Mounting Hella 500's

[YXwhenUcanFAB?]

Ive looked through a ton of readers pictures and serched......
Is there room to drill and mount a set of Hella 500's on the stock front bumper of an XJ, and get them all adjusted?? It looks like there may not be enough room between the bumper and the face of the grill.

 

[ehall]

yeah they fit fine, they are close but not touching. you should have holes there already actually

 

[derrickdrew17]

Most newer cherokee's dont have holes... My 98 dont and so does my friends 99. they both are sport's

 

[besthaticouldo]

i had holes...they fit great...

 

[YXwhenUcanFAB?]

Sweet!!! Thanks for the info guys! I was looking this morning, no holes on my 2000 classic. Nothing my Dewalt and a drill bit cant fix. Looks like ive got something to do this weekend!

 

[Semper Fi]

I thought these might help you out.

 

[FransWhiteXJ]

I thought these might help you out.

I have Hella 700FF mounted on my front bumper like above, but pushed further towards the bumper over-rides. The 700's are much larger in diameter than the 500's. There is plenty of room behind them for adjustment.

Fran

 

[FreemansXJ]

I mounted them on the bumper of my 99....

John

 

[xcm]

the question is not IF you can mount them, the question is; will they stay aimed where you aim them??

 

[besthaticouldo]

yea mine stayed aimed through a mountain trail...everything seemed good on them. no problems what so ever.

 

[Semper Fi]

if you tighten them down, yes they stay aimed, but becareful when you are under the hood that you don't bump them.

 

[FreemansXJ]

the question is not IF you can mount them, the question is; will they stay aimed where you aim them??

I never had a problem with mine at all. As stated above, you need to pay attention when working under the hood.


JOhn

 

[TwistedcaB]

how do you guys like the hella 500's

 

[XJ Eric]

Provide plenty of long range light and don't have that annoying dark spot in the middle of the beam. pretty durable as well

 

[Ba-Riedo]

X2, I think for the price, they are probably the best you can get.

-Alex

 

[94CountryXJ]

My 94 had holes. i bought 2 more sets for when I get my lightbar at wal mart for 440 a pair on clearance

 

[FlexdXJ]

Here's one of my buddies jeep. 157db doesn't move them

Here's mine they stayed aimed but i blew a relay that day

 

[xcm]

the issue with keeping them aimed came for me after a while of abuse, the bushing just doesnt hold like it used to. .
otherwise... for the price... unbeatable, the optics are surprising. i like mine
definately go w/ the driving pattern

 

[jeepster_259]

Here's mine with 4 Hella 500's on a 98. Looks Sweet.

 

[ehall]

I use the fogs and they are awesome, they put a very wide, very bright pattern of light around the whole front of the jeep. In daytime I see them better than the Hella H4 headlights. Here's a pic showing the gap, and the new guards