincs bulbs look a little brighter now. I'm just worried, the OEM headlight plugs might melt with the said configuration, but some said it won't. Just wanna be sure...

 

uhh.. it's not that high.... pushing around 90W from a bulb is enough heat to melt your headlight.

 

Anyone on here with HIDs have a picture or diagram of the relay they used?

 

You got lucky my friend. Keep it safe by using harness. It's cheap anyway, why not. As for the HID question, check out this page:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...=asc&&start=40

 

Got my HIDs coming in with the relay wiring harness and dual positive lead fuses pre wired . I'm set

 

Noodle,

I was using the jspec headlights. they are 80w with thicker harness wires. the first lightbulbs melted my stock wires. Today i changed the burnt end and put my stock headlights back on. But now i realise that the burnt side is less brighter than the other. What can i do to fix this problem and put better after market bulbs without any of these probs? thanks for you help. Also do you guys think that Piaa fog lights are good, and the price for $175?

 

Pia is a great brand, and you pay for what you get. They make great lights.

As for the harness melting, To correct the problem on the one side, you have to get another socket and splice it in. The connectors are damaged and the wire may be slightly burnt. You'll have to get a stock harness just for the head light and splice it in. Check local auto shops.

 

So it can be fixed and perfected then? so the Piaa brand for $175 is a good price? the instalation is another $100.

By doing this Can i install HID's with no worrie?

 

omg! I'm having the same problem! The plastic part practically melted off and hardened. Danm luminics! Nice bright lights, but it's burning my wires! It's driving me nuts! I guess it's time to buy those darn relay harnesses.

 

If you didn't use dielectric grease, that will happen from the spark arching due to a weak contact.

PIAA makes great lights and the install depends on the vehicle, length of time it would take according to shape of the lights and your location. Not really sure about install prices, but depending on how your wire it, that can effect cost too.