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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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I thought of this while I was driving tonight in the rain I already have the Silverstar 9006 in the lows My Question is has anybody installed the 9005 in place of the low beam headlights?? they are 10w brighter. than the 9006

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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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i havent but was thinking about it
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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stick with stock bulbs. You can blow at fuse or even start an electrical fire. Not exactly something you want to have happen on the open road.
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Have you tried to put a 9005 bulb in the 9006 socket? I think that the pattern of the tabs are different so you can't swap them.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by phoenix_flame220
Have you tried to put a 9005 bulb in the 9006 socket? The pattern of the tabs are different so you can't swap them.
He is correct.
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