I bought the nokya bulbs for my headlights and they have lasted me 2years and the driver side still works, but the passenger side doesnt work because i checked it out and i just noticed that the inside of wiring harness is burned as well as little of the bulb. Why did this happen? I got pics:

The passenger side wiring harness and bulb is burnt:









The outside looks a little burnt



This is how its connected



The drivers side bulb and harness seems fine and it works:

 

Did you really just ask if you should change that wiring harness? From the pictures i think its pretty obvious you need to. It happened because there might have been a loose conncetion to the bulb, or they are just low quality bulbs, or the bulbs might be to high wattage, a short in the wiring, or just basic corosion over time.

 

i think the bulbs are 80w, when i bought them it said that i need stage II wiring harness so i bought that and replaced it, is this ok.

 

If they're the stage II bulbs they are 100W light bulbs... cause I have the same ones in my Integra but my harness isnt burnt like that... or even burned at all... If I were you... id replace the harness and this time solder it and use some shrink wrap.

 

ok i think im gonna order the wiring harness from ebay, and i noticed that both of the bulbs have a bump in them, i think i should just go HID's.

 

First, I'd obviously replace the harnesses. When you wire them up, I'd strongly recommend soldering and using shrink tubing rather than the crimp connectors you previously used.

Next, I'd stay away from high-wattage bulbs such as those. The additional heat they generate could degrade your headlight housings over time.

Finally, rather an an HID kit, I'd suggest picking up a set of 9012 HIR bulbs. They use the same wattage as the stock 9006, but produce almost 90% more light output. They're also much less expensive than any HID setup.

 

but isnt that just like turning on your high beams?

 

What do you mean by turning on your high beams?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integracura &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but isnt that just like turning on your high beams?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You mean watt/voltage wise? If so... that's why he "needs" the stange 2 wire harness to support the more watt draw/current.

 

no i mean the HIR are like 90% more brighter than the low beam, the HIR are just like turn on the high beams, theyre just more brighter.

 

The "High beams" arent really that much brighter they are just aimed higher. Hince the name High Beam.

 

how about HID's they got em on this website for like $150, cuz im getting tired of these bulbs i have to replace them like every year.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integracura &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how about HID's they got em on this website for like $150, cuz im getting tired of these bulbs i have to replace them like every year.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well with a 150 dollar set of HID's you will probably be replacing those every year and the ballasts (spelling&gt;me) are alot more spendy.

 

im getting tired of replacing everything im just gonna get oem bulbs maybe they will last longer.

 

it's those cheap *** harnesses, i had the same bulbs in with my stock harness and it was fine, then i broke a wire somehow, honda doesn't sell the headlight socket just by itself, you have to buy the whole damn wireing harness for like $1000. so i picked up those cheap sockets and they kept on burning out, just like the pic you posted. i've been through 3 of them. now i have HID's but they probably would have kept on burning out.

 

the 9012 HIR bulbs seem ok but i want something that looks white or just a little blue.

 

I had this issue years ago on my civic with nokya's. Replaced the harnesses MANY times. Finally realized that the current/draw was to much and got some piaa's with the same specs as stock. If you want the blue go HID. You get what you pay for though.

 

Is my stage II nokya harness good for lower wattage bulbs, i know it will handle high wattage but what about low?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">First, I'd obviously replace the harnesses. When you wire them up, I'd strongly recommend soldering and using shrink tubing rather than the crimp connectors you previously used.

Next, I'd stay away from high-wattage bulbs such as those. The additional heat they generate could degrade your headlight housings over time.

Finally, rather an an HID kit, I'd suggest picking up a set of 9012 HIR bulbs. They use the same wattage as the stock 9006, but produce almost 90% more light output. They're also much less expensive than any HID setup. </TD></TR></TABLE>