I've got an 01 f150 and about once a week i have to make a 100 mile-ish drive on an unlit road and my stock halogen lights don't cut it. I looked at HID's but i'm in college and I dont have the kind of cash to drop $200 on a set of headlights. I remembered back a few years ago when my friend had some 6" offroad lights behind his grille, it looked awesoeme. I'm looking for something REALLY bright, I will run them on an independent switch and only use them when there are no cars around so, I'm not worried about wether they are legal or not. Anyone got any ides/pictures of their setup? What will i need to have a setup brighter than a 55w hid kit? Is there anything out there for less than $100?

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should i just go with a retro solutions HID kit?

 

hey man use the search feature next time... there are threads up already about this..not trying to be a **** or anything...

i've got 2 kc daylighter 150watts on mine and it's easy to do.

 

yeah. i read up on some info on a few light systems but, what im looking for is a more specific comparison between HID and an off road 100-150 watt halogen bulb. how do you like your 150 watt bulbd, are they like super bright or, just like another set of fogs.

 

i put 2 6 inch off road lights from harbor frieght behind my grille the light cost me 40 bucks i made a braket from some scap metal mounted to the trans cooler i beleive they are just as bright as my head lights. sorry i dont kno how to post pics or i would

 

you can get an HID kit on ebay for $50. i got that and then a pair of lights and mounted them for $10. the whole thing was under $100

 

what?! HID's for 50$... sounds kinda sketchy to me.

 

i did mine and i got directions and pointers all on this site. i used some kc's my boyfriend had laying around. simple little mount. stare at things long enough and it will come to you.

 

yeah but his truck is different guys.. not being mean or anything..

listen here's mine



basically take off the honeycomb grill and the top cover. i put them in upside down and mounted them to a piece of the moulding that runs along the backside of the grill... works perfect

 

Now its time to fill those holes in your valence...

looks good though man. do you have any pics of the mount?

 

thats what i thought but figured id give it a shot anyways. they are the same brand im using for my head lights. the ones ive had in my head lights have been there for about 6 months now with no issues so far

 

wow. that is a sweet set up. what kind of lights are they/ wattage etc. how do they perform, are they much brighter than your hi-beams?

 

i've got 2 kc daylighter 150watts on mine and it's easy to do.

MUCH brighter than the crappy hibeam off these projector lights

i can't keep lights in the lower holes...rocks keep busting them up

 

I got HIDs in my truck for $75 shipped. They're great but I miss hi-beams. I have 100W Sylvania bulbs in the dinky Hella 2020's behind my grille and I mainly use them for DRL's since they are non-existant compared to my HIDs

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-150...spagenameZWDVW

what do you guys think about these? kind of a knock off KC but, theyre about 140$ cheaper and can't be that bad. they also have one with a blue lense, would that make any difference in lighting?

 

as long as you don't have a billit grill. I had mine mounted behind my billit and the output sucked. I moved them to my bull bar. I have 55w hid heads and fogs and am about to install hids in my daylighters as well. Let there be light!