I know the stockers are 9145, but over on the other site they say 9145 (or 9006) for the fog light bulb. Just wondered because I want to replace my stock ones with Silver Stars and I believe they make a 9006 bulb, rather than to mod a 9005 one. Thanks.

 

The 9005 has the same base as the 9145, no cutting or grinding required. If you can find the 9005 in a halogen it is a great improvement to the driving/fog lights. I did it and it seems that they are low enough in the bumper that they do not affect anyone else driving in front of you and the lens spreads the light differently than if they were in a headlight. The 9006 is the low beam bulb for a 4 headlight setup; the 9005 is the high beam bulb for a 4 headlight setup. i think they are 50 watts(9006) and 65 watts(9005) each. The 9006 has two ridges on the base that slide into the wire harness and the 9005 only has one and it is exactly the same as the 9145 witch is the stock driving/fog light bulb. Hope that helps.

 

Alright, got my 9005 SIlverStars installed lastnight. AWESOME!!!

Anyway, the 9005 had one different tab that has to be broken off to match the stock 9145. OR you could remove the two screws, slip the bulb in, then screw the retainer back into place.

9005's are rated for 65W. 9145's are rated for 55W. My SilverStars say they draw a max of 70w and my stock 9145's say that they are only 42w. What gives? Could this be a problem?

 

Not necessarily true. Many folks, including myself, have had to snip one of the flanges off of the bulb itself to make it fit into the housing. I had to do this with my silverstars to make them work with my fogs.

As a reminder, you might want to put a small bead of silicone around the entry into the fog assembly itself so that you don't end up with water/condensation problems because the bulb won't seat quite the same without that other tab. Just a suggestion based on my prior experience.

RP

 

Thanks man, I wondered about that, but figured the tabs were just to insure the proper bulb was being inserted while the rubber collar kept the moisture out. Do you just silicone the whole area around the bulb? Thanks.

 

I just got about 4 posts on the other forum saying that 9005's are getting too hot and the metal reflective material inside the fogs are crinkling up and dangling there inside the housing. They are having to switch back to 9145's. Thoughts?

Would the 9006 bulb at 55w be a better alternative? The stockers are 42w I believe.

 

I have had the 9005's in my fogs for 2 years and have had no issues with the lenses melting or the back portion cracking and falling at all. Or them being too hot after keeping them on for an hours. I guess that I just put in the standard 9005 that was a halogen and not a silverstar that is a hotter burning bulb and may cause that issue.

On the other note the 9005's have the correct ribs on the bottom to fit in the socket for the fog light and for it fitting in the actual back of the light I had to insert one tab and then press and kind of bend the mounting surface while rotating to make the bulb fit into the back of the light without cutting off any tabs.


Of you go to the 9006's you will have improved the fog lights but I am unsure what sort of improvement you will have made. Maybe the people who have done the conversion the the high wattage 9005's are driving with them on all the time.

 

Gotta agree with RockPick here since I too have recently installed Silverstars in both headlights (9007) and fogs (9005). You've got to trim the one tab to avoid damaging either the bulb or housing on the way in. One quick snip with a set of daiaonal cutters will do it. As far as the silicone / RTV sealer, just a very small bead on the base - below the O-Ring will do it. Don't get too crazy here.