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Old 03-08-2007, 03:55 PM
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Put my Hella 500s on!!

I put my Hellas on last night, here are the first pics of it! The only thing I used out of their kit was the lights. My truck was already wired for extra ligts, and all I had to do was connect them!! They come on with the brights.







Edit: Dang, I forgot to tuck in those wires...hahaha oh well.
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Is that legal there? When I put them on my last vehicle (a Jeep...yeah I know) the guy at the shop told me I had to use a separate switch to turn on and off. Said it was against the law to have them come on with the brights. But that was back in PA.
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question? are thoes lense caps reversable?... if i were to mount the lights upside-down would i still be able to have the lense caps rightside-up?
my grill gaurd mounts onlu allow for upside-down mounting.
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Originally Posted by faubrunner64
question? are thoes lense caps reversable?... if i were to mount the lights upside-down would i still be able to have the lense caps rightside-up?
my grill gaurd mounts onlu allow for upside-down mounting.
They aren't, but nothing some easy cutting can't cure.
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look nice i just got mine on as well, in cali you cant have the covers off when you are on public roads
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nice lights. i dig it.
Old 03-08-2007, 04:28 PM
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Good lamps, I ran two sets on my old rig.
Will be putting one set on my bumper before to long.
Old 03-08-2007, 04:34 PM
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sts2usnss: I do have a separate switch, I just forgot to mention it, I can only turn them on when the brights are on. Thats what I meant. Sorry for the confusion

faubrunner64: No the caps arent reversable, the bottom is specially formed to fit around the bottom of the light.

norcalsvx: Yeah, we dont have that anal of cops here in texas, plus the roads are really dark in some parts, so you really do need to use them! I havent been pulled over yet with them off!

Thanks to everyone else, I am really impressed by the quality of these lights too, they are built really well, cant you use these and upgrade to 100watt bulbs?
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I hard wired mine right to the battery so i can turn them on any time and when the truck is off. I love them I had mine mounted to the bumper and when I put my winch on two weeks ago I had no bumper left. So I mounted them to the air inlets on the hood be the windshield. I think it looks awesome. If i can figure out how to get pictures on here I can show ya'll.
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Use Photobucket.com and just copy the image code!! Its really easy. Yeah I didnt want to risk running my battery down though, thats why i did it like this!
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Thats why I bought a Yellow Top deep cycle Optima... actually it's for the winch... but works well for the lights too.
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LOL I would have one of those, but they cost money, and that is a strange thing to me now!! haha
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those lights are great i have a set with piaa star white bulbs there way better than the ones that come with them see my thread for pics and such https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f131/hella-500-a-107577/

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