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Originally Posted by Palf70Step
Best thing I can think of is to add relays into the light wiring harness. I used a kit I got thru LMC and it did more to increase the brightness of the lights than just changing to another style bulbs. I am back to running Sylvania sealed beams.
https://www.lmctruck.com/1973-91-che...dlight-harness |
Thanks for the link.
I was just thinking about doing this upgrade when I came across this thread.
I just ordered this kit. I was gonna build a harness, but I've got 100 projects.
Spend the $$, and take an hour to install it when it gets here. right?
Maybe it will actually get done now. We'll see if the relays are enough, or not. Either way, it should be a good step in the right direction.
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Originally Posted by RyanAK
Thanks, Bill. Relays was one of the first upgrades I did. It helped a bit, but I need a bit more light to feel safe at night.
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Originally Posted by RyanAK
I think I'm going to go down the path of installing the Hella or other (Jeep, those Deltas, etc.) 7" H4 conversion lens/bucket. That will give me options for a variety of H4 halogen or LED lamps to try. Even something like 55/100w high watt halogens. I'd be $50+ into 'good' SilverStar sealed beams and might not see that big of an improvement... so it makes sense, to me at least, to go another step and do the H4 conversion.
I'd give LEDs a shot, but extremely bright, white/blue light triggers migraines for me. One of my offices went to 'daylight' LED lighting and its a real strain for me to work there. Goal is to find a lamp/lens combo that gives me good distance but especially lights up the edges. Maybe driving lights are still in order down the road...
My relay setup could be improved too. I cut the harness and right now it uses the stock Hi/Low wires to trigger the relays. Relays are powered with 12g directly from the post on the alternator. 14g grounds from the relays to radiator support. Then the stock harness wire from relays to the headlamp connectors and between the headlamp connectors. Stock harness ground wire from the headlamp connectors.
If I go to 12g from the relays to headlamp connector, 12g between driver side and passenger side headlamp connectors, and ground the headlamps with 12g, I should see an even better result. Everything is clean and well done, but I think the skinny stock wire that remains in the power circuit from the relays to lights is a limiting factor. I really should get the multimeter out and reconfirm that I have 14.2v at the headlight connections...
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Keep us posted on the lighting upgrade. I'm interested to hear how it turns out.
-Russ