I used Hella e-codes on my old XJ. They were legit AF.
I used H4 bulbs, not LED, and had them wired directly from the battery with the relay triggered by the signal from the OE harness.
Great housings. Sharp cutoff, great spread.
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I used Hella e-codes on my old XJ. They were legit AF.
I used H4 bulbs, not LED, and had them wired directly from the battery with the relay triggered by the signal from the OE harness.
Great housings. Sharp cutoff, great spread.
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I got the same box you show also made in Romania. I think my 4 sided LEDs will never work for automotive lighting.Originally Posted by Chris 16409
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This is a good video that demonstrates how to re-order the terminals in the DeLorean low beam headlight plug socket for H4 configuration. I didn't realize the bit about how the whole plug needs to be rotated 180 degrees to make sense of the modification.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnTgyeRJTME
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1983 Grey Manual, VIN #16409, Fresno, California
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Finally went for a night drive to test out the headlights. Very nice illumination. These are just the low beams. Leave the stock sealed beams for now.
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1983 Grey Manual, VIN #16409, Fresno, California
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Has anybody looked into using Hella H1 housings for the high beams? Looking at H1 bulbs, they appear to only have 1 terminal. But our high beam sockets have two terminals. Does anybody know how these work? I would rather not use H4 housings in the high beam positions. Thanks.
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There are two connections. The center spade and the outer shell. It wouldn't work with only 1 electrical connection. To use, you'd need an H1 socket to adapt it to the D's socket.
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just be careful with wattage. some H1s are 100w and they give out alot of heat, which will warp your fascia.
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If this was done for all 4 headlights, would everything function properly? So only low beams would be on while the lights are on, then highbeams on ONLY when you want them to be?
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Holley now offers LED 4x6 headlights offering the OE look that JW does not. Anyone try these?
https://www.holley.com/products/exte.../parts/LFRB140
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Those look nice. The description is great too. The only thing they fail to mention is construction. I love everything about my LED’s except the plastic lens. I suspect the lens will scratch, cloud or yellow before the LED wares out. Why can’t they make them out of glass?
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