KK headlights not bright enough?

[rukusjeep]

Is it just me or is the KK's headlights seem not very powerful. Even when I had my fog lights on last night from driving a co-worker home during a little snow fall. Blowing snow across the interstate, I mean the headlights seem they could use more juice, brighter and with a longer "throw". Hm.

On a side note, I have noticed there's little love for the Liberty as far as off-road products for the after market. Not just the KK but the Liberty in general. I can find more product for the Grand Cherokee and Commander than the Liberty. AEV is a cool company for after market but they do not have ANYthing for the Liberty. Is it because some do not see the Liberty as an off-road worthy vehicle hence few after market product?

 

[06Liberty]

Try some Sylvania Silverstar's, or the Silverstar Ultra's...that should help a little bit....BUT, they're about $30-$50 a pair depending on when/where you get em.

 

[rukusjeep]

What about HID's or something similar, do I need anything special to run those?

 

[06Liberty]

not sure exactly what you would need, but I know it's more involved than just swapping bulbs.

 

[Layston]

From Silvania's website:

High & low beam headlamp
H13 (9008)
H13ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H13XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light

HID conversion (High Intensity Discharge) kits are something different. You hook up a new ballast to your car's power (12V) and then you connect the existing wiring harness to the ballast and finally the new Xenon bulbs to the ballast. It's fairly simple but:
a) it uses more "juice" (amperage)
b) the bulbs burn out faster than normal bulbs
c) bulbs are more expensive

Here is an incredible price on a kit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H13-...rsion-Kit_W0QQitemZ280199923392QQcmdZViewItem
If you buy it, you specify the "color" bulb you want by the heat in kelvin.

From my experience, I liked the Sylvania Silverstars but I only got about 6 months out of them. I drive about 2 hours a day on average. So that would be only 300-400 hours out of the bulbs. The HIDs are typically rated at 2500 hours (from what I've seen - no first hand experience).


DISCLAIMER!!! Read this before buying HID:
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41131

 

[Layston]

I just re-read the Ebay auction. That kit has only one brightness level. Our headlamps have Hi/Lo - so if you really like the high/lo feature, don't buy that kit. There are others out there (that cost a fair bit more) that do both hi and lo.

 

[RIPGTP1997]

I bought one of those Ebay conversions for my 02KJ. I bought the one with the lo/hi feature. It works wonders. Tonz of brightness. And don't listen to the people above, the HID bulbs will outlast the length of your car, and they draw less amps, b.c it is a 35w bulb, not the typical 55w. Granted, it IS an illegal conversion, but the cops give me no troubles. And to pass inspection it is as simple as pulling 2 plugs, the bubls and putting regular bubls back in. Total install time took about 45 minutes due to finding a place to mount each ballast.

 

[08LIBERTYFAN]

bought my headlights for my 08 kk through ebay. Pillot 6000k. great price and and even greater look to my jeep.

 

[Dabitz]

What is the headlight code I need for the silverstars 9008 or H13? I went to Pep Boys' last night but they didnt' have that info on their computers.

 

[Mr_Nick]

Just remove a factory bulb and match it up...

 

[Dabitz]

Never mind, it's on the manual 9008 H13. I went to a couple of stores today but didn't find the Silverstars on that size. I only found Phillips Ultra something.

 

[KKDude08]

http://www.automotivelightingusa.co...d=1251&zenid=a64ee6b54bfcca5de36b8c7f6fa41551

Any thoughts on something like this?

 

[Marlon_JB2]

http://www.automotivelightingusa.co...d=1251&zenid=a64ee6b54bfcca5de36b8c7f6fa41551

Any thoughts on something like this?

Besides the fact that you may burn up your wiring harness and / or melt the headlight lens / housing? No. (The bulbs are too powerful)

 

[KKDude08]

Ok, I guess that answers that question. How bout Philips vs Sylvania? Looks like someone had a set of Sylvania's burn out after 6 months. Think Philips will last longer? I wonder if he handled the glass when he put them in.

 

[2003renegade]

is there a way to put whiter/bluer bulbs the the roof rack lights? i have the silverstar ultras for my hi/lw and fog lights..so should i just by 4 more fog light bulbs? is that even possible?

 

[LibertyOrDeath]

From Silvania's website:

High & low beam headlamp
H13 (9008)
H13ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H13XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light

HID conversion (High Intensity Discharge) kits are something different. You hook up a new ballast to your car's power (12V) and then you connect the existing wiring harness to the ballast and finally the new Xenon bulbs to the ballast. It's fairly simple but:
a) it uses more "juice" (amperage)
b) the bulbs burn out faster than normal bulbs
c) bulbs are more expensive

Here is an incredible price on a kit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H13-...rsion-Kit_W0QQitemZ280199923392QQcmdZViewItem
If you buy it, you specify the "color" bulb you want by the heat in kelvin.

From my experience, I liked the Sylvania Silverstars but I only got about 6 months out of them. I drive about 2 hours a day on average. So that would be only 300-400 hours out of the bulbs. The HIDs are typically rated at 2500 hours (from what I've seen - no first hand experience).


DISCLAIMER!!! Read this before buying HID:
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41131

FYI in Washington HID headlights are only legal on cars that come factory with HID. So whatever you get it will NOT be legal in WA as the KK has no HID option.

 

[KKDude08]

bought my headlights for my 08 kk through ebay. Pillot 6000k. great price and and even greater look to my jeep.

Pillot 6000k?

Cant seem to find anything about them, is that spelled right?

 

[KKDude08]

I ordered some Philips Vision Plus H13 bulbs today, I will let you know how they work.

 

[tjkj2002]

From Silvania's website:

High & low beam headlamp
H13 (9008)
H13ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H13XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light

HID conversion (High Intensity Discharge) kits are something different. You hook up a new ballast to your car's power (12V) and then you connect the existing wiring harness to the ballast and finally the new Xenon bulbs to the ballast. It's fairly simple but:
a) it uses more "juice" (amperage)
b) the bulbs burn out faster than normal bulbs
c) bulbs are more expensive

Here is an incredible price on a kit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H13-...rsion-Kit_W0QQitemZ280199923392QQcmdZViewItem
If you buy it, you specify the "color" bulb you want by the heat in kelvin.

From my experience, I liked the Sylvania Silverstars but I only got about 6 months out of them. I drive about 2 hours a day on average. So that would be only 300-400 hours out of the bulbs. The HIDs are typically rated at 2500 hours (from what I've seen - no first hand experience).


DISCLAIMER!!! Read this before buying HID:
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41131

True HID bulbs draw way less power then regular automotive bulbs,and they will last alot longer also.

I run 2 KJ HID's on my ARB bumber,they are 35watt HID bulbs,about half the watts of the low beam bulbs and draw only 2.4amps per light,again way less then half of what the OEM low beams draw.They may draw less power but are much,much brighter at the tune of 600,000 candle power per light,about 5-6 times the output of the OEM high beam bulbs.

 

[KKDude08]

I installed the Philips Vision Plus bulbs and they are great. Last car was a Benz E500 with Xenon lights and it is not as bright, but, with these new bulbs I don't think anyone will be complaining. I can see farther and street signs way down the road light up nice and bright. This should be the standard bulb. Also the vision Plus will last almost as long as a standard H13, the other REALLY bright bulbs have a rating of about 50% as compared to a standard bulb. VP is about 75%.

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