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Old 09-09-2018, 10:41 AM
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Thanks guys.
So many have help me stay on the path, it's nice to be able to help someone as well.

Some extra notes on the headlamps.
The Hella glass lamp reflectors provide nice side spill.
JDM's 2200 lumen at 6500K is very white with lots of throw down a dark road.
There's a 3500 lumen model (8th Gen H4 $119) but that has a fan and power converter.
That extra bulk will likely not fit inside the light bucket and require external mounting.
The very brightest halogens I found were 1650 lumen and produce lots of heat.
2200 lumens for each headlight with minimal heat generation from LED was just fine.

Your total headlight replacement investment will be around $180.
That includes both the Hella lamps and JDM LED lights.

If you go full LED conversion as I did, the cost is about $300

Cost quoted does not include bandages for scraped knuckles or bourbon on the rocks when successfully completed.

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