Anyone got comparison shots between the Truck Lite LED headlights and stock JKs?
03-15-2011, 09:10 AM
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The Hellas are pretty good for newer stuff. There are also some Koito-made units available from Nissan or Toyota parts department; now isn't the best time to try and find them though. They were hard to find before the earthquake...
The Bosch, KC, Round Eyes, IPF, VisionX, etc --- all junk too.
I haven't tested Delta --- they've at least tested and have ECE compliance. They'll have a new model soon that's DOT compliant. Say "no" to their blue bulbs though; I like Bogdan alot but not his blue bulbs.
03-15-2011, 09:42 AM
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Cibies are no longer made? Are the cibies from Daniel Stern bad?
Hilldweller, what did you mean by this?: "The Delta bulbs are just as bad as PIAA, Silverstar, or IPF; avoid those if you actually want to see where you're going."
Im looking for better lights in the JK. I have the hella buckets in my YJ and in the XJ I have cibies with silverstar ultras and a relay harness. The cibies are much better pattern than the hellas . The silverstar ultras made the cibies even brighter but I can't elaborate anymore than that since the cherokee is now my daughter's DD.
Hilldweller, what did you mean by this?: "The Delta bulbs are just as bad as PIAA, Silverstar, or IPF; avoid those if you actually want to see where you're going."
Im looking for better lights in the JK. I have the hella buckets in my YJ and in the XJ I have cibies with silverstar ultras and a relay harness. The cibies are much better pattern than the hellas . The silverstar ultras made the cibies even brighter but I can't elaborate anymore than that since the cherokee is now my daughter's DD.
11-06-2011, 01:39 AM
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stupid question but where i live daytimerunners are mandatory is there a separate bulb for that? or is it just the lowbeams are allways on?
11-06-2011, 08:34 AM
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Cibie Z beams are no longer made, but I thought the E codes still are. The Z beams have a better cut off than the E codes, and they are the ones Hilldweller used in his shootout
12-28-2011, 08:40 PM
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JW Speaker #8700 lowbeam:
JW Speaker highbeam:
JW Speaker Highbeam plus Truck-Lite Spots & Floods:
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I'll be testing Hellas tomorrow and IPF with a relayed harness. If the Deltas show up today, I'll test them too.
Bogdan at Delta says they have a new DOT product that will come out soon and perform better than their ECE-compliant products.
Of note, the only product that I tested that is neither DOT nor ECE compliant is the very popular IPF reflector; it is only intended for use offroad.
This is a shot of the IPF from the side. I was able to measure over 1100 LUX in upscatter from the light on lowbeam. This makes the light very ill-suited for use in any sort of bad weather. Good for seeing tree branches or blinding truck drivers though.
JW Speaker highbeam:
JW Speaker Highbeam plus Truck-Lite Spots & Floods:
*
I'll be testing Hellas tomorrow and IPF with a relayed harness. If the Deltas show up today, I'll test them too.
Bogdan at Delta says they have a new DOT product that will come out soon and perform better than their ECE-compliant products.
Of note, the only product that I tested that is neither DOT nor ECE compliant is the very popular IPF reflector; it is only intended for use offroad.
This is a shot of the IPF from the side. I was able to measure over 1100 LUX in upscatter from the light on lowbeam. This makes the light very ill-suited for use in any sort of bad weather. Good for seeing tree branches or blinding truck drivers though.
