some last long, some last within a few months, im thinking about doing them but am not sure anymore....

 

well i had the 9005 silverstars' in my high beams for 5 months and decided to switch them over...a month has passed and im still gravy

 

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I think the main problem is that 9005 bulbs are not designed for continuos use as 9006's are. As a result, they tend to burn out quicker compared to 9006's.

 

had them on mine for about 9 months before i finally decided to get the wiring for my 9006 fixed

 

are 9005's originally used for highbeam applications?

 

yes

 

so people would think your highbeams are on if u did a 9005 conversion, huh? that would be annoying, but they'd be better than OEM anyways, still contemplating whether i should go with it......we'll see, depending on everyone's advice

 

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you get a much better light output that your reg stock headlights...the idea is to switch the highbeam headlights to your low beam housing and wire it up...

 

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yea anyone riding in my car would always be like..."hey your brights are on" lol

 

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its not annoying because the light beams are not pointed upward like the high beam projectors are. you are basically getting a bulb which puts out more lumens of light than your stock 9006 bulb.

 

ive had mine for about 4+ months with no problem yet...just becareful not to touch the bulbs with ur finger durin the installation.

 

my first 9005 silverstar burned out AFTER 11 MONTHS, replaced it with a GE 9005 Walmart replacement. They look the ******* same to me and light output is still great!

9005 alone will make a BIG diff, makes no real difference who makes them. Looking back I'll never ever pay stupid $$$$$ for 9005 silver stars. 17.99/pair for GE 9005s at Walmart for me and I'm happy

 

my first one blew out after about a year of use so i replaced it. My other one is still running after 17 months.

 

9005 are not made to be run continuously that is why they tend to burn out quicker then their 9006 counterparts.

word of advice... save the money for HIDs.

 

Yes, save money for HIDs

I ran SilverStar 9005 in both my highs and lows for maybe 6 months before I got my HID setup, all I can say is that they were far superior to my stock setup

and what is the "wire them up" deal

if you do it right, you dont have to "wire" anything up, they plug into 9006 sockets

 

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and what is the "wire them up" deal

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AGREED. Wiring what up???? All you have to do is modify the bulb base from a 9005 to a 9006 base so it will fit your 9006 housing, hence "9005 conversion."

 

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AGREED. Wiring what up???? All you have to do is modify the bulb base from a 9005 to a 9006 base so it will fit your 9006 housing, hence "9005 conversion."
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Actually, what I did was I bought some 9005 harnesses and replaced the 9006's with these. This way you don't have to modify the socket.

 

I did the exact same thing

 

modifying each bulb is annoying, adding a 9005 socket is way easier.....and i think u can still use 9006 bulbs as well (i may be wrong).....correct me if i am

 

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u would still have to modify the socket still

 

doing the socket swap it is, thanks HT

 

&lt;---------9006 ss's

 

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10 minutes of your time is annoying?

 

i think the fact that people modified the bases of their 9005 ss's made it that much more possible to touch the bulb-= that explains the short life of it....i think we need a poll how long did your 9005s last if you changed the socket and how long did they last if you modified the base??