Headlight Upgrades
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From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
My 98 cherokee is going to be my DD vehicle, and everybody knows how the stock headlights are. I was considering doing an HID kit on it. like the 6 or 8k ones. I have the link saved on my home computer, but I'm wondering what people have done to upgrade their headlights, and maybe before and after pics if you have them.
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From: LI, NY
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0, bolt ons for days...
HIDs slammed in stock housings suck. But everyone does them anyway bc OMG SO BRRIIYYYTTEE. pattern is what lights up the road.. I have hella housings and bulbs with an upgraded harness and it's nicer than hid splattered all over the road.
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From: Pasadena, MD
Year: 1987
Model: Wagoneer
Engine: Renix 4.0
My 98 cherokee is going to be my DD vehicle, and everybody knows how the stock headlights are. I was considering doing an HID kit on it. like the 6 or 8k ones. I have the link saved on my home computer, but I'm wondering what people have done to upgrade their headlights, and maybe before and after pics if you have them.
thanks
thanks
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From: Pasadena, MD
Year: 1987
Model: Wagoneer
Engine: Renix 4.0
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ok, jake, might take ya up on that, and i did see those pics. I probably will do the harness, and upgrade the lights themselves as well. the Hella ones are good?
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From: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L 6cyl I
I just went with Delta's halogen conversion kit. Direct plug and play, takes h4 bulbs (replaceable) no need to replace your wiring harness unless you put in 100w bulbs. I noticed a huge difference compared to the sealed beams, and it only cost 50$ plus shipping.
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If your OK spending some money go with NorCalMR2.com and get their HID projectors.
They are effing amazing, nearly plug and play, and dont blind oncoming traffic or scatter light all over.
I ised the Putco harness upgrade.
Also, moved to Chat.
They are effing amazing, nearly plug and play, and dont blind oncoming traffic or scatter light all over.
I ised the Putco harness upgrade.
Also, moved to Chat.
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From: Pottstown/Boyertown, PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 6 cyl
I'm not knocking the wiring upgrade I should do it but I just switched housing (forget housing brand) and to hella h4 bulbs made a nice difference Id suggest doin wiring and lamps way brighter way better pattern and might be more expensive to some of those cheap hids but if you want hids better than changing our housing and bulb I seriously think you'd need to spend like 1000 dollars , just sayin , oh check my build thread you can see my lamps and suck
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From: Chattanooga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
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If you upgrade the harness for stock lights I dont guess they will work for HIDs in the future? How much $ you think id be into with a decent set of housings a harness and bulbs?
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hid kits for cherokees have adapters to the 3 prong plug. you can still upgrade the harness and then use HIDs later.


