I stuck in some SilverStars. I did not do the "9005" conversion. I just wanted something until I could afford HID, which I now can, and bought, so Ill be ditching the stars.

I really liked the silverstars...although some people complained that they burned out easily....I havent had a problem yet. I wore gloves to install them

Do a search for your question and you will find many threads on it.

As far as wattage goes....you will get 50 diff answers. Some people say dont go above 65W, other say they run 80W and higher without roasting their wires. It's a bit of a crapshoot, one which I wouldnt want to take with my car...just me though.