Topic: Headlights

[Jeffy]

yeah relay. i got around to pulaying with it. it was an 100/80 Watt bulb in it!!!!!    gonna get stock 9003s until i can afford my hid kit

So you bypassed the stock harness and running it on a separate harness?  The switches should be on a low amp circuit with the higher amps going to the lights.  I'd imagine the relays would melt if they weren't up to the task.

[Jeffy]

Well one of mine seems to have burnt out.  (It's 19 years old)  So I'm going to have to get something sooner then later.  I'm thinking HID Projection.

Thoughts?  What kits are good?

[sharpxmen]

anyone know where to get euro-style housing upgrades (the real ones and not knock-offs)? lmctruck used to have them a long time ago but don't seem to anymore.

[Jeffy]

anyone know where to get euro-style housing upgrades (the real ones and not knock-offs)? lmctruck used to have them a long time ago but don't seem to anymore.

I know Hella sells them in NA.

[Jeffy]

Looking at something like this, BUT the ballast looks so small.  Good or bad?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HID-79-01-JEEP-CHEROKEE-7X6-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-CHROME-/220895548282?fits=Make:Jeep&hash=item336e66937a&item=220895548282&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_4630wt_1233

[sharpxmen]

Looking at something like this, BUT the ballast looks so small.  Good or bad?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HID-79-01-JEEP-CHEROKEE-7X6-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-CHROME-/220895548282?fits=Make:Jeep&hash=item336e66937a&item=220895548282&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_4630wt_1233

i have the ones in the picture but they are not legal, the reflector is not compliant since they are clear covers. the HID high beam that's in that auction is halogen, only low beam is HID but then again that is not legal since it is a reflector and not projector (i hope i didn't get it backwards) that is not a spherical lens but just some shiny cover over the bulb.

[YJmechanic]

i just have some old sylvanias,  i think at the time they were called ultra whites or something like that.  they are normal full housing bulbs but i still get people flashing me on low beam,  plenty of light though.  i would imagine they are the same as the silverstars they have now though.  i just dont like the look of hid's.  and i have seen people get pulled over with hid's from the ballast fliskering the light slightly at a distance and cops seem to not like that. 

as far as night trails,  i use the old style kc's with the big 130 bulbs

[Jeffy]

i just have some old sylvanias,  i think at the time they were called ultra whites or something like that.  they are normal full housing bulbs but i still get people flashing me on low beam,  plenty of light though.  i would imagine they are the same as the silverstars they have now though.  i just dont like the look of hid's.  and i have seen people get pulled over with hid's from the ballast fliskering the light slightly at a distance and cops seem to not like that. 

as far as night trails,  i use the old style kc's with the big 130 bulbs

I've heard mixed reviews with the Silvania's.  I know a few guy's who had them burn out fairly quick.  Others seem to not have any problems with them.

I'm looking into HID's because I love that hard cutoff they have.  So they're nice and bright where you need them and cut off where you don't.  I do a lot of road driving and the stock setup sucks.  The headlights are too close to each other.  I have some aux lights as well though PIAA's.  The fogs are nice but I do get flashed since yellow pierces the dark better.  They're only 55W and with the yellow filter are more like 45W.  I added some tape to the lense to cut the light down so it doesn't reflect up as much though.  I also have some Cebie's but I haven't had them on the Jeep in a while.  They're really nice lights though.  I need to get new bulbs for them.  They take any kind of H1 but they were originally Ion's which were really cool.

This was also one of the reasons I got a CJ7 hood and grill.  The round lights have more options available.  Still not sure if I'll use the grill though.  I'm kind of found of the square grill.

[Jeffy]

Anyone use IPF's H4 conversion?  They have FayBoy's II bulbs for $100 and they want another $100 for a harness.





Rampage has some H4 conversion for $80



And Delta has a H4 Conversion for $120

[sharpxmen]

Anyone use IPF's H4 conversion?  They have FayBoy's II bulbs for $100 and they want another $100 for a harness.

why the need for that harness?

i like the Rampage headlights

[Jeffy]

why the need for that harness?

i like the Rampage headlights

The output is 80w/60w.

There is also the Vision Plus Single Conversion Headlamp; http://www.myhellalights.com/index.php/default/upgrade-kits-and-accessories/sealed-beam-conversion-headlamps/vision-plus-conversion-headlamp/

This is by far the cheapest and most reputable H4 conversion I think as they are SAE/DOT compliant and have legal HB2/H4 bulbs.



http://www.amazon.com/HELLA-003427291-190x132mm-Conversion-Headlamp/dp/B0002M9QRE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I24GSPTPNT9PF0&colid=WG3JTMMB3ZB8

OR

Hella E-Code Euro-spec lights.  I'm sorta leaning towards these.



http://www.quadratec.com/products/97052_9000.htm

I could then go with Hella's HB2/H4 legal bulbs for $6.  These are the same bulbs in the Halla Vision Plus.  http://www.quadratec.com/products/97011_00.htm

Or maybe these 4000K PIAA's http://www.quadratec.com/products/97141_200.htm

[Jeffy]

Looks like Amazon has E-code Hella's as well. http://www.amazon.com/HELLA-003427011-132mm-Single-Headlamp/dp/B000VUAJEG/ref=reg_hu-rd_dp_img

[YJmechanic]

I wouldn't buy the harness, u can rewire  on your own cheaper and u can buy the pigtails from the autoparts store in a pack for cheap, prob twenty worth of materials and u could do it, I also can't decide on the cj front end, I like the cj clip but hate to let go of my squares since everybody hates them and I love my yj, kinda like square light pride haha

But overall my yj is just a fun time vehicle for me so I don't deal with day to day things much anymore

[Jeffy]

I wouldn't buy the harness, u can rewire  on your own cheaper and u can buy the pigtails from the autoparts store in a pack for cheap, prob twenty worth of materials and u could do it, I also can't decide on the cj front end, I like the cj clip but hate to let go of my squares since everybody hates them and I love my yj, kinda like square light pride haha

But overall my yj is just a fun time vehicle for me so I don't deal with day to day things much anymore

Yeah, I could make them but that's time I could spend doing other things.  It's dark out when I'm on the road so I need decent headlights.  I think I'll forgo HIDs and just do a H4 conversion with euro spec lights.  Im not really sure if I want to deal with unknown quality and a bit of fabrication.  I have a 400 mile road trip In January that I'm getting ready for.

As for the CJ stuff, I have a fully functional grill and hood already.  I e been sitting on it for months now.

[sharpxmen]

if you don't have daytime running lights it might work without the relays but can't tell for sure. 1 relay per beam can also work if you don't have DRL.