Thanks for looking. I'm trying to decide on a set of offroad lights for my 4runner.
Two options I narrowed down to is either a pair of either: Hella 700ff lights converted to 55watt 5000k HIDs
or a pair of
KC slimlite 130 watt Halogens
Thoughts on either high watt halogen or HIDs
Any one have experience with those KCs or GG lightings lights?
thanks Josh

 

nobody? Thoughts on 55watt HID vs 130 watt Halogen?

 

I'm researching similar except using driving lights rather than long-range (the slimlite comes in a 100w driving or 130w long-range, the daylighters in a 130w driving, the 700ff is a driving beam, I think).....so.....
bump!

Also trying to remember who converted a pair of Harbor Freight lights to HID. Seemed there was a write-up on that somewhere. Might've been on UY.

From the little I've gathered thus far HID uses less power than halogen, with more light. That seems like it would be a good thing. Still, with the added expense of conversion or just plain off my chart price of HID and running just 2 lights I don't know how much of a problem that would be for my stock alternator. Sure wish I had more experience with this stuff. I'm not even sure I would want a very white light off-road in the dark, though I know my yellowy headlights by themselves do not rock.

 

I have the hella 700ff with orignal bulbs. Them by themselfs are good. Upgrading them would be awsome. Just buy good HID's to retrofit. I think the 100+watt light would be a battery drainer. And lots of heat.

What about o-reileys HIDs for $135?

 

Rechargeable HID? Weird. Guess they could be hard-wired? Electrical is my Achilles. *frowny face*

I did see comments about heat on a number of KC daylighter reviews, a good point. My lights are going on the roof, don't know about the OP's, though.

 

Oh wait....maybe you meant the hardwired version! Duh!
Ok, that makes more sense. You did say $135.....

 

I would go with the HIDs. I have bought numerous kits from these guys. Prices are great and the slim kits work out nice. Although those hella lights are not made for HIDs as the light will be thrown everywhere. Not straight ahead like your wanting.

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Product-Cat...hting/HID-Kits

At 130 watts, thats a lot of wattage. Need bigger harness, more drain.

 

High Intensity Discharge Kit most popularly known as VVME HID Kit is used to improve their light output of vehicles these days. HID kits are installed to replace the existing Halogen bulbs or fog lights with the Xenon Arch Head lamps as the light output after installing HID kit is 2 to 3 times more than the standard halogen lights. Apart from the glaring factor, HID kit is also used because it consumes less power as compared to the halogen lights.
HID kit consists of HID bulbs & HID ballasts to be installed in the existing halogen headlamp; some of the HID kits available are Plug-n-Play while some others come with adapters. HID Kit is used for brighter light output. HID Kit that gives the factory OEM look and is easy to install is mostly preferred. HID kit is available for different vehicles & is also available in different colors. Different HID kits are available with color temperatures that varies from 2000k to 14000k, color temperature relate to the color of the light output. For more: http://www.vvme.com

Bi-Xenon HID
9007 HID Kit
Xenon Headlights
Low Beam Headlights