9005 Mod Question

[zwickyj]

Does this mod only work with Silverstar bulbs or would PIAA bulbs work also. Its the 9005 for the low beams and 9006 for the highs right?

 

[Mitsu RacerX]

they should work.

 

[Attack Eagle]

Does this mod only work with Silverstar bulbs or would PIAA bulbs work also. Its the 9005 for the low beams and 9006 for the highs right?

Other way, 9005 are highbeams, and 9006 are low beams...
just get two sets of 9005s and do the mod... after 1 year of trying the 9006 Silverstars (which are way better than OEM replacement) I'm gonna do the 9005 mod myself, too big a difference in output between the 9006 and 9005 for my taste and slowly going away night vision.

 

[Jingx284]

you can use any 9005 style bulb for the conversion.

I just picked up stock 9005's from the yard to match my foglights

It made a noticeable difference.

 

[92electriclipse]

So you guys are saying install the 9005 bulbs where the 9006 bulbs are supposed to be for better light?

 

[pinder91]

Yes. It makes a big difference.

 

[Attack Eagle]

YEp, I did it tonight, and it made a big difference, no more blueish tint to the lows, and much more light.

 

[Jingx284]

...yup search 9005 conversion. It'll show what point to cut into the 9005 base to make it fit.

 

[Attack Eagle]

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/More_light.htm

 

[97MitsuEclipse]

I heard that you could swap the high beam lightbulbs into the low beam spot (with a little work) and increase the brightness of your headlights. My question is: is there any problem with doing this? am i going to burn the bulb harness? am I going to blind other drivers? Thanks for your help

 

[Defiant]

It's illegal, and a further load on your charging system. I run 65W lows and 100W highs. The additional light might be ~5% or so. I don't get flashed by other drivers. Not really worth the effort after it all.

 

[Attack Eagle]

Dead horse but,
9006 = 1000 lumens
9005 = 1700 lumens

It's a bit more than 5%.,.
It's about a 70% improvement technically...