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03-14-07, 10:47 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SugarLand,Texas
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9006 low beam to 9005 high beam mod
A very cheap and easy mod to make your low beams a little brighter is switching the 9006 low beam wire harness and bulb with a 9005 high beam harness and bulb. these harness can be found at any autoparts store for under $5 each and all you have to do is cut the two wires connecting the stock 9006 harness and solder the new 9005 harness wires. it took me about 30min to complete this mod and i am very happy with the results.
A 9006 bulb is usually around 51w and a 9005 bulb is around 65w.
They sell kits that are 9006 to 9005 plug and play, but they are about $25.
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03-14-07, 11:07 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Show us some pics!
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03-14-07, 11:38 PM
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Lead Lap
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Location: SugarLand,Texas
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ill take some pics tomorrow. kinda raining hard down here.
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03-15-07, 10:46 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: CA
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Since I have been poaching some information on this board, I figure I'll throw something back. Instead of using a 9005, try a Toshiba/Harrison 9012 HIR lamp. Here is a link to a lighting faq I wrote that explains this in full.
http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=11932
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03-15-07, 11:25 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SugarLand,Texas
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kinda wish i read this before i purchased silverstar ultras.
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03-16-07, 09:37 AM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: CA
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I realized when reading the FAQ, I have not updated the prices in a while. The HIR bulb prices have dropped in the past few years, they are about $25 each from hirheadlights.com and some John Deere dealers have been selling them for less than $20 each.
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03-20-07, 08:26 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New York
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Did anyone have experience with GE's NightHawk headlights? They seem to be reasonably priced. GE's illustration seems to indicate brighter projection and further in the distance.
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03-20-07, 08:44 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: AFGI
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03-20-07, 09:01 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zombie
kinda wish i read this before i purchased silverstar ultras.
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Do those SS Ultras really work as advertised? The commercial looks very "fixed" to me. Thanks.
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03-20-07, 09:58 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SugarLand,Texas
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well i just received and installed them today and i cant really tell the difference.
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03-21-07, 02:39 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Ontario
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you don't need to change the actual wiring harness if you don't want to.
take a 9005 bulb, and cut the middle tab off. also file down (using an xacto knife) the two grooves going down the inside of the housing. it will now fit. sorry for the vague description, no time to explain in detail, google it.
65watts without a silver cap.. compared to a 9006 55w with a silver cap.
IT WORKS
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03-21-07, 04:39 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SugarLand,Texas
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but wouldnt that melt the 9006 harness or wires after a long time of use?
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03-23-07, 09:50 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zombie
but wouldnt that melt the 9006 harness or wires after a long time of use?
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No, 65w compared to 55w isn't much at all.
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03-23-07, 12:56 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Colorado
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65w should be OK. Those 80w or 100w offroad lights can melt the stock wiring harness.
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