So here's my question; is there any chance of heat damage (more or less coming from the radiator) if i mount my Hella 700FF's on the front bumper? The only issue i see is that the back of the black ABS housing is sitting flush against the black material in between the thick grill bars. In my eyes, i don't believe the radiator would produce enough heat to do any damage to the back of the hella housing (melt it?), especially considering the radiator is already two inches behind the grill. However, i just wanted to throw out the questino to see if anyone has ever expereinced any issues with something like this.

The picture below should give some more explanation to what i'm reffering to as well.

 

Anyone have any input? Could this cause damage to the lights or not?

 

My buddy ran the same light there for years on his XJ with no issues at all

 

Where do you live? Do you run the a/c just driving around town at low speed? The a/c condenser get very very hot! Or maybe some put a larger bulb in the lights, did you buy the new or used?

 

Sorry I thought you said you had heat damage, my bad! No problem with my lights I put mine in the same place!

 

no problems, check my thread... same 700FF lights with 100wt bulbs.

 

does the plastic grill melt? nope, they will be fine.

 

Mines on the bumper I run the same lights,their a great spot!

 

If the plastic in front of the rad gets hot enough to melt abs plastic you sir have bigger problems to worry about

 

To everyone, thanks so much for all the info! That's why this site is so awesome!

Glad to know that they'll be fine there. I kinda thought they would, since everyone seems to mount them in the same spot.

 

Awesome, exactly what i was looking for, thanks. Did you upgrade the wiring when you moved to 100W bulbs?


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....you sir, make a very valid point.

 

Sorry for the late response...
Stayed with the original wiring that came with the lights.

 

Absolutely not. You will be just fine. Ran the same lights with the wiring that came with them on my 95 for years. Still on there and working fine as we speak.

 

No your lights will not melt.