80 watt 9006 bulbs?

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I know HID is the way to improve lights, but I don't want to spend $400.00 on electrical item. Our low beam wiring is designed for 55 watt bulbs. My question is: how safe is it to use 80 watt bulbs with that harness? Also how much hotter will it burn compared to 55 watt units? I've 80 watt Arctic Yellow Nokya in fog lights but I only use them in fog or snow, therefore can't see long term effects. Any body out there uses 80 watt or higher bulbs if so, are there any issues?

 

[cdoyle]

You'll most likely melt your housing and harness. I think there was someone on here who tried them, and that's exactly what happened.

Look into HIR bulbs, they are brighter then Halogen, and are the closest thing to HID. They are close to the factory wattage too.

those 80 watt bulbs never last very long anyways.

 

[Casper]

currently using Sylvania Silverstar Ultras...had the original Silverstars in and the ultras certainly do put out a bit more light.

Never had a SS bulb burn out on me...

 

[blindside]

Nokya bulbs would be closest to HID in color, i would use the stage 1 which is stock wattage, stage 2 have a higher wattage and it would definitely cause problem down the road...

nokya's have a crappy output though

 

[jeober]

I run 80w 9006 and 100w 9005 (clear glass, no blue tint) using a home made relay harness.

No problems here. A relay harness not only protects the OEM harness but ensures higher voltage to the bulbs. A higher current bulb will drop more voltage through the OEM harness which is counterproductive to getting more light.

For a true drop in, the HIR looks attractive. I went with the higher wattage plus harness because I could get the materials cheaply.

 

[XenonDepot]

I have personally had negative experiences with using higher wattage bulbs. Be really careful.

I have also seen many cases where customers melt the OE harness and in some cases damage the actual headlight.

Steve

 

[Boston_Runner]

80 watts is really pushing your luck, I would say 65 to 70 watts is as high as one would want to go. The housing for the fog light is pretty small, I can imagine that heat can built up in there pretty quick.