The H4 Lighting Roundup (or, how to brighten your lights!)
06-19-2007, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ninefofo
Low on project cash and confronted with loads of wiring issues, I was going to build my own H4 wiring harness but a Jeep friend of mine turned me on to this place: http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...l#HarnessTypes You can pick up a harness for $45. Mine just came in on Saturday. Item came two days after paypal cleared. Other than the bright yellow sheathing it came in, it is solid. I will cover the yellow with some black friction tape. I plan on getting one for the Jeep too 
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06-19-2007, 03:16 PM
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I believe our car is switched output. He wasn't sure, so I went with the switched ground. He shows an easy fix to reverse it if it is not correct http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...s.shtml#SGtoSP. One other thing I noticed, is that the wires are not soldered in like Rennbay's kit. I managed to pull out a wire in my feeding fiasco and have decided to solder the connectors. I got started yesterday, but did not finish it along with other wiring I have got going on. I will try to get it done this week before my Summer family trip.
06-19-2007, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ninefofo
I believe our car is switched output. He wasn't sure, so I went with the switched ground. He shows an easy fix to reverse it if it is not correct http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...s.shtml#SGtoSP. One other thing I noticed, is that the wires are not soldered in like Rennbay's kit. I managed to pull out a wire in my feeding fiasco and have decided to solder the connectors. I got started yesterday, but did not finish it along with other wiring I have got going on. I will try to get it done this week before my Summer family trip.
07-05-2009, 01:37 AM
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Darren...I hope you don't mind, but this posting was so good, and I was bugged by the way your original pics showed up so dark (for whatever reason). I adjusted the brightness and contrast in Photoshop, and the difference between the different light setups is even more striking...by your leave, sir, if you please...first, no lights...
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07-05-2009, 01:41 AM
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Then, the DOT-Legal Vision plus, high and low beams...I have to say, although the Vision Plus are some of the best DOT-legal lights I've seen, they still scatter too much for my taste.
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07-05-2009, 01:44 AM
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Then, with e-codes, low and high...I have a set of e-codes on my 92 Jetta (got the round headlight grille just to switch to e-code) and I will NEVER go back to DOT lighting...the sharper cutoff of the e-code makes use of the higher-wattage lamps possible, a MUST in deer country.
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07-05-2009, 01:49 AM
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And finally, with the e-code Xenons...(I think you might have been parked in a slightly different spot for these shots; the beam appears to be striking a tad high...still great output)
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07-05-2009, 10:54 AM
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Yep, little dark in some of the photos because it wasn't 1030 at night in summertime so there was still a little light out there. And you're right, the xenon ones were in a slightly different spot because I took those almost a year later. One of my yellow bulbs burnt out, so I tried out the xenons.
12-14-2010, 11:11 PM
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great info i wish i had seen it prior to my current setup would of saved me some money i am sure. i use the 7" H6024 6014 H4 EURO CONVERSION DIAMOND CUT HEADLIGHT and they work amazing. since i commute through moutains daily i like to have my fog lights ready just in case the weather gets worse so i use the euro spec fog lenses and they work well
03-29-2011, 04:34 AM
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Thought I'd add a resource to this thread. I used this guys kit in my old 4Runner/off-roader. Great tech info and lots of hard to get lighting products/electrical parts, e.g. Cibie lenses and Narva bulbs.
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/p.../products.html
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/p.../products.html