100 watt 9005's too much for US ellips?

[ptownTSI]

Are 100 watt hella 9005 bulbs going to be too much for my hella ellipsoids? i'm not sure what kind of wiring the stock headlights have but i'm worried this might be too much and i'd kind of like to avoid having to run a harness. the bulbs are cheap though, only $8 each from summit.

[porsche gt1]

100 WATT wow. I would be on that.

[SchnellerVert]

Hmm....melted plastic housings will tell you when sitting at stop lights. The reflector is plastic and will melt around the base of the bulb.

[golde30]

Hmm....melted plastic housings will tell you when sitting at stop lights. The reflector is plastic and will melt around the base of the bulb.

this WILL happen. mine caught on fire...

[ptownTSI]

just by stepping up to only 100 watts it will melt the reflector??, holy shit. What wattage should i stay with? under 65 watts?

[tonytony]

i ran 100watt h3 bulbs in my fogs with no problems for a couple of years now, maybe the heat output is different since it's a smaller bulb, i dont know it worked for me though

[porsche gt1]

i ran 100watt h3 bulbs in my fogs with no problems for a couple of years now, maybe the heat output is different since it's a smaller bulb, i dont know it worked for me though

Yeah, I got 100 watt H3's in as well. No problems. I think it is due to the metal housing on the inside of the casings.

I can see why the Us ellipsoids would melt. They are all plastic housings. HID's is the way to go.

[ptownTSI]

can you put an HID bulb into a US ellipsoid projector?

[optimusp517]

can you put an HID bulb into a US ellipsoid projector?

yes I have them on my car

[porsche gt1]

can you put an HID bulb into a US ellipsoid projector?

take a look here. you can put them on any car.

http://www.xenonpros.com/

[ptownTSI]

yes but in some cars that don't have projectors and good cutoff points the HID's just glare like all hell and blind people to shit. so you end up having to actually stuff a projector in there and then polish out the factory fluting. (this has been done several times on my jeep forum)

[porsche gt1]

so you end up having to actually stuff a projector in there and then polish out the factory fluting. (this has been done several times on my jeep forum)

I would love to see pics of that.

YEah Ellipsoids are basically the only way to go on that one. Get a set of Euro smileys and you are good to go.

[ptownTSI]

how about 80 watt 9005's? do those melt the housings?

[2002maniac]

i would be more nervous about melting wiring than housings.

[Mike325]

I thought that H.I.D's got hella hot though?