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Old 02-23-2007, 10:48 AM
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H9 instead of H11?

more light out put... will it burn the wires/houseing?

H11 bulbs

These new single-filament 55w bulbs are quickly supplanting HB4/9006 in new low-beam headlamp and fog lamp designs. (They are not physically interchangeable with any 9000-series bulb!) As is the case with other bulb families—such as 9004/9007, 9005/9006, etc.—the H11 has different base keys than its H9 high-beam and H8 fog lamp counterparts. Somebody goofed on the spec, though, for the difference between H11 and H9 base keys is insufficient; it's too easy to install an H9 bulb where an H11 belongs. The difference in light output between these two designs is enormous (1350 lumens from the H11, 2100 from the H9), so putting an H9 in place of an H11 will obviously cause the lamp to produce a lot more light. Some lamps are designed such that the optics would handle the extra light well, without creating excessive glare for other road users. Many, however, are not. As with H8 and H9, H11 bulbs are not widely available in the aftermarket.
 
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Old 02-23-2007, 03:01 PM
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The H11's in the stock fit foglights produce a shit load of light, enough that i might try to find a way to put some in all my other cars oneday.

the way its designed it has the perfect pattern, so you wouldnt gain much more distance, realy the light would just be brighter and being so low on the car, i dont think it would realy do as much good a the same upgrade in the headlights.

Try one and see tho, take some pics so everybody else can see. if your realy worried about the wiring just buy a "relay harness" for the fogs and or the headlights if thoes are upgraded. The harness's have larger wire and pull power directly from the battery and use the switch on the stalk to opperate the relay.

H4 Harness, idk if anybody makes a H11, but all you would need is get one and chop off the H4,9005 ect. plugs and put on some H11 plugs.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=PRF%2D30815&N=700+400 012+115&autoview=sku
 

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Old 02-23-2007, 07:51 PM
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Already discussed...see here
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...-h9-bulbs.html

I've had H9's over 6 months without any problems.
 
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Old 02-23-2007, 11:15 PM
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Thanks for shinning me some light...

any glare or flash back from oncoming traffic???
 
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