55 Watt vs. 80Watt?

[gdanaher]

Headlights have been kicked around ad nauseum but this is a new angle to an old question. Nokya makes an 80 watt bulb that is just plug and play. 80 watts @14 volts is 5.71 amps. The 55 watt bulb @ 14 volts is 3.92 amps. I can't image that a 2 amp difference would cause a problem, however I seem to recall prior issues with guys plugging HID bulbs into existing harnesses and melting them down. Really not in the mood for this, but a slightly brighter headlight would help a bit these aging eyes. Anyone with experience with these bulbs?

[desentrix]

my fog plugs were fused to their shitty bulbs. I had to physically rip them out with pliers.

[njerald]

Originally Posted by desentrix

my fog plugs were fused to their shitty bulbs. I had to physically rip them out with pliers.

A number of people have had that problem.

It maybe only ~2 amps but that is 50% more current/heat.

[Yazovets]

I had the Nokya 80W 2500K bulbs in my low beams for a week because I was experiencing some HID issues last year. When I went to my mechanic a week later and he swapped them out, he showed me how they were scorching hot. I was "THIS" close to having them physically stick to the harness plug.

Anyway...long story short, if you're going that route (which isn't a bad one necessarily), please use a separate relay harness.

[Trojan]

Originally Posted by gdanaher

Headlights have been kicked around ad nauseum but this is a new angle to an old question. Nokya makes an 80 watt bulb that is just plug and play. 80 watts @14 volts is 5.71 amps. The 55 watt bulb @ 14 volts is 3.92 amps. I can't image that a 2 amp difference would cause a problem, however I seem to recall prior issues with guys plugging HID bulbs into existing harnesses and melting them down. Really not in the mood for this, but a slightly brighter headlight would help a bit these aging eyes. Anyone with experience with these bulbs?

i'm currently using 2500k nokya's in my fogs. long story short, i ended up upgrading the harness for my fogs to a heavy duty one made by luminics after one year. i plan to do the same for my low beams..

[workerant]

Originally Posted by Yazovets

I had the Nokya 80W 2500K bulbs in my low beams for a week because I was experiencing some HID issues last year. When I went to my mechanic a week later and he swapped them out, he showed me how they were scorching hot. I was "THIS" close to having them physically stick to the harness plug.

Anyway...long story short, if you're going that route (which isn't a bad one necessarily), please use a separate relay harness.

Did U see discoloration around the plastic area near the bulb?

[MrSo0h0o]

Originally Posted by Trojan

i'm currently using 2500k nokya's in my fogs. long story short, i ended up upgrading the harness for my fogs to a heavy duty one made by luminics after one year. i plan to do the same for my low beams..

x2 i have 9005 modded nokyas and they burnt up my OEM fog harnesses. I purchased their high temp wire harnesses from ebay, spliced them in and never looked back

[catric69]

I changed my fog lights bulbs, but I added a crap load of dielectric grease inside the base of the bulb.

[centennialman]

Pay the $20 and use heavy duty H11 harnesses.

[Yazovets]

Originally Posted by TTM77

Did U see discoloration around the plastic area near the bulb?

Yes.