Denali headlight swap

[zebra]

i got to looking into swapping my stock Sierra headlights for some OEM Denali units & realized that the low beams are different. stock uses 9006, 55W bulbs and Denalis use 9005, 65W bulbs. then i got to looking further into any changes needed for the swap and found nothing.

my questions about swapping to Denali units are:
do i have to reterminate my low-beams to a 9005 connector?
are the power & ground wires any different between stock & denali due to the bulb load differences? (65W vs. 55W)


i also plan on upgrading to HID low beams at some point, so i don't wanna get a 9006 set now & it be useless after the swap. i figured out that, with a little coaxing & a thicker o-ring, a 9005 bulb will fit in the non-denali low beam bousing. then i got curious... has anybody actually ran a 9005 HID kit in thier low beams? i know proper aiming would be much more important, but it would let me go ahead & get my HIDs now then be able to just swap them over once i can get the projectors.

what are y'all's thoughts?

[GMCwantsLS1]

The Denali headlights have a pigtail connector that adapts your stock harness to the 9005 bulbs. They just plug in and work I have them on my truck. As for changing them to HIDs I would just get the correct bulb and sell your 9006 HIDs. BTW you will love the Denali OEM projectors, big upgrade over stock!

[PitchBlackC3]

Didn't we talk about this on another board..haha

[trx2stroke4life39]

i got to looking into swapping my stock Sierra headlights for some OEM Denali units & realized that the low beams are different. stock uses 9006, 55W bulbs and Denalis use 9005, 65W bulbs. then i got to looking further into any changes needed for the swap and found nothing.

my questions about swapping to Denali units are:
do i have to reterminate my low-beams to a 9005 connector?
are the power & ground wires any different between stock & denali due to the bulb load differences? (65W vs. 55W)


i also plan on upgrading to HID low beams at some point, so i don't wanna get a 9006 set now & it be useless after the swap. i figured out that, with a little coaxing & a thicker o-ring, a 9005 bulb will fit in the non-denali low beam bousing. then i got curious... has anybody actually ran a 9005 HID kit in thier low beams? i know proper aiming would be much more important, but it would let me go ahead & get my HIDs now then be able to just swap them over once i can get the projectors.

what are y'all's thoughts?

There is no difference between a 9005/9006 HID kit the only difference is in regular bulbs.

[zebra]

so i went to the stealership yesterday - they had a used Denali. i just asked the guys there (they've been getting to know me around there since i started my swap) and they let me take off a headlight & look at it. now i see what y'all're talking about with the pigtail adapter. thanks!

Didn't we talk about this on another board..haha

i posted this on 3 boards at the same time - figured i'd get a bite somewhere

There is no difference between a 9005/9006 HID kit the only difference is in regular bulbs.

what about the different tabs on the bases? do HID bulbs not have them or something? i just happened to notice that every HID kit i've looked up has distinguished between 9005 & 9006.

[trx2stroke4life39]

so i went to the stealership yesterday - they had a used Denali. i just asked the guys there (they've been getting to know me around there since i started my swap) and they let me take off a headlight & look at it. now i see what y'all're talking about with the pigtail adapter. thanks!



i posted this on 3 boards at the same time - figured i'd get a bite somewhere



what about the different tabs on the bases? do HID bulbs not have them or something? i just happened to notice that every HID kit i've looked up has distinguished between 9005 & 9006.

My bad the 9005 have a extra small tab. But if I remember right you can remove that tab and they are the same.

[PitchBlackC3]

Are the plugs on the 9005 and the 9006 kit not different to mate to the original harnesses?

[zebra]

Are the plugs on the 9005 and the 9006 kit not different to mate to the original harnesses?

they are different - one has a single key notch and the other has two

[PitchBlackC3]

they are different - one has a single key notch and the other has two

That's what I thought.

[2500Ak]

Does anyone have a picture of what the output from HID's in Denali projects look like as opposed regular reflector housing?