Headlight H11 to H9

[blktoy]

Just changed to the H9 bulbs and what a difference, like night and day. Only problem is that within two days one of the high beams burnt out. I know it should not be related but was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem or similar by going from the 55 watt to 65 watt bulb.

[Twisted Sid]

got before and after pics? and what kind of strain will the h9 put on the stock wiring?

[coontai]

I did it in my fogs and have had no problems. In theory they should produce less heat because they produce over 700 more lumens with only a ten watt increase in power consumption...

[blktoy]

That’s what I thought but I can't see why the low beam should be burning out the 9005 high beams. Maybe it’s just hazard that it happened right after putting in the H9 low beams. I'll put new 9005s in and see what happens. I pulled the H9 to see if showed signs of overheating and they were spotless with no heat on light housing or wires. It would be a shame to pull them because of the incredible difference they make. Do not have a before and after but I can assure you that the change is impressive and I have tried a few the Xenon bulbs out there and there is no comparison

[ben805]

That's the first thing I did when I bought my 2009 LE V6, made the conversion on both low beam and fog light, half of my commute is night time and so far I do not have any problem after 5000 miles. Sometime I checked the Harnesses when I got home from work at night (1hr commute) and they do not feel any hotter than before the conversion. If you drive a lot at night, it's a must have mod!

[blktoy]

Ben
You running the H9 on your lows, any problems with your 9005 highbeams with this setup . I know what you are talking about it is an amazing differance.

[Omer]

Can someone explain to a noob

How/why is H9 a lot better than H11 and how do you do the conversion?

[blktoy]

THe H9 will give you 2100 lumins at 3500k compaired to the H11 at 1300 lumins at 3200 k. So the H9 gives at much brighter whiter light. The mod is simple shave off small pin in the socket and install.

[ben805]

Originally Posted by blktoy

Ben
You running the H9 on your lows, any problems with your 9005 highbeams with this setup . I know what you are talking about it is an amazing differance.

No problem with the high beams, few weeks ago I was driving 4 hours non-stop at night (on vacation trip), no overheating issue and the stock wiring/harnesses hold up just fine.

For those who wonder...H11 bulbs have 1350 Lumens rating, while H9 is rated at 2100 Lumens, it's a night and day difference and I haven't feel the need to get any HID kit!! Its bright enough for me especially with the fog lights on (H11 conversion as well)

[blktoy]

Guess the highs crapping out right after was just chance but it worried me a little thanks for the input puts my mind at ease.

[camryguru]

anyone know if the h7 will go in the socket? i've got some h7 hid bulbs i'll be taking out of my bike soon to change over to d2s hid's with a retro. if the h7's would fit the socket on my camry that would be sweet!

[coontai]

The sylvannia website does state that H9's by design have a MUCH shorter lifespan. On a seperate note how did you guys shave off the extra tab? It drove me nuts trying to do it with a knife, so i finally gave in and burned the tab off with a soldering iron...

[sky03]

Originally Posted by coontai

The sylvannia website does state that H9's by design have a MUCH shorter lifespan. On a seperate note how did you guys shave off the extra tab? It drove me nuts trying to do it with a knife, so i finally gave in and burned the tab off with a soldering iron...

yup thats what u have to do
when i did mines, i sharpened up a flat head and cut away with that.... it was easy
its a quick, easy, and cheap way to get more lumens but nothing compares to a HID kit(with squirrels covered) or if u have the money a retro is even better

[blktoy]

Did mine with a dremel, no more 10 seconds each and a nice clean job with no jagged edges.

[akira751]

Any pics??