What was done to your JK this week?
JK Newbie
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Philadelphia, PA
Enjoy night driving!
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Covington, LA
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Shady Spring, WV
JK Jedi
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Bellmawr, NJ
Ur gonna love em! I had hid.... They were crap! No matter what I did they wouldn't work right while the engine was running.... When the engine was off they worked great, but didn't do much good if they flashed like police lights driving down the road so I got Trucklites. Definitely brighter and clearer light from the led than the hid...... Just my opinion.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Shady Spring, WV
Ur gonna love em! I had hid.... They were crap! No matter what I did they wouldn't work right while the engine was running.... When the engine was off they worked great, but didn't do much good if they flashed like police lights driving down the road so I got Trucklites. Definitely brighter and clearer light from the led than the hid...... Just my opinion.
JK Jedi
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From: Bellmawr, NJ
Former Member
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: USA
Long story short:
- Upgraded bulbs in stock housing = suck
- HID units in stock housing = suck. You really need to have a projector to use HID's at their best.
- Rebel Offroad apparently has a real nice HID kit, it's pretty bright, and seems to do well in the stock reflector headlamp housing, only thing is it's not DOT approved
- TruckLite LED's = pretty damn good but not as bright as JLS but they also cost half as much
- JL Speaker's = top of the line if you've got the loot
I just installed the TL's. Didn't even bother with harness upgrade to address the flicker. Barely noticeable on low but more apparent when using high beams but I barely use my high beams anyway and if i needed the extra light with no flicker, I'll just turn on my Rigid Dually's or 10" bar.
For the price, it's definitely worth it and I'm glad some of the other guys steered me to just go ahead and install them even without the no-flicker harness. You won't regret it. Just eat more ramen for the next couple of months
Last edited by DJ1; Jan 9, 2013 at 05:10 AM.
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From: Shady Spring, WV
Originally Posted by DJ1
There's a pretty lengthy review on another forum where the guy did a "headlight / headlamp shootout."
Long story short:
- Upgraded bulbs in stock housing = suck
- HID units in stock housing = suck. You really need to have a projector to use HID's at their best.
- Rebel Offroad apparently has a real nice HID kit and is pretty bright, only thing is it's not DOT approved
- TruckLite LED's = pretty damn good but not as bright as JLS but they also cost half as much
- JL Speaker's = top of the line if you've got the loot
I just installed the TL's. Didn't even bother with harness upgrade to address the flicker. Barely noticeable on low but more apparent when using high beams but I barely use my high beams anyway and if i needed the extra light with no flicker, I'll just turn on my Rigid Dually's or 10" bar.
For the price, it's definitely worth it and I'm glad some of the other guys steered me to just go ahead and install them even without the no-flicker harness. You won't regret it. Just eat more ramen for the next couple of months