hikerdude32
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Hey everyone,
I've been doing lots of research on upgrade options for my stock halogen projector lowbeam headlights on my 2016 CX-5 (legal options, not aftermarket HID or LED), and I've come across the 9012 HIR halogen bulbs which are also rated at 55w yet they produce on average 800 more lumens than the stock H11 halogens. The problem is that these bulbs are only a replacement for the 9006 bulbs (with a minor tab modification). My idea is to buy some type of harness to be able to connect these 9012 bulbs to my H11 connectors in my car.
I really can't find any information about this online. Before people mention the H9 bulb replacement thing, I really don't want to change the wattage to 65 Watts (H9 is brighter but is rated at 65 Watts). It seems the 9012 HIR modification would be the best *legal* way to upgrade the brightness of my headlamps without wasting money on those useless silverstars, etc. which just burn out in a couple months.
Has anyone already tried this? Do you guys think this would work? Thanks for any help and/or information.
This link talks about the science behind HIR lights for those who are interested: http://hirheadlights.com
(I also posted this in the LED lighting thread by mistake so I'll try again here since it's not LED related)
I've been doing lots of research on upgrade options for my stock halogen projector lowbeam headlights on my 2016 CX-5 (legal options, not aftermarket HID or LED), and I've come across the 9012 HIR halogen bulbs which are also rated at 55w yet they produce on average 800 more lumens than the stock H11 halogens. The problem is that these bulbs are only a replacement for the 9006 bulbs (with a minor tab modification). My idea is to buy some type of harness to be able to connect these 9012 bulbs to my H11 connectors in my car.
I really can't find any information about this online. Before people mention the H9 bulb replacement thing, I really don't want to change the wattage to 65 Watts (H9 is brighter but is rated at 65 Watts). It seems the 9012 HIR modification would be the best *legal* way to upgrade the brightness of my headlamps without wasting money on those useless silverstars, etc. which just burn out in a couple months.
Has anyone already tried this? Do you guys think this would work? Thanks for any help and/or information.
This link talks about the science behind HIR lights for those who are interested: http://hirheadlights.com
(I also posted this in the LED lighting thread by mistake so I'll try again here since it's not LED related)