I live 15 miles from town and can run bright lights 100% of the time and they still aren't great! Have any of you had any luck with any upgrades and if soo which are the best? Thanks for all the help!

 

Look in the Sticky- relay and bigger wire. Bulb design voltage is 13.2- you need that at the bulb. Make sure you add a fuse just incase the wire gets cut. Don't want to damage something.
YOu can replace seal beams with Euro replacement lights and run H-4 bulbs. Off road bulbs 100W/130W low/high are available. That will put more light down on the road-when properly adjusted.


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I used the Hella conversion 9004 bulbs and glass head lights it came in one box cost me around a 100 dollars Cad and i had to grind out the back plate to get the glass module to fit heh bet you are going to want a part number I will see if i can find it
EDIT this is the summit general hella link i used the ero ones at the bottom they are not DOT approved oh well ....
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294887656
EDIT http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
this link is to the set

 

get the Hella H4 conversion lamp housings and stick HIDs in them. mine are awesome

a little costy but worth it I think

H4 HID conversions i bought at VVME... see their website, sorry i dont have the link.

this is the best solution to poor headlights Ive ever found... good luck.

 

Relays and Sylvania SilverStars. It's like day.

 

ive had both. from sylvania silver star are great they were 32 dollers each then i went to the converson kit i dont think its hella but samething those were 42 dollers or 48 dollers each and there even better cuz u can upgrade the bulb like Jwood said to HIDS which is next on my list. but the bulb u get is 9003 buld. i hav a pics ill load them latter

 

check out danielsternlighting.com

 

the hellas are not sealed beam and they are higher grade glass so they are a prime candidate for the hid down the road ... exactly what i am planning to

 

I will second that.

SEALED BEAM Sylvania SilverStars, relays, along with big wire, including replacing the wimpy stock sockets at the back of the lights, and BIG grounds.

You will be amazed.

 

is there anyway i can get really bright white headlights without adding relays or changing out the wiring. I want a brighter than stock bulb that I can just simply exchange with the one on the truck.

 

No. The stock headlight wiring sucks. You probably only have 12 volts there with the engine running. Just doing the relays will make a huge improvement - it's amazing how much more light even cheap headlights will put out with 14 volts...

 

Of the two trucks that I have so far done, prior to changing anything, one had slightly less than 10-volts at the lights with engine running, and the other slightly over 10-volts.


After re-wiring, up-grading, and relays, both have over 14-volts at the lights.


The same can be accomplished by ignoring the factory switch and running BIG wire through a big toggle-switch, plus big grounds.

The relay just moves the switching out under the hood and allows the function of the factory switch to be kept.

A relay is not some magic miracle; it is merely a remotely triggered switch that can perform the make/break of the circuit no better than a plain old switch.

 

I second the relay conversion - works great. The only problem I have found is headlights last less than a year - usually the drivers side - but it is well worth the change over.

Bob

 

See my sig. The Hella conversion kit came with 55w low beams and 60w high beam element H4 bulbs. I exchanged them for the 55-100w and they work great.

 

Thanks soo much Guys! Everyone is always more than helpfull!