H4 and H1 headlight conversion

[citadel]

I have spoken to another vendor and they tell me the manufacturer of Depot is not longer making the lamps... they are now out of production. They did say that there may be some Japanese manufacturers making similar ones though...

Looks like there is no path to get these stateside anymore....

 

[lndcruz]

I just got mine installed. They fit just as good as stock. I cant say that the high beams are much better but the lowbeams are a noticeable improvement. I'm pretty happy with them.

 

[lndcruz]

here is the difference

oem.

with HIR bulbs

depo

Im very happy with the results.


Next im going to try to turn the H4s into the low and high beam and make the H1 spot into a sort of driving light using a set of hids.

 

[motelcambodia]

The projector retrofit is how this started but I am happy with the updated clear lenses for now. HID bulbs will be added to these housings. Here are the pics of the custom rig Mot came across.

Where did you find them lights? Im looking for the set with projectors not attached to the turn signals.

And for left hand drive pattern. (Same as usa roads)

brian

 

[treerootCO]

Where did you find them lights? Im looking for the set with projectors not attached to the turn signals.

And for left hand drive pattern. (Same as usa roads)

brian

I found mine on eBay.

 

[shanegtr]

Haven't seesn them available here at all even on ebay. The only ones with one piece lights here are the Saharas. Any idea on the costing of the ones you have access to. Ive been looking at replacement one that take the H1 and H4 bulbs. The crystal style ones on ebay are around $200 plus bulbs. Would be nice to get a pair of those good looking one for similar dollars

Maybe you should try asking this guy on offroad80s where he got his from Offroad 80's • View topic - vSAHARAx Sliders Are On + Pics From My Fraser Island Trip

 

[mot]

Maybe you should try asking this guy on offroad80s where he got his from Offroad 80's • View topic - vSAHARAx Sliders Are On + Pics From My Fraser Island Trip

He claims that he's got them from someone from Japan...

I think that was the pair that I had used briefly when I did my headlight comparison, etc...

BTW, I was in for a pleasant(sp) surprise when I clicked on the thread... nice avatar toward the bottom! (35%-ish).

 

[fjfar80]

treerootCO -

Did you use Prolumen its for both the high and low beams? You stated that you used two different kits...but, I was unsure if you were talking two different manufacturers or just two different kits (temp.).

Cheers.

- Mark

 

[treerootCO]

Most if not all HID use the 9005/9006 style connectors so it swaps directly in. Mine are garbage and I had to reverse the polarity as neg was positive and positive was negative. I do not like the light pattern with the HIDs and Depo but....I may have extremely crappy HIDs. Let me know what you buy but I would not recommend the H4 Prolumen 50w Digital Kit 5000K. I think they are cheap Chinese knockoffs. Prolumen is a valid brand but my Prolumens look nothing like the correct Prolumens.

 

[lndcruz]

It looks as if these are available again

eBay Motors: 91-95 96 97 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FJ80 DEPO HEADLIGHTS (item 220393909754 end time Apr-13-09 15:48:00 PDT)

 

[citadel]

bought an extra set

 

[citadel]

fyi.. for those having wiring issues...

Gary at Innovative Wiring makes custom wiring adapters.

He made my high beam adapter that I use with the depo headlights
Male 9005 to female H1 (59 series)

gary@innovativewiring.com

 

[S.CarolinaFZJ80]

Has anyone figured out how to wire up the Depo H4 Low Beam's Low and High circuits to both operate correctly? I was thinking of adding a relay connected to the high beam H1 wiring to turn on the H4 on its high beam setting.

Any thoughts? Has anyone done this yet?

 

[citadel]

did you see my post above follow Carolinian?

 

[S.CarolinaFZJ80]

Citadel - I just re-read and noticed the high beam text... What was the damage on those harnesses? Do you have any pictures of the harnesses? Are you running stock wiring harness or Slee light wiring harness? Thanks for the info.

 

[citadel]

running the slee harness.

$30 for the pair

 

[unwiredadventures]

I was thinking of adding a relay connected to the high beam H1 wiring to turn on the H4 on its high beam setting

I just received my Depo set a couple days ago.

I'm going to modify a Slee harness to do exactly this. Add a relay and the appropriate connectors and it should work perfectly.

 

[S.CarolinaFZJ80]

Let me know how it turns out & I'll do the same

 

[maronism]

Citadel, what are you using for the low beam/H4s? Did you wire it in yourself or use another adapter from Gary?

 

[citadel]

my low beams are projectors from a Honda S2000 retrofitted into the Depo headlight assembly.
They connect to a 55W balast.

I dont think there are any better headlight setups around.. Crazy amount of light and setup just like a factory Honda S2K. Cuttoff is perfect