Projector headlights 2000 xj
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Projector headlights 2000 xj
I'm wanting projector lights, and have found some halos for my Cherokee but have always been told you need a hid conversion kit, but the website I found the headlights on doesn't have a conversion kit for the cherokee
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Year: 1996
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Mine is an 87, and I absolutely LOVE mine.
If you email the giy his name is Tom, tell him Casey sent you.
The guy is incredibly helpful and an awesome guy to work with.
If you email the giy his name is Tom, tell him Casey sent you.
The guy is incredibly helpful and an awesome guy to work with.
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From: West Bloomfield,MI
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L, CAI, Edelbrock Breather, Optima Yellowtop
I'm a self proclaimed lighting guru and I'll tell you a few things:
Here's my headlights in case you were interested in what I'm running...
- Stay AWAY from any of the "projector housings" on ebay
- If you don't have any experience with lighting or retrofitting projectors, NorcalMR2 conversions are your best bet.
- NEVER take the cheapest route, I don't care what it is it'll suck.
- When choosing HIDs for your headlights, keep the color temp between 4300k and 5000k. You'll have the brightest, whitest light. Anything outside of that will be dimmer and basically garbage in comparison.
Here's my headlights in case you were interested in what I'm running...
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i had a set of MR2's as well. they where a good starter projector for any one. you dont even need to run HID's in them they come with bulbs. tom won even called me over seas when i ran in to some probs with them. for $185 you cant go worng.
http://norcalmr2.com/groupbuy/
http://norcalmr2.com/groupbuy/
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From: West Bloomfield,MI
Year: 1996
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i had a set of MR2's as well. they where a good starter projector for any one. you dont even need to run HID's in them they come with bulbs. tom won even called me over seas when i ran in to some probs with them. for $185 you cant go worng.
http://norcalmr2.com/groupbuy/
http://norcalmr2.com/groupbuy/
Either way, still better way better output than a sealed beam though.
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Originally Posted by 1996XJSport
I'm a self proclaimed lighting guru and I'll tell you a few things:
[*]Stay AWAY from any of the "projector housings" on ebay[*]If you don't have any experience with lighting or retrofitting projectors, NorcalMR2 conversions are your best bet.[*]NEVER take the cheapest route, I don't care what it is it'll suck.[*]When choosing HIDs for your headlights, keep the color temp between 4300k and 5000k. You'll have the brightest, whitest light. Anything outside of that will be dimmer and basically garbage in comparison.
Here's my headlights in case you were interested in what I'm running...
[*]Stay AWAY from any of the "projector housings" on ebay[*]If you don't have any experience with lighting or retrofitting projectors, NorcalMR2 conversions are your best bet.[*]NEVER take the cheapest route, I don't care what it is it'll suck.[*]When choosing HIDs for your headlights, keep the color temp between 4300k and 5000k. You'll have the brightest, whitest light. Anything outside of that will be dimmer and basically garbage in comparison.
Here's my headlights in case you were interested in what I'm running...
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Those looks just like what I'm wanting to run, but now I have a new question, the ones I've found are running the H4 xenon blue halogen light bulb but can upgrade to hid, if I just use the h4 would it be just a direct replacement? That's what it says on the site, but y'all know how that goes
Show me a link of the ones you're talking about, I think those may be the fake projectors. In which case, stay away.
Those blue H4 "xenon" bulbs are terrible. If you have a tinted bulb, it's just like wearing sunglasses, the tint will allow less light to shine through.
The real question now is, how much are you willing to spend on a lighting upgrade for your XJ?
This may sound a little crazy but my setup was about $500
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Originally Posted by 1996XJSport
Funny, because the ones I'm running are custom built by yours truly haha.
Show me a link of the ones you're talking about, I think those may be the fake projectors. In which case, stay away.
Those blue H4 "xenon" bulbs are terrible. If you have a tinted bulb, it's just like wearing sunglasses, the tint will allow less light to shine through.
The real question now is, how much are you willing to spend on a lighting upgrade for your XJ?
This may sound a little crazy but my setup was about $500
Last edited by marshalXJ; Apr 3, 2012 at 12:58 PM.