High beam bulb

[bobbobtar]

I have 06 lt with factory HD low beam would like to replace high beam bulb with brighter bulb, can't find a replacement for the H-9 will any other bulb work thanks

[RaffyK]

H11 should work.

[c00k1e]

would this work with a '99 as well?

[dshealey]

would this work with a '99 as well?

from '99 to '05 uses H3 for high beam.

[dshealey]

I have 06 lt with factory HD low beam would like to replace high beam bulb with brighter bulb, can't find a replacement for the H-9 will any other bulb work thanks

Don't try much higher wattage than stock, the plastic reflector/lens assembly will be damaged. Some tried 100 watt bulbs in pre '05 LTs, ruined the $300 light assembly.

I did run 70 watt low beam and 85 watt high beams in my '01 with no damage.
Replaced the low beam with HID, kept the 85 watt high beam.

[c00k1e]

is h11 an 85 watt?

[dshealey]

is h11 an 85 watt?

The "H" numbers only designate the shape and mounting base of bulbs.
The wattage is determined by the filament inside the glass.

No factory stock headlight is above 60 watt that I know of. The only way to get higher wattage is aftermarket.

Although overpriced, PIAA has higher wattage bulbs, but beware of their ridiculous marketing hype on the "55 watt=85 watt" hype, it is NOT true. If you want 85 watt, be sure you get their "85 watt=100 watt" bulbs. Watts are watts, period. You cannot increase light output (Candlepower/Lumens) more than single digit percentage on any halogen bulb by use of varied gas mixtures in them, and that basically just changes color temperature.

The only way to get higher wattage is to decrease filament resistance so the amperage goes up. Watts = Voltage X Amps, and that cannot be changed. That is one reason I do not recommend PIAA, as along with being expensive they use false advertising. I did have their "extreme white" H3 high beam trying to get the high beam color closer to the whitness of the low beam HID, but it was still like a yellow candle beam in comparasion, so don't expect too much from them.

[km5bh]

I did have their "extreme white" H3 high beam trying to get the high beam color closer to the whitness of the low beam HID, but it was still like a yellow candle beam in comparasion, so don't expect too much from them.

I did the same and Mr Healy is right on the money. It is just a good way to get rid of some money.

Lewis