hikerdude32
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Hello everyone at CPF,
I've been doing lots of research on upgrade options for my stock halogen projector lowbeam headlights on my 2016 Mazda CX-5 (legal options, not aftermarket HID or LED), and I've come across the 9012 HIR2 halogen bulbs which are also rated at 55w yet they produce on average 800 more lumens each than the stock H11 halogens and last just as long (or maybe even longer). 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 adapter/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 (I know is H9 is brighter but it's rated at 65 Watts). It seems the 9012 HIR2 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? The harness I'm looking at is something like this (for 9006). I would just have to shave off a small plastic tab on the 9012 HIR2 bulb that I order for it to fit the harness I think?
Thanks for any help and/or information.
I've been doing lots of research on upgrade options for my stock halogen projector lowbeam headlights on my 2016 Mazda CX-5 (legal options, not aftermarket HID or LED), and I've come across the 9012 HIR2 halogen bulbs which are also rated at 55w yet they produce on average 800 more lumens each than the stock H11 halogens and last just as long (or maybe even longer). 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 adapter/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 (I know is H9 is brighter but it's rated at 65 Watts). It seems the 9012 HIR2 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? The harness I'm looking at is something like this (for 9006). I would just have to shave off a small plastic tab on the 9012 HIR2 bulb that I order for it to fit the harness I think?
Thanks for any help and/or information.
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