Phoenix88

Hey do you guys know what causes the cheap HID wanna be bulbs to melt the ends? I just replaced my 9006 connectors cuz it melted it so bad it only worked 1/2 the time. Is it the cheap bulbs intself or is there something else that causes it. I am getting HID anyways later on, but for now I still have those hyperwhites.

squarehat

It's because of the fact they run at a much higher wattage than standard bulbs, to compensate for the light absorbed by the blue coating (oftentimes 85W for low beams, instead of the normal 55W).

EXE.UCF10

iTrader: (3)

Not completely sure, but I think it has something to do with the wattage of the bulb being higher than the intended amount the connector can handle, thus causing it to melt.

EXE.UCF10

iTrader: (3)

Damnit square hat...you beat my reply by a second! lol

Phoenix88

Ahhh, thats what I thought, I read on the box they run at 55w and I was like huh, then I went on the internet and looked them up... 55w=80w!! Stupid manufacturers, got to get HID fast before they melt my connector again! Thanks guys for the responce.

rominl

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watch out, it can get worse fast. and yes, they always run at much higher wattage

Phoenix88

What do you mean it can get worse fast? I have run these for 2 years now, melted the passenger side... should I just go buy a HID kit now and solve my problems? Or should I say who cares, if another connector melts then I have to spend 5 more bucks (Canadian)

rominl

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well from what i see, once it starts melting, it gets worse faster and faster. not fully understand how though. if you don't really feel the trouble of changing the connector often i don't see why not, it's just 5 bucks. but of course, if you wanna do real hid that'd be great. that's what i did, didn't bother with hid wannabe and jumped to 6000k right on