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Old 10-13-2010, 08:44 AM
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I was looking around online to see if i could find anything brighter because my stock headlights are just too dim and just dont cut it in the rain. I found the projector headlight replacements on eBay.. they look nice but im curious if they are actually an improvement compared to the stock lights. I have found two different kinds below is the pic of the set i would get. So are they worth it or garbage???

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i asked the same thing and couldn't get anyone to give me any info i was going to pick them up for mine but i not sure if they worth it.
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I would recommend these:

http://www.allthingsjeep.com/rpl-5089926.html
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last time i posted those up i got a whole lotta s*** for it. apparently they suck...
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They do suck. Go with HID Glass lensed replacements. There about $80 to $100, depending where you get them. Also wiring harness upgrade. The difference is like night, and day. Worth the money. After that bulbs are like $5.00.
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Originally Posted by TGL2000
last time i posted those up i got a whole lotta s*** for it. apparently they suck...
the ones he might be getting or the ones from allthingsjeep? It's be good to know since I was about to order a set from them based on a friends recommendation.

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last time i posted those up i got a whole lotta s*** for it. apparently they suck...
the thing i keep hearing is the more expensive .. the better. The look of the black projectors is def a nice look and makes your jeep stand from the crowd. I found this pic of a jeep with the projectors.. the jeep looks blah but the lights do stand out!

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They do suck. Go with HID Glass lensed replacements. There about $80 to $100, depending where you get them. Also wiring harness upgrade. The difference is like night, and day. Worth the money. After that bulbs are like $5.00.
Trueee .. very good point on the glass replacements, The plastic aren't as durable and will fade with in a year or two.
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Garbage x2.. I had ordered these lights.. When i received them the looked cool as **** , but soon realized the black housing we unable to reflect enough light. The cheap projector blured the light.. Next day returned.. Maybe if you decide to get a HID kit they may work better but for the standard H4 its horrible. 2 cents

I ended up getting the housings with glass lenses and 8K HIDs.
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not all projector headlights are garbage its a get what you paid for type deal with them. the best light set out for the xj is norcalmr2 projectors and angel eyes kit. it is a little pricey ($280) but a well worth it investment if your looking for better lighting il post some pics of them on my friends Cherokee (AJ6's)

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here are the pictures of the projectors as you an see they are amazing compared to stock. Major props to Aj6 for putting together an amazing thread about these. any questions you have about projectors shoot him a message.
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here is a comparison of my jeep and AJ6's jeep i have stock lighting and he has the mr2 projectors. its a night and day difference well worth the money http://norcalmr2.com/
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Originally Posted by JJaycXj
here is a comparison of my jeep and AJ6's jeep i have stock lighting and he has the mr2 projectors. its a night and day difference well worth the money http://norcalmr2.com/
wow!! thanks for the excellent pictures.. the last pic def shows the diference between the two and changing over the lights most certainly seems worth it..!
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Yeah not all projectors are worth it but these ones certainly are. When you go the HID route you want to use projectors because they dont blind other drivers and the projectors projector the light using lenses inside the housing. the blacked out ones are to black and are worthless these however arent. if you want these without angles eyes its around $170 but the whole setup with eyes and 8k are $280. check out the site and take a look if your interested. here is the write up about them created by Aj6.https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/lig...hid-way-41742/ this should answer most of your questions about install and other lighting options
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Hey I'm new to this site, names Justin, I have a 2000 jeep Cherokee sport that I just got back, well I'm interested in getting those headlights? Where can I buy them? Plus what taillights would go good with them
?!?! any other ideas or my jeep just let md kno, it's the forest green color, and it's bout to be lifted as well! Thanks again


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