New headlights

Xterradude05

Xterradude05

Wheeling
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Location
Bowling Green, KY
So, I am considering the purchase of some headlights for the X. Just something a little different. Mainly because I feel the headlights are kind of boring and need to add a little more "class", if you will, to the style.
These are the ones I am currently stuck on:
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Found this on Google... I think they may be a winner..

Any thoughts on anything better?
 
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J Everett

J Everett

Suspension Lift
Founding Member
Location
Houma, LA
Tempting. Does it come with a harness that simply plugs into the bulb socket on the factory harness, or do you have to do some custom wiring for the LED's and the fact that the low and high beams are no longer in one bulb?
 
Deltaphi216

Deltaphi216

First Fill-Up (of many)
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Location
STL
i have them and dig them. I have 35w hids in the driving light
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here's the HID's in them. there is more glare above the cutoff than normal because it JUST rained. the pavement is wet and is reflecting light
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Deltaphi216

Deltaphi216

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STL
it SAYS plug and play but its not. You need to buy a female (i *think* it's female) 9007 socket to make them plug and play. the socket gets you a positive high beam wire, a positive low beam wire, and a ground. just match up the positives to each and tie both grounds together. the halo's, eyebrow leds, and under leds are individual positive & negative wires. I tied all three together and tapped the positive for the corner lights so they come on w/ the parking lights. Some people tap the turn signal so the big leds flash w/ the turn signal. the halos are NOT bright at all. you can't seen them when your headlights are on
 
J Everett

J Everett

Suspension Lift
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Houma, LA
Good to know, Delta. That's not bad at all. Maybe one day I'll consider them. Where do you get a female 9007 socket?
 
Diadaga

Diadaga

Suspension Lift
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Location
Virginia
I was looking at the same ones on Andys Auto for when I swap out to HID. Glad to see they work, I was a little worried they wouldn't look right.
 
Deltaphi216

Deltaphi216

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STL
i got mine used off of another member on TNX, but i don't see how the wiring could be all that difficult. hardest part is the socket which most autoparts stores carry.
 
JGBimle

JGBimle

Bought an X
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Location
Altoona, PA
I really like those lights but unfortunately there aren't any options for 00-04 in projectors. Thats why I made my own:

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I say definitely get those headlights. The performance of projectors is amazing as you can see from the pic how wide and smooth the beam is.
 
gorillamel

gorillamel

Lockers Installed
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Idaho!
Omg do it! I soooo love the look of these headlights and am quite jealous of those that have them... :p Someday I'll get around to it. But till I do, you should!

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civicjoe

civicjoe

lone wolf mod
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Nevada
I had something like this on my previous car and loved how they looked but how they preformed was still something to be desired, they were ok but not awesome, maybe had I gone hid kit they would have been better


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Prime

Prime

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Denver Adjacent
Totally jealous of your ability to just buy headlights w/ projectors already in them. Us Gen 1 trucks are relegated to the "custom retrofit" category. Which I love the look of, it's just a PITA.
 
Prime

Prime

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05x4x4

05x4x4

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Centerville, Texas
I have them too, but I find they don't put out as much light as the original lights do. I supplemented with a set of fog lights to get that lost light back.


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Cameron23

Cameron23

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Kansas
05x4x4 said:
I have them too, but I find they don't put out as much light as the original lights do. I supplemented with a set of fog lights to get that lost light back.


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You running HIDs?


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Cameron23

Cameron23

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Kansas
05x4x4 said:
No, on my lights they say not HID compatible... I don't know if y'all's do. Have y'all had any trouble with HID's



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You bought projectors that aren't HID compatible?


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Cameron23

Cameron23

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Kansas
05x4x4 said:
They didn't say they weren't, so I assumed they were.



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I woulda sent them back but maybe call the company and ask why they aren't they might just say that because HIDs as "intended" for off road use


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05x4x4

05x4x4

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Centerville, Texas
Cameron23 said:
I woulda sent them back but maybe call the company and ask why they aren't they might just say that because HIDs as "intended" for off road use
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Now that could be a possibility, I'm planning to fit HID's anyway. I was just saying they say that.



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Cameron23

Cameron23

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Kansas
05x4x4 said:
Now that could be a possibility, I'm planning to fit HID's anyway. I was just saying they say that.



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Be careful dude I don't wanna see a thread about melted housings


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Cameron23

Cameron23

Skid Plates
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Kansas
I must have been thinking about my old 55Ws not my current 35Ws


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K

knightrider

Bought an X
Location
San Diego, CA
No one makes a replacement headlight with projectors that are compatible with hid. The ones for 2nd gens are projectors designed for halogen bulbs and from what I've seen are worse than stock headlights

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Cameron23

Cameron23

Skid Plates
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Location
Kansas
First off love the sig

Second I don't think they can actually advertise as HID compatible since they are going into cars that are not factory hid compatible as in not aimed at the factory or regulated by auto manufacturers regulations. Technically any aftermarket hid kit is for "off-road use only" that being said it would make sense that they would cover their asses and say not for his use. I'd say its worth a try if it doesn't work you can sell the hid kit and go back to you're standard output but I guarantee the HIDs will have you seeing better


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knightrider

Bought an X
Location
San Diego, CA
Its not that they can't advertise them as hid compliant but the fact that they wouldn't make something that's not OE compliant. It doesn't help that projectors need to be precise and these are cheap, thus why they have terrible lighting with halogens or HID

Not sent with the stupid auto guide app
 
Cameron23

Cameron23

Skid Plates
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Location
Kansas
True if you look at TRS they adjust the lenses to be precisely the right distance from the tip of the bulb that is being used


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Deltaphi216

Deltaphi216

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STL
hid's work JUST FINE in them. It seriously improves the light output over the stock headlight housings. PLUS it has a decent cutoff line as well so you are not going to blind oncoming traffic like the idiots that put HIDs into the stock housings w/o projectors.

I know, I ran HIDs in mine from day one. Never had an issue with them overheating. not once.
 
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