Need some headlights for winter just can’t find any that get warm so it will melt the ice off them
What's a good headlight for winter that doesn't freeze?
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If you want LED Rigid makes one with a heater on the lens. I run them on my red LJ.
ErikOffroad
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If u want aftermarket led headlights with heaters there’s only a few options and there expensive.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0102OHPRO/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Switching back to halogen for the winter may not be a bad option
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0102OHPRO/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Switching back to halogen for the winter may not be a bad option
I have these LED bulbs/housings and they are great with snow and ice. When it is below freezing, the surface is warm to the touch. At warmer temperatures, the surface is at ambient temperature. Melts snow and ice quickly; no scraping required. No snow buildup while driving in heavy snow.
That and the light output is vastly superior to the stock bulbs. On low beam they have a great pattern that illuminates the road well without blinding oncoming drivers. On high beam you can see for quite a distance.
Not cheap, but they are great in all conditions and are DOT compliant.
JW speaker also has a LED model with a built in defroster.
If you go LED, make sure you get one with the built in defroster coils.
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Any incandescent headlight will do that inexpensively. An LED headlight with a heater will be expensive.
The heated Rigid Truck Lite pair are about $100 more than the non-heated versions. Personally I’d pay the extra $100 for better lights I can use year round
These ones are the cream of the crop as far as heated LED headlights go:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3WSJB/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0193VFCO0/?tag=wranglerorg-20
And the knock-off version of the Truck Lites:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0102OHPRO/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3WSJB/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0193VFCO0/?tag=wranglerorg-20
And the knock-off version of the Truck Lites:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0102OHPRO/?tag=wranglerorg-20
The Rigid version of the heated truck lite is the exact same bulb but about $150 cheaper for the pair:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0102OHPRO/?tag=wranglerorg-20
They also have the non-heated one for less than the Truck-Lite version too. (Truck-Lite bought Rigid Industries in 2016)
That's right, I had forgotten about the Rigid version, that's the one I would go with given the choice. Same thing as the Truck Lite from my understanding, just cheaper.
Any 7" round H4 halogen headlight will fit your Jeep and give you supeior lighting compared to a sealed beam unit while allowing a variety of bulbs to be used. As long as you stick with a halogen bulb, I like the Sylvania Silverstar, they will create enough heat to melt snow. Cibie and Hella seam to be the most popular and have the best reflectors as most European cars have been using them for many years. In warmer months you can switch to an LED bulb and get just as much light output as the expensive Gucci lights while still being able to adjust the beam low enough as to not blind oncoming drivers.
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