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hey yall

ok befores ya all jump me for asking another headlight question let me testify .... i searched and searched and searched. did not find the answer i was lookin for.

ok here's my question:

i know if u upgrade ur bulbs to higher wattage bulbs they "recommend" u upgrade ur headlight wiring harness. Some ppl say you risk melting ur wires with the new higher wattage bulbs.

has ~~aaaanybody had their wires melt because they didnt have the wiring harness?

in particular with Hyper industries hi wattage 4300K bulbs??

 
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In an effort to lower the overall weight, and probably to lower cost as well, our Hondas have wires that are just big enough for the task they are required to do. A number of controls are now also multiplexed to reduce use of wires and lower weight. It is not so much about saving money as saving weight.

Now, the wires in a Honda are run with a little bit of safety margin. Not too much, but engineers always have to put in some. Now, installing a bulb with twice the wattage equals you pulling more current through the wires. Pull too much, and the wires get hot, blow a fuse, or worse, melt. When a company says to run a new wire harness, they are covering thier ars and saying, you fry it, you bought it.

I have seen two guys with Hondas that melted stuff. One melted the reflector, the other melted a harness. Both were costly to fix. The simple solution is to keep with a more normal wattage bulb, or buy HID's. The involved one is to have a custom harness made/bought.