Upgrading from 35w HIDs to 55w. MY question is do 5th Gens need the harness for a 55w HID kit so that it works correctly?

 

not necessary for it to work correctly, but it is safer to use a harness. It is also a cheaper fix if you happen to burn out the wiring on the harness compared to burning out the cars wiring.

 

exactly im running 55w in my heads and fogs and both of the are ran with their own relay harness...much safer.

 

You definitely do not need a new harness to move to the 55w HIDs. I ran 55w for a while without changing the harness with no issues...needless to say I was impressed at the light output vs. the 35w HIDs I had before.

 

Yea thats one of the reasons i'm going to 55w. i love my 35w 6000k but its time for a change. plus im going to a different color.

 

so on a 1-10 scale what are the chances of the wires burning up. And i think what i'm going to do is run the lights without the harness for a while, then pick one up later on...especially since i just bought a berk short ram a few days ago

props to M1RAG3

 

I would suggest using a harness for any HID kit. Not worth the risk of damaging the stock wiring IMO.

I recently installed a HID kit and added the relay harness after reading up on the issue.

You can get alot of useful info at Hid Planet:

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/index.php