ahardb0dy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks, the last link shows a towel or something, lol I'll stick with the Hella's, I've always liked Hella products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks, the last link shows a towel or something, lol That's a pretty expensive towel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 I know it's one of those stupid Amazon picture fails. Never go by the picture on Amazon. Maybe I should submit a user image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Here we go... This is just the low beams. No auxiliary lights or fog lights were used in this photo. Mind the dirty window... Edited January 23, 2013 by Tungsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Impressive, would you also be able to take a picture of your lights down a dark road, low beam and high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Just noticed, why did you mount the relays on the drivers side of the truck? I always try to keep the relay (s) close to the battery so the power wire from the battery to the relay is as short as possible, probably not much loss by installing them on the Drivers side but the purpose of using the relay (s) is to eliminate any loss that the OEM wiring would add. Just how I do relays, of course it's your truck. Won a pair of the Hella headlights on E-bay today. They are ECE model for right hand drive, so should be ok for the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Clutter reduction. I have my electric fan relay set up there on the passenger side. I measured the voltage drop and resistance and it was about 0.2v drop so it does not make a difference. The wiring gauge was good enough for me to mount the relays next to the airbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Found a good deal on Hella H4 bulbs today 55/100's, 2 for $16.66 delivered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 That's great. Higher wattage than 60 for high beam will be beneficial in some situations and you are still keeping the 55 low beam which is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Same bulbs I had when I had the Hella's in my old Hardbody. In the FSM it states the wattage for a conventional bulb is 65/55 but for a halogen it says 65/35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmiller07 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Found a good deal on Hella H4 bulbs today 55/100's, 2 for $16.66 delivered. Where did you find these? That is a good deal, and I'd like to grab a pair. Thanks for the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 4 wheel parts, with 10% off ends today I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 right hand drive I believe would make them european spec. as our vehicles are left hand drive? perhaps they mean driving on the right hand side? Hella makes a good housing, I would recommend. I don't recommend running the 100w high's for an extended period of time unless you have a relay harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Yes, I meant right hand traffic, they are E-code though, made for Germany which also has right hand traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Same bulbs I had when I had the Hella's in my old Hardbody. In the FSM it states the wattage for a conventional bulb is 65/55 but for a halogen it says 65/35 H4 spec is 60/55 Newer bulb designs should be 65/55 9004s are 65/45 and halogen sealed beam is 65/35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 How did you wire your new headlight harness with the relay's? I saw something on the Daniel Stern site about some Japanese cars use ground switching or something like that when switching between high and low beams. Did you ground the headlights to the chassis? or back to the relay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 It's wired to be switched at the hot side. The grounding is directly to the battery. I hooked them up exactly like 9004s just with different connectors. I know the H4 calls for a common +12v and 2 grounds but it will work as a 9004 too with a common ground and 2 +12v connections. The reason this works is that electricity will flow either way through a filament since there is no polarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Impressive, would you also be able to take a picture of your lights down a dark road, low beam and high. Here you go: Now I took these with my phone so they are not exactly the best exposure and quality. The phone only picked up the most contrasted sections. It should give you a good indication over what area they light up the most though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hytekrednek Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I currently have a 95 HB sitting in my yard with a toasted AT. May just have to pull the grille, marker and headlights off of it and put them on my 93 Pathy. Get me some good upgraded lenses and wohoo can finally see good. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Probably due to time i am undable to see the light difference from stock to new. Can you post them again? I have a set on the way for me as well. Hard to go wrong with IPF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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