Need confirmation on Bulb replacement....

parlyle said:

I have the 2011 Equinox LT..2.4

Just bought H9 replacement bulbs ( Narva ) for low beam H11. I just need some confirmation for fitting these into the existing base ( H11 ).
I know that this has been gone over before, but I would like to have another opinion as to the viability and safety of putting these into the new Nox.

Does the base of the H9 need to be filed down? And is the heat generated by the 65 watt bulb going to fry the wireing of the 55 watt H11's
I really don't want to see my car in a pile of melted plastic on the driveway someday. Just joking..........Not

Thanks for any responses....... and Have a Good Day!

Lyle

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2010BlkGraniteNox said:

I've had the same setup on mine since I purchased the Nox in March 2010...No issues. As for "firing" the wiring. We know 2 constants...The Volts and Watts, thus we can figure out the amps. Amps are what will fire the wires, not watts. Amps is the actually follow of electrons (electricity) so to say.

W=A*V thus 55/12=4.58A draw

new bulbs

65/12=5.42A draw

Wiring would have to be 24 gauge or smaller for this to be an issue, and then stock would have issues. Looking at the wires, I've guessed them to be 20gauge, and should have a rating of 11A, the new bulbs are not even close to this max rating. HID kits actually put more of a draw on the wiring then adding these higher wattage bulbs.


And yes...Just make the base of the two the same and you have to remove the connector tab on the inside. Just look at the bulbs you remove, and make the base and connector the same. There is so little difference between them.

Hope this helps!

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