Easy and reliable way to upgrade headlight performance?
01-23-2011, 06:29 PM
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01-23-2011, 11:45 PM
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Hunted down my install write-up. I only have one on-road picture, could get more i guess...No comparison pics w/ stock vs. HID, I forgot to grab one when I was doing the install.
01-24-2011, 04:02 AM
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From all the threads I've read ipf seems to be the best then add hids for even more light. Also reading some members installing cibbie housings but haven't seen a how to on this or I mustve missed it.
01-24-2011, 04:02 AM
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https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...on-Kit-Install
Hunted down my install write-up. I only have one on-road picture, could get more i guess...No comparison pics w/ stock vs. HID, I forgot to grab one when I was doing the install.
Hunted down my install write-up. I only have one on-road picture, could get more i guess...No comparison pics w/ stock vs. HID, I forgot to grab one when I was doing the install.
01-24-2011, 04:57 AM
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hella h4 lenses and susquhene relay harness. Its completely plug and play and couldnt be happier with them. The wires they use for the harness are more than sufficient, and again, completely plug and play. Added ddm 55w 4500k hid kit and the results are amazing! as close to a perfect cut off as youre gonna get.
01-24-2011, 05:07 AM
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I will chime in here:
My rig uses the Hella setup with the battery wiring harness from Susquehanna Motorsports. I ran this with Osram Hyper bulbs/Silverstars/IPF Fatboy blues and they BLOW away any other headlight kit out there. My girlfriend runs the IPF setup in her JK and the IPF lights do put out a better beam spread, which I will explain in a minute.
IPF kit: nice wide light spread with a high beam that looks like a flashlight beam right down the middle of the road. This would be ideal for use WITH the susquehanna battery harness.
Hella: Superior low beam, since it puts all the light on the road right in front of you much like headlights with foglights at the same time. High beam is wide and reaches farrrrrr away, but not as intense as the IPF high beam. There is also a dark spot in the middle of the light pattern on the road which is annoying at first, but you get used to it.
All in all, the real secret to the best headlight performance is the BATTERY HARNESS. My girl's IPF lenses are nice, but they are about 1/4th the brightness of my Hella lights with the battery harness running silverstars in both.
I ended up putting a drop in DDM HID kit along with my battery harness in the hella lenses and they work very well for the countryside.
My rig uses the Hella setup with the battery wiring harness from Susquehanna Motorsports. I ran this with Osram Hyper bulbs/Silverstars/IPF Fatboy blues and they BLOW away any other headlight kit out there. My girlfriend runs the IPF setup in her JK and the IPF lights do put out a better beam spread, which I will explain in a minute.
IPF kit: nice wide light spread with a high beam that looks like a flashlight beam right down the middle of the road. This would be ideal for use WITH the susquehanna battery harness.
Hella: Superior low beam, since it puts all the light on the road right in front of you much like headlights with foglights at the same time. High beam is wide and reaches farrrrrr away, but not as intense as the IPF high beam. There is also a dark spot in the middle of the light pattern on the road which is annoying at first, but you get used to it.
All in all, the real secret to the best headlight performance is the BATTERY HARNESS. My girl's IPF lenses are nice, but they are about 1/4th the brightness of my Hella lights with the battery harness running silverstars in both.
I ended up putting a drop in DDM HID kit along with my battery harness in the hella lenses and they work very well for the countryside.
01-24-2011, 09:22 PM
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I installed the Cibie lighting kit from Daniel Stern.
Because I bought the premade harness from him it was literally plug and play. I have never taken apart anything on the Jeep before and I completed this install in less than 1/2 an hour. You don't even have to cut any wires, just plug into the passenger side headlight plug.
I am running the 75/50 bulbs, so mid-range in terms of brightness vs longevity and they make a HUGE difference over stock. Even my wife asked what I did and she wasn't there to see me install them.
Because I bought the premade harness from him it was literally plug and play. I have never taken apart anything on the Jeep before and I completed this install in less than 1/2 an hour. You don't even have to cut any wires, just plug into the passenger side headlight plug.
I am running the 75/50 bulbs, so mid-range in terms of brightness vs longevity and they make a HUGE difference over stock. Even my wife asked what I did and she wasn't there to see me install them.