Originally Posted by Kojack

Cool, I read that the heaters never worked well, but then again, that was from a JW speaker preacher. He "tests" the lights and JW tosses him all their lights for his rig. Should have known. I am going to try the Hella lights to see how they work, I am interested in them, if they are not that good I will get the heated TLs. I do like trying different things...I will have to see.

Originally Posted by thx1158

I'm sure there may be a manufacturing variance, but mine have worked well. For me the anti flicker harness wasn't a bid deal. TL's were developed for military applications if I recall correctly. Get why makes you happy. My only gripe is a delay between low and high beams when you switch them.

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

Yep, that they are. But, if they worked like most new car OEM headlights, would you be satisfied and looking at other mods on which to spend your money instead of expensive LED headlights? If the answer to that is "yes", then I submit you can get a decent enough upgrade with the Northridge 4X4 IPF headlights. Not only do they provide a decent light pattern for a modest price, but they are incandescent, so there's no flicker issue. And the lenses are glass, not plastic that will craze after a few years. And because they are incandescent, freezing/icing over is far less of a problem than with LED lights (though some are now coming with built-in heaters--the price just went up!). And they actually look like they belong on a Jeep. Let's face it: LED lights just plain look weird on a Jeep. Okay, that's a matter of personal opinion, so take it or leave it.

I will caution that the IPF lights do not have DOT approval. Why? They have a very tiny hotspot that points up at a high angle. So high that if an oncoming driver were seeing it, you wouldn't have to worry, because he's sitting up high in an 18 wheeler within about 15 feet of your bumper and pointed right at you--and I mean that quite literally. I didn't even know I had this hotspot until I read another website with a "lighting expert" who ran a bunch of tests. I went out and checked and sure enough, it's really there. Anyway, just food for thought, in case your Jeep dollars are limited and you have some interest in spending effectively ...



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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

http://www.northridge4x4.com/ipf-200...-headlight-kit

Except I didn't like blue bulbs, so replaced with a $20 pair of Sylvania Halogens. Much better than 2007 stock; not sure if Jeep has modified since or not. 2007s were horrible. Fog lights I have are OEM.