My new Hellas

[AnnieL]

Mucho thanks to all of ya for your suggestions, and to Lindel for walking me through some wiring issues like I was in pre-school. They still need to be adjusted, but heck, they are on there AND they actually work!

I've got the round hellas going to a toggle inside, t hey work whenever I want them to work, high beam, low beam, just parking lights on, etc.

The rectangular Hellas work off of the factory wiring. I did it all by myself!


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/Sahara81/5f9c9f2d.jpg

The toggle was a challenge. The place I decided to put it in is super thick plastic. There is also a place directly above that area where the light bulb goes for the heater and A/C controls and I didn't wanna screw that up.

Even after drilling the hole, I had to get behind there with a dremel and sort of bezel out the area where the back of the toggle sits so that I'd have thread to grab onto from the face side.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/Sahara81/484af4de.jpgI


Yea its very dusty in there right now!!

I went out and got a different toggle because I don't like the cheap ones that come in the Hella kits. Plus, they're ugly and ya have to drill a huge hole!

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/Sahara81/05ed7471.jpg

[Sian09]

Very nice! I bet you can't wait to drive at night to see how bright they are!

[krek]

That's Hella nice! :thumbsup:

[men in black]

Thats alot of light, are going to drive it or show movies.
since the front end is up in the air.:D

[AnnieL]

THANX! I'm glad you guys like it, I'm pretty proud of that project. :D I suck at wiring, and to have it actually working with a lot of help from Lindel-I am STOKED about that!!

Sure, I figured I could do a premiere showing of the new Star Trek, right on the side of my house!

Hella headlights coming soon, (Euros) but I gotta wait though, I just had an unexpected bump in the road with my shocks.

[Ristow]

not bad.will be great at night.good job on the mounting/layout,looks very balanced. i'd lose the covers on the lights before you cook em by clicking the lights on inadvertantly,you won't know with the covers on.

[jaber]

Nice job. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Its all the info I get from here from the guys that keeps me around here. I believe that guys like Lindel are what make it such an awesome place!

[Lindel]

They look good Annie, and I like the switch position, almost looks like it's factory. :thumbsup:

[mattmopar440]

Very nice I like the square round mix I might have to copy that :D

[grand_wag_85]

Very nice! I assumed you used a factory set of brackets for the one pair of lights, what did you use for the other pair?

[Carleysjeep]

Looks good Annie. I have used Hella's before and like them alot.

[AnnieL]

Very nice! I assumed you used a factory set of brackets for the one pair of lights, what did you use for the other pair?

Yup, factory brackets for the 550's.

The round ones (500FF's) I mounted directly to the bumper. (I have power tools and I'm not afraid to use them.) :D
:sawzall:

[AnnieL]

They look good Annie, and I like the switch position, almost looks like it's factory. :thumbsup:

Thanks for the kudos, everyone! No I can't wait to drive at night and see what I've got, especially with where I live...no ambient light, no light pollution and no street lights, oughtta be AWESOME when we have a new (no) moon!!

And Lindel thanks! I thought long and hard (days, actually) about where to put that toggle, seemed the only logical place.

I figured if I messed up bad, I have "donor controls" in the '88. Just couldn't find any place else to mount it without chopping the dash up, and didn't have the $$ to spend on a light control thing that I could mount under the dash.

[JPSwapMohn]

Wait.... You mean here is supposed to be a light behind the heater/ac controls? Mine have been dark since I bought the dang thing and I stupidly just assumed they failed to put backlights on it. So now I have to take my dash apart!

[Fiodh. Argus]

those look great- you are doing some impressive work lately! Keep it up!

[AnnieL]

Wait.... You mean here is supposed to be a light behind the heater/ac controls? Mine have been dark since I bought the dang thing and I stupidly just assumed they failed to put backlights on it. So now I have to take my dash apart!

YES U DO! It's a really small bulb-the bulb # escapes me at the moment, I'll post if I remember it!

[HD_JEEP]

Great work you've done there. Now I need new lights for my new brush guard and yours have given me some ideas :rolleyes:


:thumbsup: Great work :thumbsup:

You can now sing "You light up my life" to your jeep...

[J.J.]

Good job.

[J10/J20 Project]

looks good.

Paul

[yoslvr442]

very clean!! like them, good job

[firecaptain13]

I had that exact same set up on mine before I made the new bumpers. For the switches, I used a couple of factory one in the slots at the base of the steering wheel on my 88

[AnnieL]

Great work you've done there. Now I need new lights for my new brush guard and yours have given me some ideas :rolleyes:


:thumbsup: Great work :thumbsup:

You can now sing "You light up my life" to your jeep...

LOL! I was thinking more "Night Prowler"-
AC/DC...or....

my #1 choice-"Hit the Lights"- MetallicA http://planetsmilies.net/music-smiley-7532.gifhttp://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/party/party0007.gif

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[grand_wag_85]

I think I saw your wag last night

http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01434/63/62/1434372636_l.jpg

[AnnieL]

LOL!!!!! :lol:

And then she came home and put herself back up on the jackstands before I got up this morning.

Gonna have to go out and have a talk with that girl, she'll get a bad rep sneakin' around like that!

[firecaptain13]

Here's mine with the same exact lights
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/firecaptain13/day%203%20ouray/DSC_0285-1-1.jpg

[AnnieL]

HA! That's a trip!!
(Looks good, doesn't it?!)