Jo's Jeep
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Finally got around to mounting the wife's door lights...
I LOVE those headlights!!! What are they/ where you get em? Looks dope BTWJust pissed you old farts off who are all "It's not a Wrangler without 7 slots" and "Omfg, I hateeeeee angry faces..burn them all" Good thing I pay the note on this bad boy so I can do what I want. Will drop the grill off to get painted to match the truck Monday. Hopefully once it's painted, it'll get rid of some of that light reflecting off the matte surface. Either way, I'm fine with it.
The headlights are made by HidProjectors. They are handmade. They will either take your headlight housings or purchase new housings, cut them open and modify them then put them back together. They cost a pretty penny but unlimited customization options so worth it in my book.I LOVE those headlights!!! What are they/ where you get em? Looks dope BTW
You are probably correct. They are still the lights I wanted so all the things you said are fine with me.they must be laughing all the way to the bank. That pricing is absurd especially for HID with Chinese LED accents. Hand made means hands assembled as are are most led fixtures. To top it off only a 1 year warranty. There are three things in life there are for sure: death, Taxes and Lights will burn out eventually... These would be a expensive maintenance item. especially as HID get phased out
From Izzy901's description, those are customized headlights, not manufactured. If so they require disassembly of the housings, modification, and reassembly. All of which require a decent skillset to complete with any degree of success. In other words; you get what you pay for and good work ain't cheap as they say.they must be laughing all the way to the bank. That pricing is absurd especially for HID with Chinese LED accents. Hand made means hands assembled as are are most led fixtures. To top it off only a 1 year warranty. There are three things in life there are for sure: death, Taxes and Lights will burn out eventually... These would be a expensive maintenance item. especially as HID get phased out
In the lighting business that is called a RETROFIT and using the existing fixture body is typically a cost savings measure. You are welcome to drink the Koolaid though. I design High end LED sports lighting fixtures high end LED fixtures that have 10 times the lumen output and do not cost what they charge, additionally with LED it is not an advantage to reuse a fixture body deigned for HID as they do not have the thermal management needed for electronics longevity, Ideally you want a fixture body engineered from maximum thermal management (heat sinking) otherwise premature failure is likely. This is important especially if you drive in a warm climate, heat is the #1 killer of LED electronics whereas heat is like a cancer it kills slowly and if not managed your crazy expensive lights will be paper weights in a couple years, after the 1 tear warranty. That is one of the weakest warranties I have seen. Now I know that these are HID with LED accents so HID put out heat (not good for LED), however the other issue is companies that manufacture HID lamps are getting out of that business, they will be obsolete before too long. (it has already happened in the commercial lighting market)From Izzy901's description, those are customized headlights, not manufactured. If so they require disassembly of the housings, modification, and reassembly. All of which require a decent skillset to complete with any degree of success. In other words; you get what you pay for and good work ain't cheap as they say.
Well, not today exactly, but yesterday..... and then some more this morning.This is a fun thread I’ve seen on a few other forums. Can be anything from mods to drives, to washes, etc. pictures are always a plus!
So what did you do to your Jeep today?
In the lighting business that is called a RETROFIT and using the existing fixture body is typically a cost savings measure. You are welcome to drink the Koolaid though. I design High end LED sports lighting fixtures high end LED fixtures that have 10 times the lumen output and do not cost what they charge, additionally with LED it is not an advantage to reuse a fixture body deigned for HID as they do not have the thermal management needed for electronics longevity, Ideally you want a fixture body engineered from maximum thermal management (heat sinking) otherwise premature failure is likely. This is important especially if you drive in a warm climate, heat is the #1 killer of LED electronics whereas heat is like a cancer it kills slowly and if not managed your crazy expensive lights will be paper weights in a couple years, after the 1 tear warranty. That is one of the weakest warranties I have seen. Now I know that these are HID with LED accents so HID put out heat (not good for LED), however the other issue is companies that manufacture HID lamps are getting out of that business, they will be obsolete before too long. (it has already happened in the commercial lighting market)
They are cool looking lights just way overpriced and not the best engineered product considering it is just a retrofit (at least the LED component)
Look being in the design side of the LED industry I also take exception to all the other so called high end LED 4x4 lighting out there, many are just trying to massively profit from the LED buzz. The big issue with LED for vehicles is you just do not replace a Bulb/lamp any maintenance is expensive and you have to replace the entire fixture and you better hope is 2-3-5 or 10 years something similar is available or when one fails you will need to replace both even if one is still working. Most LED lighting these days are throw away fixtures. LED performance is REAL, LED reliability is subjective.
Nice job on the spare I just cut a whole and called it quits. What is the thing and where did you get it for the door stop?Well, not today exactly, but yesterday..... and then some more this morning.
Baby got new shoes yesterday, or would that be socks?>?.
I have never had a vehicle with stock wheels; ever. So even though my OB JLUR came with the upgrade wheels. And even with Spidertrax WHS024 1 3/4" Wheel Spacers, it till looked way too stock for me. So, at the 4-Wheel Parts Expo last weekend I found a wheel that was a big departure from the stock offerings: KMC XD Series XD137 FMJ Wheels - Satin Black with Dark Tinted Clear Coat. BTW the spacers came off for this installation, sadly they were only on for about four weeks. But the Loctite gave the guys a challenge in removal.
Funny thing though, and I didn't realize it until after they were installed. These wheels have a "center cap" that completely covers the spindle nut and the lug nuts. Makes for a clean look but isn't quite designed to be compatible with the rear view camera. I laughed as I backed out of the parking place after installation. I actually watched the tech install the cover right over the camera and it didn't occur to me what I'd just witnessed until I saw the beautifully rendered backup guide-lines on a completely black display on the screen.
And borrowing (blatantly copying) the Spare Tire Bump Stop mod, I got that done this morning to compensate for the different wheel offset as well.
I'm also diggin' the OCD console organizer. Really adds functionality to the bottomless pit of a center console.
Oh, and one more thing. The H3 fire extinguisher came yesterday, so that is now snugly mounted to the roll bar.
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It would be cool if you could use all of your knowledge to make a reasonably prices 9" LED replacement for the stock OEM LED headlights that everyone would buy from you