Okay, I just picked up a set of bulbs so I can do the 9005 conversion but I'm wondering something..
I know I can't touch the glass with my fingers and that makes sense to me, but can I use gloves or something to not damage the bulbs. Or is there just NO touching lightblubs?

Thanks.

 

u can use gloves

that is what I do just try to be careful not to touch that glass still

 

its cuz the oil on ur skin will burn the bulb out really fast if u touch it bare handed

 

Right. So thats why I figured maybe it would be okay if you used a laytex glove.

Anyone know for sure?

 

I work at a body shop and all my techs use latex gloves, they all say do not touch the bulb with bare hands. I don't think if you do touch the bulb barehanded that it'll burn the bulb out that much faster though.

I've done it before years ago and the same bulb never burned out any faster.

 

If you touch the bulb clean it with alcohol, I always clean them after I plug them in just in case.

 

Okay, so it can touch certain things, just not the oil from your skin?

Cool.

 

Yeah it's fine to use latex gloves..i know when using photography bulbs (get super hot) the oil on your skin causes them to actually explode..i would imagine the same thing can happen with a headlight bulb...never had it happen though i always use gloves

 

I just use paper towel.

 

So is this 9005 conversion safe? As in it wont over heat/catch fire in a 9006 socket?

 

I haven't heard that the bulb would burn out faster, I was told that it heats up too much.

 

I just did some searching. I think its like a 50/50 thing. Most people who have done it have said good things about it but have moved on to HIDs already.

 

teh bulb doesn't burn out faster from having oils from your skin on it. The glass of the bulb gets very hot and if there is oils from your skin on it, the oil will prevent the glass from heating up evenly. Then the glass may crack or shatter from the differences in heat.

Christmas time can be fun for all you destructive peoples out there. Go find the houses with the OLD style Christmas lights that have those huge bulbs. Fill up a squirt gun with ice cold water and go shoot at the bulbs - they pop when they break.

 

i use HID grow lights...like 400Watt ones. When you put the bulb in you HAVE to use alochol...otherwise when it fires up the glass explodes and will ignite anything very close to it. Don't know about plastic though...probably just melt it. I doubt very highly these bulbs are anywhere near 400Watts...or even the 250Watt one i have...but they do generate ALOT of heat.

 

I have the 9005 conversion and no problems yet, I am vary pleased with the results.

 

How long so far? I got to align my right headlight so I think I'm going to do it later on today for ***** and giggles.

 

Ya, I wish I could afford HID but $15 for some 9005 bulbs will have to do for now.


Thanks for the answers everyone.

 

teh 9005 conversion is completly safe. if you use stock 9005 wattage bulbs it's only a 10 watt increase, nothing to worry about