Head light upgrade: K-Tech suspension $25 wiring harness any good?

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So I went and got that 'improved' wiring harness. Now I only have my phone for a camera, and took all pics at 3:00 AM with no flash, and no moon out. Hopefully I can get these pics to go on
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This is how it came in the mail. No instructions, just a business card with that box to take a photo of. That takes you to their sight and Utube installation videos.
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These are lo and hi beam using stock wiring. Have Sylvania sealed beam headlights installed.
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This is with the new harness installed. Lo and hi. Plus a bit of my puppy's head in the hi beam. The telephone pole (kids ask your parents) across the street is aprox. 150 ft. The log pile on the left is aprox. 75 ft. The actual increase is more than shows up in the pics. The medium range has a lot more than it appears. And I suspect if the lights were aimed better it would be even better long range light. So, is it worth $25? If you plan on LEDS at some point I would say probably not, but if you have a hard time seeing with LEDS (like me) then you will likely be happy with this upgrade. While the company says it's the increased voltage that improves the lights I suspect it is actually the ability to flow more amps that is the real difference.
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I may have shown 2 'lo's pics for the stock set. This is a pic of the 'hi' before adding the harness. (If I did it right this time)
 
Chris said:
Did you take before pictures?
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The first 2 pics are before the harness. The last 2 were after the harness is installed. I should add that after I installed the harness pulling the headlights out, it looks like on a TJ you could just pull the harness off the back of the headlights and add the new wiring without having to touch the lenses.
 
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That's how my headlight harness came - in a no frills box. The installation couldn't be easier - the link to the video is more than sufficient. I think it took 15 minutes, if that long. The headlights need to be unplugged, but nothing needs to be removed or disassembled.

As far as whether the dramatic improvement is due to an increase in voltage or an increase in amps through the wiring, bear in mind Ohm's Law that current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points, i.e. I = V / R or V = IR or R = V / R. Its all related,


Here is the link to the $25 headlight harness: https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p6/H4_Upgraded_Headlight_Harness.html#/

Well worth the money. It may cost a burger and fries more than similar harnesses found on Ebay, usually from China or Southeast Asia, but this guy is American with an American business so I have no qualms about him enjoying that burger rather than me.
 
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Interesting. I have LED bulbs in my IPF H4 housings. They work great, but the beam pattern is a bit... meh... because I had to aim them in a way that didn't blind other drivers. If I ever stick regular bulbs in the housings I might get this harness. I had IPF H4 housings, Hella 80/100 watt bulbs, and a better harness in my XJ's headlights and it worked great.
 
I installed Hella E code housings and was less than thrilled with the output. After I swapped in this harness they are awesome lights and a great, easy mod.

I made by own harness for my XJ but this was by far easier and my time included - cost less.
 
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