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WRENCHHEAD
12-25-2001, 10:20 PM
i bought me a set of h7, h3, and 9005's today from hiper industries. and under the box it say's 12V80W--->100W. did i buy the wrong bulbs??? because i'm not gonna put those in until i'm for sure they won't fry nothing. i know the stock wattage is 55W to 65W between the different bulbs. thanx for the help guys
Maelfyn
12-25-2001, 11:55 PM
You bought the wrong bulb. I'm also not sure why you bought a 9005 since our car does not use them. Check out your owner's manual for the correct bulbs and wattages. Don't use the higher watt bulb because you will either melt the wires or the bulb will simply break in a short period of time.
For headlights and fogs you need 55W
WRENCHHEAD
12-26-2001, 09:36 AM
awww man.... thanx for the info though, i got the 9005 because i think the high beam was hb3-9005.
VZV21
12-26-2001, 01:12 PM
They'll fry the harness & immediate wiring
chameleon
12-28-2001, 11:10 PM
Your right WRENCHHEAD, 9005 is the high beam bulb. Maelfyn is 100% correct about wattage. You should not use a wattage that is higher than the stock bulb.
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