Headlights

[89 MJ]

What is everyone using for brighter headlights? I’m sick of my old candles. 

[omega_rugal]

try installing a relay

[JustEmptyEveryPocket]

THESE are awesome in my rig. Just be very careful when you aim them. No reason to be a "glare of 1000 suns in your eyes" dude-bro. 

[89 MJ]

9 minutes ago, JustEmptyEveryPocket said:

THESE are awesome in my rig. Just be very careful when you aim them. No reason to be a "glare of 1000 suns in your eyes" dude-bro. 

Thank you!

[89 MJ]

20 minutes ago, omega_rugal said:

try installing a relay

That makes them brighter? Do you know how?

[omega_rugal]

18 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

That makes them brighter? Do you know how?

 

in the original setup the current goes from the battery, to the switch and then back to the headlights harness, that lowers voltage a lot, installing a relay makes the headlights get full 14v AND prevents the switch to overheat and catch on fire

[89 MJ]

4 minutes ago, omega_rugal said:

 

in the original setup the current goes from the battery, to the switch and then back to the headlights harness, that lowers voltage a lot, installing a relay makes the headlights get full 14v AND prevents the switch to overheat and catch on fire

Ok. Where can I find one of these relays?

[omega_rugal]

autozone? AFAIK there´s no plug and play solution for sale, you must wire it yourself, i would use 2, one for each headlight

[jdog]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-CERAMIC-H4-HEADLIGHT-RELAY-WIRING-HARNESS-2-HEADLAMP-LIGHT-BULB-SOCKET-PLUGS/290975680907?epid=25018508875&hash=item43bf80898b:g:YUMAAOSwxzBc2-B9

or

https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p6/H4_Upgraded_Headlight_Harness.html#/

[Pete M]

the solution to your problems has been in my signature for a couple years now  

[89 MJ]

2 minutes ago, Pete M said:

the solution to your problems has been in my signature for a couple years now  

Doh!!!

 

16 minutes ago, jdog said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-CERAMIC-H4-HEADLIGHT-RELAY-WIRING-HARNESS-2-HEADLAMP-LIGHT-BULB-SOCKET-PLUGS/290975680907?epid=25018508875&hash=item43bf80898b:g:YUMAAOSwxzBc2-B9

or

https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p6/H4_Upgraded_Headlight_Harness.html#/

Thanks!

 

17 minutes ago, omega_rugal said:

autozone? AFAIK there´s no plug and play solution for sale, you must wire it yourself, i would use 2, one for each headlight

Thank you!

[DesertRat1991]

 

1 hour ago, 89 MJ said:

What is everyone using for brighter headlights? I’m sick of my old candles. 

 

Truck-Lite LED with Putco harness.

 

Stock low beam:

 

Truck-Lite low beam:

[MiNi Beast]

I use a 52" light bar in the woods. In the city I maintain chitty stock sealed beams. 

[derf]

I run heated Quadratec LED headlights.  They're great all around.

[ghetdjc320]

HID Morimoto Projectors. Nothing compares to a good projector. 

 

[75sv1]

For an inexpensive solution, the Autopals are good at $50 a pair. They have twice the light as stock bulbs. Add in a relay harness and it doubles that. I am using Cibies though. Cibies, Bosch, Hella are quality, but $60-$70 each. I haven't tried the LEDs. 

[89 MJ]

9 hours ago, DesertRat1991 said:

 

Truck-Lite LED with Putco harness.

 

Stock low beam:

 

Truck-Lite low beam:

Wow! Those a bright!

9 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

I use a 52" light bar in the woods. In the city I maintain chitty stock sealed beams. 

I can’t do that as I need it to stay legal. 

8 hours ago, derf said:

I run heated Quadratec LED headlights.  They're great all around.

I’ll look into those. 

7 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said:

HID Morimoto Projectors. Nothing compares to a good projector. 

 

Thanks!

20 minutes ago, 75sv1 said:

For an inexpensive solution, the Autopals are good at $50 a pair. They have twice the light as stock bulbs. Add in a relay harness and it doubles that. I am using Cibies though. Cibies, Bosch, Hella are quality, but $60-$70 each. I haven't tried the LEDs. 

Ok. I’ll check some of those out. 

[PCO6]

I have Grote LED headlamps on my MJ & XJ.   They're great lights and are "sort of" original looking.   I also installed the relay harnesses mentioned above.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/Grote-90951-5-Sealed-Beam-Headlights/dp/B00QB0CCU4/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3CG6IY733G3HB&dchild=1&keywords=grote+led+headlights&qid=1599738133&sprefix=grote+%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-6

[89 MJ]

59 minutes ago, PCO6 said:

I have Grote LED headlamps on my MJ & XJ.   They're great lights and are "sort of" original looking.   I also installed the relay harnesses mentioned above.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/Grote-90951-5-Sealed-Beam-Headlights/dp/B00QB0CCU4/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3CG6IY733G3HB&dchild=1&keywords=grote+led+headlights&qid=1599738133&sprefix=grote+%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-6

Thanks!

[zomeizter]

Save yourself some dough, the halogens are adequate when you wire in relays. I went a step further and wired mine so that both headlight filaments remain on in high beam mode, I live in the country and I can light up the backroads nicely. There's some H4 conversion assemblies out there you could swap in if your original sealed beams are shot, price is comparable to replacement halogen beams. I went this route with my K1500 since the sealed beams were damaged, got four H4 housings and bulbs for 60 bucks on ebay...

[89 MJ]

24 minutes ago, zomeizter said:

Save yourself some dough, the halogens are adequate when you wire in relays. I went a step further and wired mine so that both headlight filaments remain on in high beam mode, I live in the country and I can light up the backroads nicely. There's some H4 conversion assemblies out there you could swap in if your original sealed beams are shot, price is comparable to replacement halogen beams. I went this route with my K1500 since the sealed beams were damaged, got four H4 housings and bulbs for 60 bucks on ebay...

Sounds good. Thank you!

[AZJeff]

I used these in conjunction with relays:

 

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07MRB4R3D/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07MRB4R3D&pd_rd_w=3GNmU&pf_rd_p=60f4d8bb-ce34-4daf-9823-4864ac29e442&pd_rd_wg=XTY8q&pf_rd_r=TS7E10ANJCH1NDBMPKBD&pd_rd_r=ed70d297-09cf-4a43-8bbe-fcbbe6fb3d28&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFJODI5RFVSU1RRQVMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA0NDk1OTgyT1BXUlUzWjJRS1YxJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNTE0OTYzR0Y0SlNWWlc4MUU1JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

[89 MJ]

8 hours ago, AZJeff said:

I used these in conjunction with relays:

 

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07MRB4R3D/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07MRB4R3D&pd_rd_w=3GNmU&pf_rd_p=60f4d8bb-ce34-4daf-9823-4864ac29e442&pd_rd_wg=XTY8q&pf_rd_r=TS7E10ANJCH1NDBMPKBD&pd_rd_r=ed70d297-09cf-4a43-8bbe-fcbbe6fb3d28&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFJODI5RFVSU1RRQVMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA0NDk1OTgyT1BXUlUzWjJRS1YxJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNTE0OTYzR0Y0SlNWWlc4MUU1JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Thank you!

[MiNi Beast]

To be clear I'm legit. Light bar use in the woods is legal.

[ghetdjc320]

Seriously, if your happy with halogens or LEDs then you haven’t tried a good set of projectors. Nothing compares