Jeep Driver Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Wow guys............ 5 colors 14g wire, 2 relays, 2 new lamp connectors, tape, heat shrink, solder........and 2 brain cells..........$40 and 4 hours make-up to install complete is all it cost me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backdraft Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Wow guys............ 5 colors 14g wire, 2 relays, 2 new lamp connectors, tape, heat shrink, solder........and 2 brain cells..........$40 and 4 hours make-up to install complete is all it cost me. That's great, but I only have one brain cell left. Honestly, I know they're easy to make. But I really don't have the time nor do I have the interest to build one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Wow guys............ 5 colors 14g wire, 2 relays, 2 new lamp connectors, tape, heat shrink, solder........and 2 brain cells..........$40 and 4 hours make-up to install complete is all it cost me. That's great, but I only have one brain cell left. Honestly, I know they're easy to make. But I really don't have the time nor do I have the interest to build one. 4 hours of my time and $40 worth of my money is worth way more to me than $40 spent on a Putco harness, which by the way, I've installed 3 of with absolutely no problems. I am perfectly capable of building a harness. I have everything out in the garage to do it. Wouldn't even need to go to the store. "Add to cart" works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 From the reviews I've read on various car enthusiast forums, the Putco harnesses come with cheap relays and so-so connectors at the bulb. It seems like the relays will eventually need to be replaced and the connectors can be altered a bit to work fine. I'll likely build my own harnesses and I'll post up the components I used when I do so. I'm down to my last brain cell, though, so I need to find that first before I do anything as I've heard that's another requirement of building harnesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Image Not Found As I stated earlier in this thread I made up my own harness upgrade. I tried the Silverstars and was THOROUGHLY unimpressed so I returned them and got my $49 back. I ordered the Autopals as pictured above and I've fairly happy with them, at least now I have bulb options. I ordered the 55/100 bulbs and he sent me 90/100s which I have not used yet, the housings came with the 55/60 and I left them in. Ya I'd say they are worth the $45 shipped. The only thing I had to do was bend the tabs on the mount ring and drill new holes to get the housing to fit tightly.....no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have the Autopals but they're the E-code models. Upgrade harness of course. Nice sharp pattern, don't blind oncoming traffic with 90/100 bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Image Not Found As I stated earlier in this thread I made up my own harness upgrade. I tried the Silverstars and was THOROUGHLY unimpressed so I returned them and got my $49 back. I ordered the Autopals as pictured above and I've fairly happy with them, at least now I have bulb options. I ordered the 55/100 bulbs and he sent me 90/100s which I have not used yet, the housings came with the 55/60 and I left them in. Ya I'd say they are worth the $45 shipped. The only thing I had to do was bend the tabs on the mount ring and drill new holes to get the housing to fit tightly.....no big deal. are the autopals glass lenses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Image Not Found As I stated earlier in this thread I made up my own harness upgrade. I tried the Silverstars and was THOROUGHLY unimpressed so I returned them and got my $49 back. I ordered the Autopals as pictured above and I've fairly happy with them, at least now I have bulb options. I ordered the 55/100 bulbs and he sent me 90/100s which I have not used yet, the housings came with the 55/60 and I left them in. Ya I'd say they are worth the $45 shipped. The only thing I had to do was bend the tabs on the mount ring and drill new holes to get the housing to fit tightly.....no big deal. are the autopals glass lenses? Mine are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgred2 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 SilverStars, Putco H4 / 9003 Heavy Duty Headlight Upgrade Wiring Harness and Cataract surgery did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Image Not Found As I stated earlier in this thread I made up my own harness upgrade. I tried the Silverstars and was THOROUGHLY unimpressed so I returned them and got my $49 back. I ordered the Autopals as pictured above and I've fairly happy with them, at least now I have bulb options. I ordered the 55/100 bulbs and he sent me 90/100s which I have not used yet, the housings came with the 55/60 and I left them in. Ya I'd say they are worth the $45 shipped. The only thing I had to do was bend the tabs on the mount ring and drill new holes to get the housing to fit tightly.....no big deal. are the autopals glass lenses? Mine are. Would you be willing to take a night shot of the light cast with those clear lenses? I'm wanting to see the dispersment of light. anyone with a set of the autopals with "ecode" have a picture? anyone with a set of hella or IPF housings willing to do the same... I'm about to place an order for a bunch of parts and they sell IPF, but if the autopals are equivalent might as well save $40. I do realize that different bulbs would make a difference in the light, but i'm looking at pattern alone and the cut off. I'm sure we'd all love it if someone had a housing from each company and used the same bulb in each on the same vehicle and had pictures comparing each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I have a set of the Delta housings with 130/100watt narva motorcycle bulbs and the putco harness. It's an amazing setup. They have great cut off and are ungodly bright. I only get flashed every once in a while and its usually by little ricers with blue HIDs. Spent a little more than I should have on it all, $190, but I'm very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 page 9 on viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31364&p=355318#p355318 has the IPF headlights i put in with just 55/60 antidisestablishmentarianism silverstars. the light cutoff is great, just thinking of upgrading the harness and maybe a bit brighter bulb down the road. once i adjusted them better the lighting was improved. got a decent deal from Rob at 4wd.com, if you get set up for the Comanche Clud discount you get like 10% off and at the end of the year they cut a check to Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 page 9 on viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31364&p=355318#p355318 has the IPF headlights i put in with just 55/60 antidisestablishmentarianism silverstars. the light cutoff is great, just thinking of upgrading the harness and maybe a bit brighter bulb down the road. once i adjusted them better the lighting was improved. got a decent deal from Rob at 4wd.com, if you get set up for the Comanche Clud discount you get like 10% off and at the end of the year they cut a check to Pete. I just sent my info over to get set up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawaboy13 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 With a putco harness, is it safe to run over a 100 watt bulb in our trucks or will it fry things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 there arent many bulbs that ive found that are over 100 watts, 130 is the highest ive seen and most arent really 130 watts. i havent had any issues with my setup and i don't worry about it. i trust it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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