Problem(wiring, Luminics) Updated with Pics
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Originally Posted by TurboMe
i want to know y luminics are not even involved with this. They're not even standing behind their products.
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Originally Posted by TurboMe
i want to know y luminics are not even involved with this. They're not even standing behind their products.
you guys should PM him... it's obvious that it's the bulb causing the problem.
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My name is Scott owner of Luminics Bulbs our company site is www.LuminicsBulbs.com we offer Yellow bulbs along with 3 other colors. All bulbs are in stock ready to ship and we offer a Full 1 Year Warranty From Any Defects.
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PRE5TON, let me know if you get the harness and how they work out!
I want to invest in some as well....
I want to invest in some as well....
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So bubblemyster...what did the dealer end up saying? I called an auto parts store and asked them if they sold the 9006 wiring harness and they said no..take it to the dealer..idk what to do... 
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Originally Posted by bubblemyster
It seems that they have modified their gurantee from a 1 year full to 60 days. Hmm. Seems like there are many people with this kind of problem.
guarantee != warranty
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that doesnt make since im running piaa super plasma gtx bulbs and they are 55w and i havent had a problem yet and i run them all day long and all nite so you must just have a short in the harness
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Originally Posted by *STATUS*
that doesnt make since im running piaa super plasma gtx bulbs and they are 55w and i havent had a problem yet and i run them all day long and all nite so you must just have a short in the harness
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Yes this is an issue with the bulbs. Now, I don't have much experience hands on but logical reasoning tells me these bulbs are underrated at 55 watts. I'd dare to say 70+ watts per bulb.
Those fry marks are definately from a sign of overloaded amperes. Similiar to a blown fuse's burns, it occurs when too much heat is generated and the harness just basically melts/burns.
If anyone has an amperage tester, run a test and see how much these bulbs are actually pulling. 55 watts would be about 4.1A.
I've never done this myself, but you could get an estimate on amperage by putting an inline fuse on through the positive wire, and put in a 5 amp fuse. If it blows, it's definately higher than ratted amperage/wattage.
Those fry marks are definately from a sign of overloaded amperes. Similiar to a blown fuse's burns, it occurs when too much heat is generated and the harness just basically melts/burns.
If anyone has an amperage tester, run a test and see how much these bulbs are actually pulling. 55 watts would be about 4.1A.
I've never done this myself, but you could get an estimate on amperage by putting an inline fuse on through the positive wire, and put in a 5 amp fuse. If it blows, it's definately higher than ratted amperage/wattage.
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We are now stocking beefier wire harness's for the 9005, 9006, and H7 applications that can handle up to 100watts. It is a simple installation of cutting, crimping, and pluging in the bulb. The harness is on sale now for $6.95 at http://www.luminicsdirect.com/Lumini...%20Harness.htm
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ive had true blues and am currently running hyper whites. since ive owned my car ive had luminics bulbs and 3 of my friends have too and i run mine all day and night and never had a problem. i hope you guys get your harnesses replaced and everything gets resolved 
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so lets say you replace the stock plugs with the beefier plugs with thicker wires. lets assume they're 12 or 14 gauge wires coming out of the beefier plug. you then connect the 12 or 14 gauge back to the stock 16 or 18 gauge wires. the extra current draw still have to make it thru the thinner stock wiring. how does having bigger wires at the end help when the rest of the stock wire is experiencing current draw that its not rated for? the safest way is to use a relay harness with thicker wires that gets power directly from the battery.
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Originally Posted by maximus96
so lets say you replace the stock plugs with the beefier plugs with thicker wires. lets assume they're 12 or 14 gauge wires coming out of the beefier plug. you then connect the 12 or 14 gauge back to the stock 16 or 18 gauge wires. the extra current draw still have to make it thru the thinner stock wiring. how does having bigger wires at the end help when the rest of the stock wire is experiencing current draw that its not rated for? the safest way is to use a relay harness with thicker wires that gets power directly from the battery.
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Originally Posted by TurboMe
Originally Posted by ikhonlord
Originally Posted by TurboMe
haha i knew luminics are crap
This is how I knew luminics were cheap.
1. Serveral people including myself had ask whats the wattage on these bulbs. Luminics has try to avoid answering the question serveral times. Until it was repeatedly questioned about. And Luminics responses saying it is in fact the same wattage.
2. If it is in fact same wattage how can something like this occur?
Lets say I give you the benefit of the doubt, You're telling me loose wiring? bad connection from factory? If so y didn't it burn w/ the stock bulbs?
3. What makes Luminics anymore appealing to me and the average crap bulbs on eBay?
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a lot of the tcs are having that problem 55w wouldnt burn out ur harness or anything because thats hardly a jump up in amplitude and thats what would be causing the shorting of the wire. u can do one of 2 things.
1. put in a new harness
2. put stock bulbs in and have them fix it
but the bulbs isnt the reason ur harness died its just a malfunction of the tC
1. put in a new harness
2. put stock bulbs in and have them fix it
but the bulbs isnt the reason ur harness died its just a malfunction of the tC
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yeah.. i had silverstars before, and they lasted for about a year.... no problem with harness or anything... and currently running pure blues with no problem... i'm still curious of what their $7 plug-and-play harness will do for anything...