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Old 07-07-2011, 10:40 AM
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anybody know where i can get 6 good lights cheap want 4 up front and 2 in back, would like to find square ones ?
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How cheap we talking? Have you looked on ebay? there are always some cheap lights there.
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Hit up pep boys or autozone, they usually have off the shelf lights that are adequate. +1 on going square, dont much like round lights on XJ's.
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Harbor Freight... they sell a rectangle pair of lights for only $13 they are bright, come with decent wiring and switches (though I would add a relay for each pair of lights)

they are much better than the $20 a pair ones that are at walmart

they are made by NFL, a company that makes replacement OEM lights

http://www.harborfreight.com/clear-l...hts-37349.html

here they are in action



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why is it that every photo i see of lights, is againt the light ? no one takes a photo , looking at the area that the lights shine on.
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Harbor Freight... they sell a rectangle pair of lights for only $13 they are bright, come with decent wiring and switches (though I would add a relay for each pair of lights)

they are much better than the $20 a pair ones that are at walmart

they are made by NFL, a company that makes replacement OEM lights

http://www.harborfreight.com/clear-l...hts-37349.html

here they are in action
I have a set of them on the front bumper. They are decent...for the price. The mounting sucks because the housing is plastic, BUT they do throw out a good amount of light!

If you are on a budget I would suggest those too since they are only like $12 bucks.
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Is the lens plastic on those suckers?
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i got those for fog lights, they're better than my headlights i need to replace them.
oh and the ones i got are glass
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Na, glass. I got a set in place of my factory fogs. I've hit some decent branches with them and they haven't broke though they did when i hit a pheasant at 60......
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Damn, cant go wrong for sure. Im about to order a few sets. Thanks for the info.
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I have a pair of them as well. Can't beat em for the price.

Ericfx1984,
How'd you run the wires for your roof mounted lights?
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Why do so many people say that round lights look bad on XJs? I personally love the look and my Hellas were really cheap when I bought them (40 a pair) and they're super bright!

This is what mine look like:
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Originally Posted by Crispy
Is the lens plastic on those suckers?
the ones from Harbor Freight are glass... the Walmart Baja lights are plastic


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