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Oil Town XJ

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Location

Edmonton, AB

• Nov 18, 2009

• #1

I looking to get two good 7" lights for the front on my cherokee and I've been looking at the baja design's, but recently came across these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-HI...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3a54b541bd
Is it worth spending the extra money on the higher end HID's or will these lights do the job?

 

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austinaubinoe

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Location

Montgomery County, MD

• Nov 18, 2009

• #2

http://shop.oreillyauto.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=CSM&MfrPartNumber=99000CSK&CategoryCode=3151

 

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austinaubinoe

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Location

Montgomery County, MD

• Nov 18, 2009

• #3

i heard these were great for the money.

 

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Ian Christiansen

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Location

Shelby Township, MI

• Nov 18, 2009

• #4

A friend of mine has had those on his XJ for about two years now and they work great. He runs TSD rallies with his XJ so they take a beating and has had no problems with them.

 

ert01

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Edmonton, Alberta

• Nov 18, 2009

• #5

I had a set of those HID's and I ended up selling them to get the Soltek's before I ever even mounted the HID's. I'm sure they have good light output but I think the Soltek's will stand the test of time 100x over.

 

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btm757

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Location

Norfolk / Chesapeake, VA

• Nov 18, 2009

• #6

I think i just found my replacement for my hella 500s

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/electrical/154_0905_budget_hid_offroad_lights/index.html

 

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btm757

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Location

Norfolk / Chesapeake, VA

• Nov 18, 2009

• #7

Also does anyone know if the Oreilly ones come as a Pair or are they Separate???

 

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Ian Christiansen

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Location

Shelby Township, MI

• Nov 18, 2009

• #8

Seperate.

 

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TurtleBoyPW5

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Location

Marquette, MI

• Nov 18, 2009

• #9

You could always buy a set of hellas and a HID kit from http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php? There are tons of write ups on converting hella 500, 700 and 4000s to HIDs.

 

duke000088

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Location

Worcester MA

• Nov 18, 2009

• #10

btm757 said:

I think i just found my replacement for my hella 500s

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/electrical/154_0905_budget_hid_offroad_lights/index.html

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Sounds great. Wondering if they'll tuck up to the grill on a stock XJ front bumper? I have Hella 500's now... they're a pretty slim light and fit real nice. From the picture of these HIDs they appear to be "fatter".

 

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winkosmosis

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Location

Maui, Hawaii

• Nov 18, 2009

• #11

I don't like how those have an exposed bulb. If someone looks at it, it will burn their retina permanently. There needs to be some kind of shield in front of the bulb.

Since the light just spilling out from the bulb is useless, it might be a good idea to build an aluminum reflector cup and glue it to the inside of the lens.

 

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CherBear

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Location

Indiana

• Nov 18, 2009

• #12

Why does the JP magazine article say they are 99 per light, yet Kragen sells them for 135 a pop?

Is there some deal if you buy two or something?

 

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austinaubinoe

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Location

Montgomery County, MD

• Nov 18, 2009

• #13

i think they upped the price after JP made them known

 

CherBear

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Location

Indiana

• Nov 18, 2009

• #14

austinaubinoe said:

i think they upped the price after JP made them known

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Dang 200 bucks for a light setup like that would be amazing...

Having halogen aux lights with HID regular lights is kind of pointless, I really need to upgrade...

 

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-Kiel-

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Location

SLC

• Nov 18, 2009

• #15

I bought a pair for 200 bucks at checker here about 1 year ago. Still going strong on the buggy. Not sure what you guys mean about exposed bulb. It's in a sealed housing then they have a rock / cover that sorta snaps over 3/4 of the light. They still go on sale every once in a while. Mine were listed for 125 a piece then 25 bucks off for the week.

 

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bigdelt69

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Location

northeast arkansas

• Nov 18, 2009

• #16

what is an HID kit? I thought all you need are the lights?

 

Original_MudButt

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Location

In the eighth dimension

• Nov 18, 2009

• #17

I bought mine on sale at Kragen for $99 each.

They work okay. I put them on my Sierra 2500. The light output is not staggering.

IMO not too much better than halogens.

But then again, by the time the sun goes down in the dezert and I'm ready to do a little night wheelin', I'm usually 3 sheets to the wind anywho......:gee:

 

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TurtleBoyPW5

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Location

Marquette, MI

• Nov 18, 2009

• #18

An HID kit can be used to convert a halogen light into a HID light. They come with a pair of ballasts and bulbs.

 

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spinnerdog

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Location

sj ca

• Nov 18, 2009

• #19

So you are saying that most halogen lamps can be converted to hid with a kit

 

hubs97xj

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Location

Fort Wayne, IN

• Nov 18, 2009

• #20

This is where Google comes in handy...