Two months ago I replaced my headlights with some bulbs that were cited online as Compatible with the Cobalt and just for the hell of it, i went out today to make sure there were no signs of burning on the wires, and AHH there is. I've had no problems with the bulbs, but on the paper taped around the wires it seems like there is burning or melting, something along those lines, is this bad? Shoulddnt this have done this as soon as I put them in? Im thinking about buying new bulbs now, Im kinda worried, any advice? info?

 

What type of bulbs did you put in? Were they higher rated wattage than the stock bulbs? Were they the HID kits that reoplace the incadecent bulbs?


Durrrr...nevermind above...8500K HID bulbs and I'm assuming that you didn't wire them properly. HIDs DO use less wattage when they are mainting the arc across the bulb. However when they ignite, they use a lot more voltage and thus lots more power than the stocvk harness was ever meant to handle. You should have your HID ballasts wired into a relay switch. The relay switch is basically and enclosed solenoid that fires when the triggering vboltage is activated (in this case your low beams) which then closes a swich that will run a cirect current from the battery instead of through the cars wiring system from the battery.

So with all that said, the initial inginition of your HID bulbs is whats causing the burning.

 

Ive been meaning to update my sig, there not HID's the website said they were, but I it was the firs tthing i bought and way before i was on here and knew better. there just replacement bulbs, and it dosent say the wattage on the packaging

 

Should say it somewhere on the bulb then.

 

nice explanation

 

Sounds like you got ripped.

Goto advanced auto (or other such auto store) tomorrow and get the APC headlight bulbs. Yes in the ricer section. I have them and love them, they're super white, not blue or other crap. Rated 55 watts and something else. No burning problems