Installed the HELLA500s on the pickup..nothing fancy

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 10:07 AM

Have 6 headlights laying around..2 KCs,2Hella500s and a set of hella knock offs. Decided today to mount the hellas on the bumper. Wasnt sure how I was gonna go about it, and I started thinking...ntop of the stock bumper, there are two bolts. They go through the bumper (down) and into the bumper bracket. I removed both of those bolts. The bolt on the HELLA bracket was slighlty to large. After some 2 second work with the drill...I got this.

Now the bolt that holds the hellas to the bumper, also acts as the bumper bolt. Looks prett damn good IMHO

This ad is not displayed to registered members.
Register your free account today and become a member on Yotatech!

keithguts · 09-25-2007, 10:10 AM

Looks like the same lights I have. What did they run you.

Also, looks great. One of the fastest way to make a frount end come alive.

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 10:22 AM

Dude..I agree. They changed the look of my front end, and I love it. Exactly what I needed. OO and how much did they run me? haha. $22.50!!! One of the "special" people at walmart marked them WAY wrong. Walmart had to honor the price though. It was a brand new kit, unopened with al the wires and switches. $22.50 aint bad haha. I went back to buy more, but it was the only one marked wrong

I also go a few sets of these. they are IDENTICAL to the Hella 500s.

Havent had them lit up yet, but they were real cheap.

96redtoy · 09-25-2007, 11:09 AM

where did you get the cheap-o ones from i have the hellas and the cheap-o ones look very similar.

wow i wished i payed 22.50 on mine i thought i got a good deal at 55.00 i was wrong.

ken.vs.ryu · 09-25-2007, 01:22 PM

I still need to install mine.

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 01:56 PM

I got the cheapos at Walmart of Pepboys...Think they were like 19.99. If you look REAL close, you can tell the quality isnt as great as the hellas, but that is expected. Im sure they are gona work great. Plus, i go through foglights pretty fast. Rocks/trees and all that mess. I need to find some good heavy duty grills for my Hellas. That way I can run them on the street, but still have protection.

Albert.G · 09-25-2007, 02:02 PM

looks mint, one question, do the hella covers fit the knock offs?

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 02:05 PM

haha^^ I already thougth of that...they fit ;-) They are a tad looser than the covers that come with the knock offs, but the ones that come with the knockoffs are so darn hard to get off. The hella ones actually work better.

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 02:11 PM

heres two more pictures for you guys....
First picture...On the left is the knockoff, on the right is the HELLA. You will see how similar they are. The knock offs dont say HELLA on the lens at the bottom and dont have the BLUE HELLA stick in the center.

Picture two is both knockoffs....one with the original cover, one with the hella cover.

Albert.G · 09-25-2007, 02:13 PM

hahah sweet deal post some pictures when there all mounted, and night shots

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 02:18 PM

I'll post night shots of the truck tonight, i gotta run out later. Im still not sure asto where im putting the cheap ones. Probably up on the rollbar? Maybe i'll do that this week or so.

tortis · 09-25-2007, 03:23 PM

i want to mount mine on my bumper, but as sure as i do i will run into something. i was wondering what it would look like with them mounted, now i know.

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 03:32 PM

yea, I was wondering to...It REAL simple to mount them there. All you have to do it take the stock bolts out and make the hole a TAD bigger. After that, you just use all the HELLA mounting hardware/bolts. Perfect spot on the bumper to.

cubcilecaptive · 09-25-2007, 03:46 PM

I don't have anything against cheap knock-offs (run a set of pseudo-Daylighters on my ARB b/c of trail damage), but you can't really compare those 2 lights. They might be the same dimensions/wattage, but the lenses on the Hellas are designed in such a way that the light is dispersed in a deliberate pattern. The knock-offs have no refraction elements in the lens, so the beam is not going to be refined. The covers are designed to look similar so that the average consumer thinks they ARE similar. That being said, $23 for the 500s is a smokin' deal.

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 05:04 PM

Here are the pictures...yes I SUCK at taking night pictures, and my camera made all the pictures real dark. ANyway...here goes.
Headlights only

highbeams

headlights and hellas

Im gonna go out and redirect them, as they are off a little. They are BRIGHT, my camera just cant capture that. May actually throw a higher watt bulb in them. Im in search now for better headlights....the ones I have are like candles

Albert.G · 09-25-2007, 07:31 PM

nicee, are those the fogs or the driving lights, sorry i guess i missed it

Tacoma750 · 09-25-2007, 09:47 PM

Tell you the truth I forget

I got them a pretty long time ago. I think they are dirving ligths though. The beam is pretty straight and narrow. I think the fogs have a more wide beam

Elton · 09-25-2007, 10:56 PM

i got the hella 500s with a set of streetglow 100watt bulbs alot better than the ones they come with

Jay351 · 09-25-2007, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elton

i got the hella 500s with a set of streetglow 100watt bulbs alot better than the ones they come with

would you have to upgrade your wiring to accept the 100w bulbs?

Elton · 09-26-2007, 12:59 AM

i just ran some 12ga wiring from the relay to the bulbs to be safe

Tacoma750 · 09-26-2007, 08:12 AM

Nevermind....my wiring kit handels upto 110 watt stuff..Off to the store I go.

Albert.G · 09-26-2007, 12:30 PM

did you relay them? my buddie had some raybrigs, 90w but holy fack were they ever brightt, "off road use only"

Tacoma750 · 09-26-2007, 12:42 PM

Mine are relayed. Actually remote control though. I can turn them on using a switch on the inside of the cab, or a little remote control on my keychain. I dont know when that would come in handy...I guess when I forget where I parked at night or if we are in the trail and need more light. I can turn them on from a few hundred feet away. Pretty slick.

Albert.G · 09-26-2007, 01:05 PM

are you serious, thats mint, were did you get that??

Tacoma750 · 09-26-2007, 01:19 PM

custom

used some HELLA wiring, and than some other wiring from a cheapo kit I had. Now I have the hellas wired into the switch, but I spliced in the remote to. I'll show you how it works...since im wicked bored with no work today and the GF is in class lol

09-25-2007, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
keithguts Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bay Shore, NY Posts: 1,422	Looks like the same lights I have. What did they run you. Also, looks great. One of the fastest way to make a frount end come alive. __________________ IF YOU DON'T DRIVE A TOYOTA, TEST DRIVE ONE TODAY! MY PICS 95 4runner 3.0 auto 4x4 My Rig My Rig RangerMan Enjoy Last edited by keithguts; 09-25-2007 at 10:41 AM.

09-25-2007, 10:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	Dude..I agree. They changed the look of my front end, and I love it. Exactly what I needed. OO and how much did they run me? haha. $22.50!!! One of the "special" people at walmart marked them WAY wrong. Walmart had to honor the price though. It was a brand new kit, unopened with al the wires and switches. $22.50 aint bad haha. I went back to buy more, but it was the only one marked wrong I also go a few sets of these. they are IDENTICAL to the Hella 500s. Havent had them lit up yet, but they were real cheap. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
ken.vs.ryu Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 639	I still need to install mine. __________________ http://ps3mods.blogspot.com - http://kenvsryu.blogspot.com 1992 X-Cab V6 5sp Manual 215k SR5 :D runnin 31x10.5 17.8mpg :)

09-25-2007, 01:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	I got the cheapos at Walmart of Pepboys...Think they were like 19.99. If you look REAL close, you can tell the quality isnt as great as the hellas, but that is expected. Im sure they are gona work great. Plus, i go through foglights pretty fast. Rocks/trees and all that mess. I need to find some good heavy duty grills for my Hellas. That way I can run them on the street, but still have protection. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 02:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Albert.G Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thunder bay Ontairooo Posts: 401	looks mint, one question, do the hella covers fit the knock offs? __________________ Snoyota...thirtee tree's lifted and locked

09-25-2007, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	haha^^ I already thougth of that...they fit ;-) They are a tad looser than the covers that come with the knock offs, but the ones that come with the knockoffs are so darn hard to get off. The hella ones actually work better. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 02:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	heres two more pictures for you guys.... First picture...On the left is the knockoff, on the right is the HELLA. You will see how similar they are. The knock offs dont say HELLA on the lens at the bottom and dont have the BLUE HELLA stick in the center. Picture two is both knockoffs....one with the original cover, one with the hella cover. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 02:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Albert.G Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thunder bay Ontairooo Posts: 401	hahah sweet deal post some pictures when there all mounted, and night shots __________________ Snoyota...thirtee tree's lifted and locked

09-25-2007, 02:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	I'll post night shots of the truck tonight, i gotta run out later. Im still not sure asto where im putting the cheap ones. Probably up on the rollbar? Maybe i'll do that this week or so. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 03:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
tortis Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: shreveport, La Posts: 1,273	i want to mount mine on my bumper, but as sure as i do i will run into something. i was wondering what it would look like with them mounted, now i know. __________________ 89 Truck X-tra Cab LCE Timing Chain 31'' Maxxis Buckshot 4.88's built by ZUK(the mind reader) Aussie Locker Front and Rear 63'' Chevy Springs Marlin HD Clutch Bilstein HD Shocks 2.5" Exhaust W/Dynomax Muffler 2-50 Watt Backup Lights

09-25-2007, 03:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	yea, I was wondering to...It REAL simple to mount them there. All you have to do it take the stock bolts out and make the hole a TAD bigger. After that, you just use all the HELLA mounting hardware/bolts. Perfect spot on the bumper to. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 03:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
cubcilecaptive Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 14	I don't have anything against cheap knock-offs (run a set of pseudo-Daylighters on my ARB b/c of trail damage), but you can't really compare those 2 lights. They might be the same dimensions/wattage, but the lenses on the Hellas are designed in such a way that the light is dispersed in a deliberate pattern. The knock-offs have no refraction elements in the lens, so the beam is not going to be refined. The covers are designed to look similar so that the average consumer thinks they ARE similar. That being said, $23 for the 500s is a smokin' deal. __________________ Greg S. NWA 1995 FZJ80, slee'd, arb'd, ome'd, snorkled, winch'd, 315'd 1998 3rd Gen SR5 Limited-son's-slee'd, arb'd, ome'd, winched, 305'd I don't want to talk about paper on my off time...or my work time.

09-25-2007, 05:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	Here are the pictures...yes I SUCK at taking night pictures, and my camera made all the pictures real dark. ANyway...here goes. Headlights only highbeams headlights and hellas Im gonna go out and redirect them, as they are off a little. They are BRIGHT, my camera just cant capture that. May actually throw a higher watt bulb in them. Im in search now for better headlights....the ones I have are like candles __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 07:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Albert.G Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thunder bay Ontairooo Posts: 401	nicee, are those the fogs or the driving lights, sorry i guess i missed it __________________ Snoyota...thirtee tree's lifted and locked

09-25-2007, 09:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	Tell you the truth I forget I got them a pretty long time ago. I think they are dirving ligths though. The beam is pretty straight and narrow. I think the fogs have a more wide beam __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-25-2007, 10:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
Elton Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Siletz,Oregon Posts: 10,663	i got the hella 500s with a set of streetglow 100watt bulbs alot better than the ones they come with __________________ My Truck 98 4runner SR5 3.4L 5spd 4x4 E-Locker Mods Mom 07 Tundra d-cab limited 5.7L 4x4 auto sister 92 pickup SR5 X-cab 3.0L 5spd 4x4 Papa 89 Pickup SR5 X-cab 4x4 3.0L 5spd/98 4runner SR5 4x4 auto 3.4L R.I.P 91 4runner SR5 4x4 3.0L 5spd Totaled 5/13/06 My Wreck Last edited by Elton; 09-25-2007 at 10:57 PM.

09-26-2007, 12:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
Elton Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Siletz,Oregon Posts: 10,663	i just ran some 12ga wiring from the relay to the bulbs to be safe __________________ My Truck 98 4runner SR5 3.4L 5spd 4x4 E-Locker Mods Mom 07 Tundra d-cab limited 5.7L 4x4 auto sister 92 pickup SR5 X-cab 3.0L 5spd 4x4 Papa 89 Pickup SR5 X-cab 4x4 3.0L 5spd/98 4runner SR5 4x4 auto 3.4L R.I.P 91 4runner SR5 4x4 3.0L 5spd Totaled 5/13/06 My Wreck

09-26-2007, 08:12 AM	#21 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	Nevermind....my wiring kit handels upto 110 watt stuff..Off to the store I go. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust Last edited by Tacoma750; 09-26-2007 at 08:18 AM.

09-26-2007, 12:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
Albert.G Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thunder bay Ontairooo Posts: 401	did you relay them? my buddie had some raybrigs, 90w but holy fack were they ever brightt, "off road use only" __________________ Snoyota...thirtee tree's lifted and locked

09-26-2007, 12:42 PM	#23 (permalink)
Tacoma750 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,237	Mine are relayed. Actually remote control though. I can turn them on using a switch on the inside of the cab, or a little remote control on my keychain. I dont know when that would come in handy...I guess when I forget where I parked at night or if we are in the trail and need more light. I can turn them on from a few hundred feet away. Pretty slick. __________________ 86 Ext. Cab Pickup 7 inches of lift/36 inch Wild Countrys Buick 3800 V6. Performance intake manifold,holley carb,Cam,headers,MSD ignition,dual exhaust

09-26-2007, 01:05 PM	#24 (permalink)
Albert.G Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thunder bay Ontairooo Posts: 401	are you serious, thats mint, were did you get that?? __________________ Snoyota...thirtee tree's lifted and locked

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Who has installed a Safari Snorkel on a pickup?	Taco Eater	84-85 Trucks & 4Runners	9	09-04-2007 11:47 PM
Recaro seats installed on my 87 pickup	soarerjzz30	86-95 Trucks & 4Runners	25	01-27-2007 05:36 AM
4wd 85-89 pickup, or 4runner (or 90+pickup)	alexchannell	The Classifieds GraveYard	2	11-04-2006 06:42 PM
TEC Turbo Kit installed - 86 Pickup RTEC	Hodakaguy	86-95 Trucks & 4Runners	3	09-04-2006 01:44 PM
Can 1991 Toyota Pickup bumper and valance fit on a 87 pickup	Dodgef150	95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners	2	12-01-2003 02:40 PM