I've been comparing the sylvania silverlights to expensive hid kits, i think i came up with a better solution to spending hundreds of dollars, just need some input on it - any help is appreciated.

can i use these housings -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/7X6-H6052-H6...2c56d0&vxp=mtr


with these bulbs -

http://www.dhgate.com/2x-car-120-led...82ee267e7.html

and will they be brighter than the silverlights? i figured it's about the same price and led's are known to have a long life, and i personally have had no issues with them in the past.

and lastly, will i have to upgrade the wiring harness as i would with hid? i assume not because leds draw less amperage, but I'm no electrician. street legal? will i still be able to use high + low beams?

figured this would be a great solution to spending $489 for an led pair for xj

 

Don't do anything until you upgrade the harness. The harness upgrade alone will increase your stock headlight brightness by about 30%.

 

Do not use those bulbs for headlights. They're crap.

 

I have been discussing the Truck-lite LED headlights with some Jeep buddies and these are supposed to be the hot setup. I would love to give them a try but $500 is a lot for a headlight upgrade. If the good LED upgrade is $500 I would be reluctant to trust bulbs that inexpensive.

http://www.truck-lite.com/wcsstore/tl/splash.html

 

You've tried that bulb before?

 

For $45+ it might be worth a try, I just wouldn't put a whole lot of faith in it and be prepared to possibly be disappointed.

 

Figured worst case I'd just buy a harness and some halogens / hid if the led doesn't work, I'll make it a write up if it works well.

 

I sell LED's and I wouldn't use those in a lawn mower. Do what everyone recommends and upgrade your harness or spend the 500 on the real LED head lights.

 

I looked at them a little more and see that they are rated at 500 lumens vs halogen typical 900-1200. Junk, thanks guys.

 

500lumes on like 24v maybe lol

 

When everyone mentions the upgraded harness are you talking about teh H4 conversion?

 

Upgrading the headlight harness involves adding a harness that uses the headlight switch to control a couple relays that get there power straight from the battery. You can upgrade the harness with the factory headlights and get some improvement. When you upgrade to ha H4 or LED bulb setup the upgraded harness becomes a necessity.

Putco makes one, there are some others (just do a search) or if you are good with wiring you can even make one yourself.

 

Putco, LMC, and now Rush Power Systems.

Rush Power Systems posts here on CF. Perhaps he'll chime in.

 

http://www.kelleyswip.com/coming.html

Also found this in learning my way around here. Worth comparing right?

 

Its a decent price and could work but I dont know if I would buy it for one simple reason. The guy doesn't know jack about electrical. The load on your circuit doesn't dictate what size fuse to run, the gauge of wire does! Then the size fuse and wire you use dictates how big of a load you can put on that harness (bulb amperage draw). He's sending out these harnesses and allowing customers to put whatever size fuse they want to in it. That's just setting up for failure.