new Headlight opinions

[trudz516]

*BlueSea. (damn autocorrect!)


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[shum8]

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]

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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Don't need no stinking visors...

 

[hole]

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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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.

 

[shum8]

A grumpy unibrow........ nice!


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[gr8dain]

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.

That is reserved for the JK. The Angry Eyes grills are popular on the JKs in my area.

 

[hole]

That is reserved for the JK. The Angry Eyes grills are popular on the JKs in my area.

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]

I also strongly recommend adding separate positive and ground blocks on your firewall. Makes adding ANYTHING so much easier and insures good current.

That sounds like a good idea. Do you have a link to a tutorial or pictures?


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[trudz516]

This is the best description I've found. http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html


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[007]

That sounds like a good idea. Do you have a link to a tutorial or pictures?


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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]

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!

 

[gr8dain]

Can you show a pic of what the LED headlight looks like with the lights off? Which one did you go with?

 

[djnineball]

Can you show a pic of what the LED headlight looks like with the lights off? Which one did you go with?

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:

I did extensive testing of three LED headlights: TruckLites, JW Speakers and Pilot Noldens. I found that they were all excellent. Initially I settled on JW Speakers and Pilot Noldens but as it turns out the Pilots don't fit many Porsches. Now I'm offering JW Speakers and TruckLites.

I have the brand new pair of Pilot Noldens that I used in my testing that I can't use because I work only with Porsches. I believe they fit your CJ-7. I put them on a par with JW Speakers and a step above TruckLites. Many Jeep owners use TruckLites but I rate the Pilot Noldens higher in terms of beam pattern, quality and appearance.

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.

 

[djnineball]

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]

Thanks. I understand the icing over issue. I have heard that trucklites have a version that have heating elements to prevent that.

 

[Agent915]

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

 

[gr8dain]

I used the speedway relay harness

 

[JeffP]

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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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]

I used the speedway relay harness

$40 for a pair of relays? Are you kidding?

 

[JeffP]

I can’t take this! Give me a few minutes and check the classified section for headlight relay kits.