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#91 |
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minot North Dakota
Posts: 201
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Got my bulbs from local JD for 9.99. Put them in last night. They seem a little brighter but I will have to wait for some bad weather to really check them out.
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: utah.... for now
Posts: 680
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just got mine today to replace my IPF's low beams that slee used to sell. i much prefer spending 12.50 a piece shipped as apposed to the ~120 i paid for IPF's.
also mine were made in japan! |
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#93 |
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IH8MUD Junior
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 124
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I got mine yesterday ($10.49) from JD and put them in last night. Now, i live in on a remote road where there are no street lights and i can tell you these lights are Amazing. Length and width vision of HIR bulbs is, by comparison, day and night over stock. Thank you to all at this site
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#94 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Deep East Texas
Posts: 1,960
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Well, that was just stupid easy!
Took about 60 seconds to trim both tabs with a dremel tool, accessing the bulbs does not require the use of any tools, so........if you can unplug harness ends, twist the bulb a few degrees...then you can have good low beams for very little effort. Thats a lot of bang for the buck. I will be buying spare bulbs soon, pre-trim them and keep them in the cruiser. I like EASY!!!!!!!! __________________ Flintknapper: '97 Land Cruiser, Moonglow Pearl Chocolate Lab (Kota), I miss you. ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (come and take them) |
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#95 |
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 558
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I placed an order just before Christmas, and apparently you guys have run John Deere out of stock
![]() ![]() They are back ordered, with no expected arrival date. |
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#96 |
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portsmouth NH
Posts: 533
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Just picked my lamps up tonight. I ordered 5 on 12-23-06, 60.95 out the door. The stockperson did note that the lamps came from all over the country and were in short supply. My lamps were all made in japan with some really old labels.
Hands down best mod for the money! I replaced the low beams in both my new 2006 sienna and the LX. The lx was running the silverstars and they were good. These are clearly better. The biggest improvment/gain was in the sienna. The stock low beam lamps in the sienna are 51W silvania's, they sucked. The JD are incredible in the lowbeam position. Thanks! __________________ 96 lx 450 stock, with 285's and R.B. MAF housing. 2006 Sienna LE 8 passanger, 3 kids and Room to spare! |
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#97 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
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I used the 12 I ordered 2 weeks ago (3 vehicles + Christmas gifts.) I just ordered another 6 and some other misc. tractor parts. :-)
I -love- their online catalog/cutaways. __________________ FZJ80 1 1996 MoonGrey FZJ80 125K - Lotsa toys/extras/mods/maint. In process of SC, Snork, HG, LT MAF, etc... FZJ80 2 1996 Red FZJ80 120K- Fac lock. 861/862 OME. |
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#98 |
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Kneel for the Shaman
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Put mine on a few days ago. Noticeable difference.
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#99 |
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Durango, CO
Posts: 514
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Ordered mine today. Local source could not get them as they are out. They hooked me up with a few other regional JD places that showed they had them in stock. Ordered up a pair.
TR __________________ TroutRunner 1996 LX450 - 850J/863+10mm, 305 MT/R's, Hellroaring BIC Dual Optima 34M's, 12V Outlets 4X4 Labs Rear, Shortbus Front, Hanna Sliders, Slee Transfer Skid, Warn 9.5XP with 100' Masterpull Syn Line OEM Sub-tank, ARB Fridge 2004 4Runner - 3" OME Lift, 32" Nitto Terra Grapplers |
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Fiona is her name!
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just my $0.02 Trent __________________ 84 FJ60, OME springs, anti inversion lift shackles, 33's, Front aussie, Rear Detroit, 4.56's, and exhaust..... For Now.... ROTW, 2F-E Swap 95 Pontiac Trans Am !cats, flowmaster exhaust, and lots of fun. 91 Honda Civic with a B18A1 Integra LS motor, soon to be JDM B20B CR-V motor. My MySpace----> myspace.com/blitzerkreig1603![]() Need A Cruiser Mechanic? Zismine4life@yahoo.com <----(Me/Trent) NObama '08 |
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#101 |
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 968
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Ahh,
They are $15 each at my local JD, ordered anyway __________________ ___________________________________ FZJ80KIDPEN 96' FZJ80 186K miles 285/75/R16,OME 850/860's,locked,LED's Homebrew Rear Bumper and sliders, Flareless and Line-X |
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#102 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Carefull... They may be doing market price pressure testing to see what the market will bear. If we buy them at 50% over the standard retail a few times, then the higher price will become the market.
Then again, these seem to be franchise operations charging whatever they want. Your dealer could just be pushing the price a bit. __________________ FZJ80 1 1996 MoonGrey FZJ80 125K - Lotsa toys/extras/mods/maint. In process of SC, Snork, HG, LT MAF, etc... FZJ80 2 1996 Red FZJ80 120K- Fac lock. 861/862 OME. |
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#103 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Knoxville
Posts: 2,479
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I've got two dealers locally. One said $16.95 the other said $10.99. I said to the higher priced guy "Hmmm, you're $6 a bulb higher than either John Deer online or the other dealership thats across town. I'd prefer to buy off you because you're a little closer... but not $6 a bulb closer." He said "well there you go". I asked him if he needed me to pick him up a few while I was down there, because at his prices we must be sourcing from the same guy... he said, Nope, I'm covered. "We'll see ya then."
__________________ 1997 LX-450, 109k, Stocker. Shaa laa lalalala live for todayyy... and don't worry bout tomorrow heeeeyy hey eyyy. |
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 3
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Dive on in...
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Just got my bulbs from UPS today, $11 each shipped to my door made in Japan.
These things are briiiight! I had 51w Sylvania bulbs in before and there is no comparison. I left the USDS bulb in and the USPS bulb is now a HIR and I'm going to do a side-by-side example on my white fence. It's really impressive. __________________ '96 LX450, 33" Revos, OME lifted, etc, etc ![]() Love the life you live, live the life you love. -Bob Marley Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. -Oscar Wilde Firefox users, get your youtube on!
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#106 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2,544
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Try post #68, it's not like it hasn't been covered before.
Oh, welcome to mud.
__________________ I'm married, I can't afford a signature line. |
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#107 |
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 3
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#108 |
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Traverse City, MI
Posts: 540
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You gotta be careful with cary, hes a pitbull
Ask him about Octo-Nukes sometime oh yeah.... Welcome!
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#109 |
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 48
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Slee Harness & HIR installs Lx450
Wanted brighter lights, tried Silverstars and others. Silverstars were whiter but did not throw longer or wider, just whiter. Finally installed Slee's upgrade harness and a set of low and high HIR's. Fantastic! Just what I had hoped for. Now the fkup. Cost me $300. to find this out. I grounded the wires on the slee harness and left the grounds on the original harness tucked away. My truck stalled to the point I thought it was a fuel pump or MAS. Would crank but not fire, towed it, got to destination and it cranked and fired, ran smooth as silk. No codes turned up, could not replicate. Took it to my Indie mechanic, same thing, then to Toyota, same thing, then to Lexus. Tech checked the wiring diagram and found the grounds were tied somehow to the fuel regulator or something like that. One $100. tow, one $85. troubleshoot and one $115. trip to Lexus to hook up two ground wires later it is fixed. Obviously I'm not the most well versed at this stuff but at least I'm trying. Learn by my mistakes all you noobies!
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#110 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Actually, the high beam part number for John Deere is AH159333, but it isn't a bulb. The flood light is AH159332 (low beam). They take the same bulbs. I have one of each sitting under my desk. They are 6.5" wide and 4.25" tall and 4.5" deep with a HIR bulb mounted in them. They both take the same bulb.
I'm the slowest wrench in the west, so it will probably take me a long time to get this project done. The two lenses I have are so I can see the light patterns and fabricate my mounts. I plan to use some 18ga galvanized for it. Someone mentioned an overvoltage kit to supply 16 or 18 volts to a 9005 plug system? Yeah, it would overheat stock housings, etc... I'm not using it on a stock housing. Does anyone have a link to one of these? I'm thinking about pushing the HIR bulbs a bit and see if I can melt these polycarbonate lenses. FZJ80 = tinker toy. __________________ FZJ80 1 1996 MoonGrey FZJ80 125K - Lotsa toys/extras/mods/maint. In process of SC, Snork, HG, LT MAF, etc... FZJ80 2 1996 Red FZJ80 120K- Fac lock. 861/862 OME. |
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#111 |
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Dive on in...
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Here's two shots.... first is down the alley with HIR lowbeams on:
![]() Second is a manually set exposure to the exact settings of the first (IE: the lowbeams are the "fixed" point, anything dimmer will appear dimmer, anything brighter will appear brigher) except this time with the highbeams off to show relative brightness: ![]() If the lowbeams were not close to the highbeam's intensity, the second picture would appear washed out and very bright. However, it is more full of light and a bit brighter, but for an ISO400 shot it shows pretty darn well that the lowbeams are relatively close to the highbeams intensity. Forgot to take one when I only had one HIR lowbeam in... durr! __________________ '96 LX450, 33" Revos, OME lifted, etc, etc ![]() Love the life you live, live the life you love. -Bob Marley Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. -Oscar Wilde Firefox users, get your youtube on!
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#112 |
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 3
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Nice cans!!
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#113 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Its not just the amount of light, its where you throw it. Low beams are contained down low, so they don't blind other drivers. High beams illuminate in a much broader pattern. Notice the white garage that you can't see in the 1st shot.
__________________ FZJ80 1 1996 MoonGrey FZJ80 125K - Lotsa toys/extras/mods/maint. In process of SC, Snork, HG, LT MAF, etc... FZJ80 2 1996 Red FZJ80 120K- Fac lock. 861/862 OME. |
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#114 |
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Northern Utah, Roy
Posts: 714
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FYI, if you Google the part number, you find reference to these bulbs on several automotive forums, including BMW and Chev sites. We're not the only ones making a run on these. Who let the cat out of the bag???
__________________ "That was the best trip EVER!" - most commonly heard phrase from the back seat since getting the 80 -White 95 FZJ80 | Specs: CDL, OME 2.5'' Med lift, Bridgestone Revos 265/75R16 -Green '94 | Locked and stock...Sold! -Discovering the West one trail at a time. |
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#115 |
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Posts: 50
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Ordered mine from JD dealer here in Ontario, Canada for $12.50 each. The parts guy said, is this for your Chevy Truck? Told him it was for a Toyota and he was surprised. Said guys been buying from him for a while ust for the Chevy. I got the last pair he had in stock. Mumbled something about they may have to jack the price up since they're so popular.
__________________ 1995 FZJ80 Red/Tan leather 163,000 2nd owner, 285 BFG AT's, spare tire mod, CDL, Pin7 mod, OEM cupholder. |
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#116 |
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I-HEART-DIRT
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Diego Of San
Posts: 1,807
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I am hitting up my local John Deer dealer today! Can't wait and thanks for all the write-ups.
__________________ Mark 96' LC - 285 Cooper STT's | Slee Skid Plate | Eclipse Speakers | JD Bulbs | Rear Cargo Light | Durabaked | Visor Fix | Hanna Bumper | CDL Switch Check out SoCal 80's |
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#117 |
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IH8MUD Lifer
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