http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3029

I know the quality of them will be fairly low, but $20 for two lights and wiring still seems like a pretty good price. Anyone have any experience with them? Harbor Freight sells a bunch of different lights, but these seems like the best deal. thoughts??

 

dude thats an awesome deal, 100 watt lights are def. what you want!
i swapped the 55watts outta my hella 500's an the difference is night an
day. i would suggest a relay, i see it comes with a fuse to, def. use it
awesome find!

 

they are having a huge parking lot say this weekend, im gonna jump on a pair

 

Everything that is electrical I have purchased from HF has either blown up or caught fire......just my experience

 

my experiences at Harbor Freight have been pretty good but you just have to be careful on what you buy. Take a good look at the lights, the cases, the gauge of the wire, ect. If it all checks out good looking i would say give them a try. For the price they seem like a decent deal but I would definitely want to give them a good look over at the store.

I laughed at this detail on the website on the lights

"Unbreakable high-polish metal reflector"

 

You know that red is positive and black is negative, right?

Ha Ha, just couldn't resist. Harbor Freight does sell some cheapo junk, there's no denying that.

it's still a fun place to spend a few bucks though, even if half the stuff you buy falls apart before the end of the week...

 

Dont get me wrong...they do sell some nice, cheap (disposable) hand tools and stuff. I have some jackstands, face shield, junk like that....

I forgot that we have a chop saw we got from there that has been functioning perfectly for about a year and a half....just be cautious...and keep a fire extinguisher handy

 

i dont know, they are 100 watt, and they have the H-3 bulbs in them. if im not mistaken thats what the Hella 500's come with. so for a third of the price i would give them a try.

 

I wouldnt trust them..

 

for 20 bucks just buy some knockoff KC lights off ebay.

 

i'd try em'/. I was looking at Autozone... they have a set of rectangle 100's for $25

 

Just buy some tractor lights...they're like 6 bucks a piece

 

Well i got some for 17.99. Works for me. Hooked them up so far they work good. havent had them in the bark yet. I hooked them up to my high beams with a relay, but when i turn all the lights off and the DRLs are on the relay just constantly ticks and really loud and annoying, I dont know if its the relay or something with the way the DRLs are wired up. Any thoughts?

 

Perfect example for;

"You get what you pay for"

 

The lights work just fine. Its the relay.

 

bought them, blew them. seems like they weren't water proof. it happened after the first rain. got some gasket sealer from walmart...haven't had a problem since.

 

i havent had a problem yet. everything seems good. Where did you seal them?

 

You can get rectangular ones from Wal-Mart for the same or less. But for $20, it's worth the investment. You might decide you like another design better, later. Then your only out $20.

A buddy of mine has a GREAT expression about HF tools and things. They all eventually turn into Hammers. Just some sooner than others.

 

That is a great expression. They way im looking at it, i know they will go out sometime in the near future but im able to see what i like i what i dont like before i spend 70+ on a pair of hella's. The BF ones are a nice beam which works, but i saw a thread that had corner lenses and next time i would rather have those on the front. Currently im using the HF lights as part of my high beams.

 

I would just cough up the $100 and get some KC's. everybody and their sister here in bend has tried the knockoffs from wallys and hf and target and eventually every single one of them ended up just going and buying a pair of kc's like mine and putting them on in my shop. i tried some HF lights on my mazda pickup a long time ago, they both got smashed almost instantly, and had very very poor sealing for moisture and dirt. My KC's stick out past the front of my bumper, i ram trees down with those lights, they get hit with all sorts of very very punishing objects and havent broken or had any issues whatsoever in 2 years.

my .02, especially because glass lenses dont make good hammers