I just ordered some 9005 krypton bulbs off ebay and was going to do the 9005>9006 conversion. But then I started to think, is there anyway the higher watt bulb could burn the harness. I remember my friend had some cheap brand in his 94 accord, (they were 9006, even less watts) and it ended up burning out his wiring harness. I dont want to put them in if there is a chance of that. I was actually going to buy hid's, but bought something else instead. So hid's will eventually be in my car, this is just a quick fix. Thanks.

 

Yup, burned my wifes infinity qx4, had to get replaced...never again...

 

i did the sylvani silverstars and ther is not a problem yet as the harness for high and low beams is the same cept for the tabs on the plugs.

 

Your stock low beam wiring is designed to handle 4.07 amps of draw.

So if your new 9005 bulbs draw more then that you could have a problem.

Devide the wattage of the bulb by the operating voltage and you will get the amperage. For example 55 watts (9006) devided by 13.5 volts = 4.07 amps.

You could also do a final test using a multimeter. If it draw slightly more for example 4.25 amps it shouldn't be a problem but I would consider using a relay to power the lights.

 

9005 conversion here no problems after a few mths.

 

i've had my 9005 philips bluevision for over 2 yrs and still running great!!!

 

the low and high beam bulbs use the exact same gauge wire for the power feed. Putting a high beam bulb in there is not a problem.

 

if you do that conversion won't you blind people?

 

The light is still focused. I did the conversion after I did my black housings so I had already elimanated most of the scatter. But I don't think anybody has complaints about them. At most you might aim your headlights down a tad.

 

<====== been over a year with no problems.