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City Lights


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I have been discusted with my headlights, and talked to Daniel Stern. He suggested Cibie or Marchal. The Marchal's are twice the price. Is it worth it, or stick with Cibie?

 

Sorry so late............they went to my junkmail folder.

 

I like it. So you have to cut, I guess there is no way around that. So how did you wire your city lights? Is that from the DRL? Its not powered by the low beam wire is it?

 

City lights are tapped into the parking lamp circuit. The three wires into the parking lamp are listed: Major, Minor, Ground. Tap into the Minor and you will have your power source.

 

Did you measure the voltage drop using the existing wiring b4 doing the relays? 20 gauge wire is good to 11 Amps. That is 149 watts @ 13.5 Volts. A 70W light should draw 5-6 Amps which is well within what 20 gauge wire can handle.

The factory bulbs are probably 55 Watts and it's a safe bet that the wiring was designed with a considerable safety margin.

I think it is reasonably likely the factory wiring will be just fine. Need to take some measurements and see though...

 

daniel thanks for your post

can you give us a breakdown of what a kit consists of and how much

it looks like there should be 2 "kits" one the cibie and one the more expensive ones for those of us who want the better ones

thanks

 

Sorry jeepik, the post you are refering to has been deleted because the author is not a current sponsor of Project-JK.com.

 

Cibie-E code lamps, $62. each
Relay kit with bulb connectors, $45. takes care of both sides
Osram 85/80w bulbs, $20. each
Wire, split loom, tie wraps, $40-45.
Time, 3-5 hrs for a 1st time doing something like this.
Having the light to see good, Priceless


Dont know about the more expensive ones but I think you would be more than happy with the results from this set up.

 

Writing this to add some detail to the thread. I did my E-code upgrade. I used H4 Bulbs that are the same wattage as the stock bulbs. So no harnesses. The noticeable differences are a more even light pattern, with much more light down low. The middle band of light from the stock lights seems to be brighter. I did not take pics of the high-beams. The high-beams on the E-codes are much more of a focused brighter spot. Will be much better for light from a distance.

Complaints about the JK's headlamps being too dim, makes me curious. I wonder if older versions of the JK had a different headlamp. My JK's stock lights are bright.


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