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Maverick1701
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PostSubject: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Sun 14 Aug 2011, 5:31 pm

I have been wanting some lights for my XJ and saw these at the Harbor Freight store for $24.
http://www.harborfreight.com/off-road-long-range-truck-light-system-3029.html

I decided I would test them on my Sheriffs Ride (since Im out in that truck more often).
I installed them in about an hour. The kit comes everything you need (wiring,switch, fuses (already mounted in the wire))...its basically idiot proof.
All I had to do was splice in some longer wires since my siren box/control was located under the back seat.

I mounted mine on the my grill guard and might spring for two more if I like them.

Depending on how they do, Ill probably spring for more for my XJ and Sheriffs Ride. I like the fact that they cost $24 vs $60+ for the PIAA, KC, ARB lights.

Pics!



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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Mon 15 Aug 2011, 3:03 pm

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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Mon 15 Aug 2011, 4:02 pm

these suckers are bright!!!


I tried to snap some pics but they are so bright the auto-iris in my cameras couldnt adjust enough to snap a picture
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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Mon 15 Aug 2011, 5:17 pm

So they's purty nice huh? The price is cheap enough that if they go south on you it's not that big a deal.
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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Thu 18 Aug 2011, 4:25 am

yup, theyre decent lights for the price
been running them on the JK for a couple of years now.
They really rock with a $30 HID upgrade off of ebay stuck in them
used to have 4 on the windshield corners and 2 on the bumper, but after HID-ifying them I ditched a pr off the WS

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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:24 pm

what hid kit did you buy? I would love to make my sheriff truck HF lights HID
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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Fri 19 Aug 2011, 3:56 am

just search for "H3 HID conversion" and theres plenty on there - just make sure the kit has bulbs and ballasts
most of the buy it nows are in the $50 area but I managed to get both my kits for about $30 each - one was an auction for a full kit and the other I bought the bulbs for $12 shipped and 2x ballasts for $20 shipped - took a couple of weeks for them to get here from china but they were worth the wait.

The bulbs were a tight fit, but I got em in there - theyre a little larger on the back of the bulb than a regular halogen, but they definitely wont rattle Wink

If you're short on space, try to find a kit with the slimline ballasts.
Standard ballasts are about the size of a pack of cigarettes.

Oh and for maximum usable light, you want 6000K color temp.

much brighter and lower current draw is a win win

I'd just advise against wiring them as wigwags, HIDs arent gonna like the constant power cycling. thats why I left the 2 lights in my grill where the factory turn signals were as halogens - theyre wired for wigwag.
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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Fri 19 Aug 2011, 9:28 pm

NICE!!!! TODO list,,,Harbor freight!
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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Thu 25 Aug 2011, 1:41 am

Venom wrote:
just search for "H3 HID conversion" and theres plenty on there - just make sure the kit has bulbs and ballasts
most of the buy it nows are in the $50 area but I managed to get both my kits for about $30 each - one was an auction for a full kit and the other I bought the bulbs for $12 shipped and 2x ballasts for $20 shipped - took a couple of weeks for them to get here from china but they were worth the wait.

The bulbs were a tight fit, but I got em in there - theyre a little larger on the back of the bulb than a regular halogen, but they definitely wont rattle Wink

If you're short on space, try to find a kit with the slimline ballasts.
Standard ballasts are about the size of a pack of cigarettes.

Oh and for maximum usable light, you want 6000K color temp.

much brighter and lower current draw is a win win

I'd just advise against wiring them as wigwags, HIDs arent gonna like the constant power cycling. thats why I left the 2 lights in my grill where the factory turn signals were as halogens - theyre wired for wigwag.


thanks! they arent wired into my emergency lights (ie wig-wags or anything....I just use them as driving lights for county roads and off-road)
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PostSubject: Re: Harbor Freight Off-Road Light Kit $24   Mon 05 Sep 2011, 10:46 pm

Just installed a couple of these. Replaced the factory driving lights. Extremely happy and if they are destroyed, no big loss.
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