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New JK Headlights

Old Jan 23, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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We your Jeep brothers and sisters demand the elusive "LIGHT PATTERN PHOTOS"!!!!!!
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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YES! i am very excited about these. thank you for working so hard to get them together
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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Yep, can't wait till the headlights get here.

In fact David, if your going to do a Fog Light Kit. Count me in.

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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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Alright, here are my attempts at taking pictures of the light. I used a Canon G11 set to automatic mode, no exposure compensation, flash off. The camera was set on top of the console above the radio, and the Jeep was parked on a slight hill aiming at another hill. After loading the pics on my computer I did not do any adjustments.
If you go to Flickr you can see the pics twice as large, plus the exif data in case you really want to think about how much light there is.

First our neighborhood with the Jeep lights off.


Next I turned the fog lights on.


Then I turned the new IPFs on to 'normal'.


Then IPFss at 'normal' + fogs.


Then the IPFs on 'high'.


Then I moved the Jeep to be pointing at a rock wall across the street. I backed up until there was like 20 feet or so between the lights and the wall.
Shot the wall with 'normal'.


Shot of the wall with 'high'.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Wow. That looks great. Thanks for the photos. Very excited now!
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by NormalJeep
It seems like most of the guys that have had to modify here and there have a 2010 JK. Anyone installed a 07-09 yet?
Mine is a 2007 Rubicon with a build date of Feb 2007.

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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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[QUOTE=paulp575;1528502]Mine is a 2007 Rubicon with a build date of Feb 2007.

Original connector:

Replacement connector:

Notice the difference between the ridges on the left and right edges of the connector (these will be shortened) and the width of the center locking piece.

Modified replacement connector:

We had to shorten the ridges on the left and right sides of the connector and trim (by narrowing) the center piece of plastic that holds the two connector together.

Last edited by paulp575; Jan 24, 2010 at 03:22 PM. Reason: Pictures are now viewable here; no need for link to posted pictures!
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:37 AM
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looks like the new piece is too thick in all 3 places not too long?
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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These new lights are going to be killer. Can't wait to have usable headlights in the Jeep! Thanks again to David for putting this kit together.
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BIG_Steve
looks like the new piece is too thick in all 3 places not too long?
That is exactly what we noticed at first - it would not go in all the way. I suspect that's why X-caiver used electrical tape to keep the connectors together.

We just cut out the "offending" ridges and narrowed the center piece and they clipped together like they were supposed to do!

I think over time the taped together connectors may come apart. Ever seen what an electrically-taped connection looks like years later? And we subject these connections to water and dirt!
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