Upgraded headlights again...FINALLY [with pics!]

Well I have a similar setup in my trail rig for some time, that is until a f*&%ing Walmart battery decided to go bezerk and kill my relays on my BigOffroad Headlight harness and thus killing my Narva Bulbs.

The new setup, now on the DD:

*Transferred BOR Headlight harness from trail rig to DD
*Hella 130/90W bulbs
*Hella E-Code headlight housings



Now I'll get to some pictures, but I don't have any before pics to compare with.

Low Beams:


High Beams:


Low Beams:


High Beams:


Monet well spent I must say!

Holy Hell! A little much for a DD but if oncomming traffic doesn't complain...

i like ur low beams better in the 2nd picture =/

Markos said:

Holy Hell! A little much for a DD but if oncomming traffic doesn't complain...

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I had 100/80 Narva Bulbs before these. The cutoff beam is nice and sharp, so oncoming traffic doesn't get much of anything, if they are aimed properly. I am willing to bet these with powerful bulbs are less disturbing to oncoming traffic then the crappy Silverstars that spread and light all over.

MaxxXJ said:

i like ur low beams better in the 2nd picture =/

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Those Hella E-Codes are nice housings, I swapped them into my XJ last month along with 100/70W IPF bulbs. Sadly, haven't been able to drive it much thanks to my engine issues.

freerider15 said:

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sorry, i feel like his low beams in the 2nd picture down were brighter than his high beams.

freerider15 said:

I had 100/80 Narva Bulbs before these. The cutoff beam is nice and sharp, so oncoming traffic doesn't get much of anything, if they are aimed properly. I am willing to bet these with powerful bulbs are less disturbing to oncoming traffic then the crappy Silverstars that spread and light all over.

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You don't have to sell me. I've been running Hella H4's for 12 years. I've never run higher than 100/80's though. For some reason, the Hella lenses take a lot of flak on this site. I'm not sure why. I've been running the original IPF lenses since 2001. I was originally sold on the supposedly thicker lense, which is helpful with the gravel they use during Colorado winters. It could be the bulbs, but I don't think my lenses are that sharp.

IPF also has a pretty nice cutoff for the low beams, here are shots last year using the 60/55W IPF glowring bulbs. both were shot about 15-20 feet from the wall.

IPF Low:


IPF High:


As you can see, a nice cutoff with the side riser for road signs/pedestrians. However, the pattern focuses more of the light straight ahead compared to the E-Codes. I think you get a little better range, but less to the sides. The E-Code high beam pattern is way better than the IPF high beam, that crosshatch stuff is annoying, although at a distance, it spreads out nicely looks like a wall of light (noticeable horizontal cutoff).

At any rate, either setup is far superior to a stock sealed beam system, stock Wagners or expensive Silverstars... I can't wait until my XJ is back on the road so I can enjoy my fancy new lights.

does anyone know if the Cherokees take the 165mm or the 200mm?

200mm

Thanks