I ordered these 9004 Hiper High Intensity Discharge HID xenon bulbs from ebay. they say that they don't over heat and that the wiring is protected, but everything else that I've heard on this site mentions upgrading the wiring harness. will these bulbs burn out my stock wiring? thanks.

here is some info about the bulbs. They were $15, which might be a bad thing.

--A pair of 9004 Hiper High Intensity Discharge HID xenon bulbs---
Description:

Guarantee BRAND NEW

No reserve

Super white plasma xenon bulbs with bluish tint by Hiper

High quality xenon charged HID lamp, 85/80W > 130/100W (=50% brighter) with no extra current draw

No overheat (wiring is protected)

Quick and easy to install (plug and play), no modification needed

100% street legal

 

As far as I know Hiper bulbs aren't DOT approved which means they're for off road use only.

I use Hiper bulbs, and they've melted my harnesses once already (tend to go every 2-4 months) .. Get an upgraded harness, or make one yourself (ie, upgrading the power & ground wiring to your current harnesses.)

 

I recommend getting the harness to save you a lot of trouble in case it does melt your stock harness or socket. At least with the upgrade harness you can use overwattage bulbs safer than without it. You can get them here:
www.autodynamic.com
www.suvlights.com

 

burnt plastic is not exactly the most pleasant smell in the world....spend 5 bucks and play it safe