Headlight upgrade

[71BRONCO71]

I have had these sitting on the shelf for a long time. I've been waiting for my off the shelf lights to burn out before I replaced them.
Today was that day. The off the shelf ones still work but I had an extra 10 mins.

I have never wanted a plastic housing with LEDs. I wanted a glass housing and found HELLA makes a glass housing with replaceable H4 bulbs.

Sylvania Performance
Glass housing. Non replaceable bulbs
HELLA 2395801
Glass Housing. Replaceable H4 bulbs

[71BRONCO71]

Before
Low/High

[71BRONCO71]

After
Low/high

[71BRONCO71]

As always, photos do no justice.

These lights are brighter and if I wanted to, I can change the bulb to a different temperature and lumens.
I will run these until the bulbs burn out and then get something more bright and more annoying for passerbys

[904Bronco]

There are rectangle Hella versions too, you need relays to run them...

[CityHick]

I ran those headlights for many years, with illegally high wattage bulbs. They started to get dimmer and dimmer to the point where I felt unsafe driving at night. I pulled them out to inspect and found what appeared to be heat damage to the housings. The reflectors were not "reflecting" the way they once were. I replaced them with sealed (plastic) LED headlights which are far brighter than the Hellas ever were, with a better pattern, and they draw a fraction of the power.

I think I simply had bad luck. Maybe defective housings, maybe bulbs that I never should have been running..

I think I still have the replaceable H4 bulbs here somewhere. If I find them, they are yours for spares...

[71BRONCO71]

Deal!

[71BRONCO71]

There are rectangle Hella versions too, you need relays to run them...

slipped my mind. I have a relay for the lights.
I learned real quick that these broncos need a relay harness for the headlights.

I think I still have the replaceable H4 bulbs here somewhere. If I find them, they are yours for spares...

deal!
I've had this swap on the shelf for so many years. I lost count.
Since I had yesterday off I decided it was time to put them on. I honestly cannot tell you when I put the cheap kregon auto parts headlights on. I'm surprised that they still work. (I think they are from 2004 when I brought the bronco home.)

[ba123]

I went with some oracle led lights with a halo that I’m using for drl and turn signals since I eliminated the turns on the sides.

I bought some Oracle that connect to bt and you can control it but wouldn’t work for the turns so need to sell those.