Is it safe (won't damage wire harnesses or melt housing) to run 65W bulbs (9005) in 55W harness (9006)?

 

Er, I would say unsafe. That's the reason they're two different model numbers. Otherwise, they'd both be 9006/9005. You're probably likely to melt the wires using a higher wattage bulb, and likely to burn out the bulb using a lower wattage.

Actually... maybe you'd just fry the fuse. Either way, unlikely to be a good idea.

Philly

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by popeface &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Er, I would say unsafe. That's the reason they're two different model numbers. Otherwise, they'd both be 9006/9005. You're probably likely to melt the wires using a higher wattage bulb, and likely to burn out the bulb using a lower wattage.

Actually... maybe you'd just fry the fuse. Either way, unlikely to be a good idea.

Philly</TD></TR></TABLE>

i agree with him. your wires, length, and fuses/relays are designed to handle a certain amount of amperage and voltage. engineers designed this for the car already. if you want to go with higher wattage bulbs you can go thru the trouble of redoing your headlight wiring. google the words "AWG chart."

or you could just get better bulbs by better manufactures. eg: PIAA, Hella, etc.

just my opinion. good luck though