I swapped the stock 9005 highs for GE 9011s sourced from eBay using a link on this forum.
My car is relatively new (2012) and doesn't have high beam DRLs. It has a dedicated DRL. When I pulled out the stock 9005s, they were cloudy as if they had been in DRL service since 2012. The bulbs looked like they had been run and underfed for extended periods of time. I don't understand. I run my high beams sometimes, yes, but other than that they're off. They aren't used in some sort of low voltage DRL mode. I also read on this forum that using a wiring harness for newer cars is just a plain dumb idea because newer cars don't have voltage issues. My car is relatively new, no accidents, no rats eating wiring, etc. I'm the only owner and I never swapped the highs before. It makes me wonder why the bulbs would fog up like that. Should I conduct a voltage drop test? I might do one later when I have more time...
Also, the "new" 9011s off eBay had scratched capsules and epoxied bases... Is this normal? I'm especially concerned about the epoxy. Is that stock/factory? Also, I've never seen capsules so scratched up before. Not even repeatedly removed/inserted bulbs that get bumped against the housing and other stuff are this scratched... Should I be concerned about breakage?
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My car is relatively new (2012) and doesn't have high beam DRLs. It has a dedicated DRL. When I pulled out the stock 9005s, they were cloudy as if they had been in DRL service since 2012. The bulbs looked like they had been run and underfed for extended periods of time. I don't understand. I run my high beams sometimes, yes, but other than that they're off. They aren't used in some sort of low voltage DRL mode. I also read on this forum that using a wiring harness for newer cars is just a plain dumb idea because newer cars don't have voltage issues. My car is relatively new, no accidents, no rats eating wiring, etc. I'm the only owner and I never swapped the highs before. It makes me wonder why the bulbs would fog up like that. Should I conduct a voltage drop test? I might do one later when I have more time...
Also, the "new" 9011s off eBay had scratched capsules and epoxied bases... Is this normal? I'm especially concerned about the epoxy. Is that stock/factory? Also, I've never seen capsules so scratched up before. Not even repeatedly removed/inserted bulbs that get bumped against the housing and other stuff are this scratched... Should I be concerned about breakage?
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