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new Headlight opinions
- Thread starter Chipw
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- '80 CJ-7, AMC 304, T177, Dana 300, Widetrack axles (D30 & AMC20) w/ 3.73 gearing, MSD ignition,
Stop already...... you guys are gonna cost me more money!!! Let's talk about something I won't want - like plastic eyelashes around the headlights, or a makeup mirror on the visor......
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mdeluca
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Don't need no stinking visors...
hole
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- 83 CJ 8, 258 I6, T19, 4-1 Dana 300,4.0 Head, Mopar MPI, 10k winch, OME YJ springs w/3" lift,CS 144 Alt upgrade,Locked 20 & 30, Border Collie co-pilots are stock.
NO no, eye lashes are for girls. Real men put eye brows over the headlights. Make sure to tilt them down in the center to make your CJ look mean.
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A grumpy unibrow........ nice!
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gr8dain
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hole
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That's the trend here as well, also blacking out the upper inside of the headlight to further the "mean" look. Thankfully I haven't anyone defile their CJ yet, but I do live in the land of Fruits and Nuts, so its only a matter of time
Chipw
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- 1980 CJ7. Iron Duke 4cyl., SR4, Dana300, Dana 30 with aussie locker, AMC 20 with detroit locker and 4.88 gearing, welded and trussed axle housing, one piece axles. 33x12.5 tires
This is the best description I've found. http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html
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- 1977 CJ-7 Renegade (Daisy Jane), Levis trim, 304, TH400, BW1339 (MM), D30/Auburn Max, AMC20/Detroit/G2's, 4.88's, 33" BFG MT KM2's, Edelbrock Performer intake, Holley Sniper 4bbl EFI, MSD6, MSD ProBillet distributor, OME shocks, 4" ProComp lift.
I just used some Fastronix blocks from Amazon. I put a positive and a negative on firewall and a negative in the back. Direct wired the negative to the battery. The positive is off the ignition wire. On 76-77s the ignition wire is charged even during starting. 78+ I think goes dark until engine starts. Check your setup.
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djnineball
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i am the minority i guess. i went with led for the output, which is glaringly (like the pun?) different. in the daytime with the lights on there is a difference in looks but who runs lights in the daytime? i had to do a little cutting to the back of the housing as the led setup is deeper than the stock halogens but it took me all of 3 minutes with a grinder and a cutoff wheel.
stock passenger side, led on driver
and the important part, output. this isn't the best photo to show the cutoff line as the garage door was about 2' from the front of the jeep.
with both installed it looks like a bra!
stock passenger side, led on driver
and the important part, output. this isn't the best photo to show the cutoff line as the garage door was about 2' from the front of the jeep.
with both installed it looks like a bra!
gr8dain
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Can you show a pic of what the LED headlight looks like with the lights off? Which one did you go with?
djnineball
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they are pilot holden models. there was a guy who was building retrofit headlights for older 911s and i was around for the initial testing and the pilot lights were too deep for some models. this is what he told me:
this is the site, and they are actually called jeep lights now i see.
Pilot Automotive Jeep LED Light VP-3106B
it's kinda dark in the garage so i had to use the flash but i snapped a couple quick pics with my phone.
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forgot to mention there is one downside (other than looks if one doesn't like them). since they are led they don't really produce heat, so if you are driving in snow they can ice over much easier than halogens. they salt here just about anytime we get snow so it's not a concern for me.
gr8dain
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Thanks. I understand the icing over issue. I have heard that trucklites have a version that have heating elements to prevent that.
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- Newest is my '78 CJ5. It has a 304, 4 speed NP 435 with a Dana 20.
My daily driver is a 2012 Ram 1500 RCSB R/T.
I'm in the process of building a 1968 SWB C10. it has a built BBC, turbo 400 and 3:73's.
I want to replace my old sealed beam system with an H4 setup. Anyone have any experience with these? What harness will I need for this headlight kit?
RT Off-Road Halogen Lamp Conversion Kit, 7" Round, H4 55/60W Bulbs Part #RT28006
Thanks!
DJ
RT Off-Road Halogen Lamp Conversion Kit, 7" Round, H4 55/60W Bulbs Part #RT28006
Thanks!
DJ
gr8dain
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I used the speedway relay harness
JeffP
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- '75 CJ5, 304, T18, D20, D44s w/3.73 1974 CJ5, 304, 4 spd., Dana axles 3.73 gears. 1973 CJ5, 258 I6, T18, Dana 20, Dana axles 4.27 gears. 1972 CJ5, 304, 4 Spd, Dana 20, 4.27 gears. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150, J20 w/4.10 gears. 69 CJ5 Hurricane 4 cyl, 4spd all original! ‘53/‘54 M38a1 100% original but also 100% apart! Low 3 digit Vin! One of the very first m38a1s!
I’m building a CJ5 for a friend... he is soooo getting plastic eyelashes! Thank you!
I can get several sets, each time he peels them off I can sneak by his house at night & put them back on! Unless he purposely checks, he won’t see them getting in.
We briefly discussed painting it pink, but I just couldn’t do that to a CJ. Besides I think “BARBIE” is taken for the license plate.
JeffP
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- '75 CJ5, 304, T18, D20, D44s w/3.73 1974 CJ5, 304, 4 spd., Dana axles 3.73 gears. 1973 CJ5, 258 I6, T18, Dana 20, Dana axles 4.27 gears. 1972 CJ5, 304, 4 Spd, Dana 20, 4.27 gears. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150, J20 w/4.10 gears. 69 CJ5 Hurricane 4 cyl, 4spd all original! ‘53/‘54 M38a1 100% original but also 100% apart! Low 3 digit Vin! One of the very first m38a1s!
I used the speedway relay harness
$40 for a pair of relays? Are you kidding?
JeffP
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- '75 CJ5, 304, T18, D20, D44s w/3.73 1974 CJ5, 304, 4 spd., Dana axles 3.73 gears. 1973 CJ5, 258 I6, T18, Dana 20, Dana axles 4.27 gears. 1972 CJ5, 304, 4 Spd, Dana 20, 4.27 gears. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150, J20 w/4.10 gears. 69 CJ5 Hurricane 4 cyl, 4spd all original! ‘53/‘54 M38a1 100% original but also 100% apart! Low 3 digit Vin! One of the very first m38a1s!
I can’t take this! Give me a few minutes and check the classified section for headlight relay kits.