I tried installing this on my oem style sealed beam headlights but the yellow plugs don't fit my bulbs?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6W1PMK?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6W1PMK?tag=wranglerorg-20
Head Light Relay Harness Kit
- Thread starter Tom Andersen
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https://autoparts.rickhendricktoyotasandysprings.com/products/product/headlamp-assy-8111060p70
$12 and you get a nice set of lights.
$12 and you get a nice set of lights.
His are exactly the same as the one in the eBay link. I'm convinced he gets them from the same supplier.
BTW, I'm not so convinced KS is very knowledgeable about the wiring of TJs. When I asked him about possibly supplying a wiring harness for the TJ fog lights, he replied that it doesn't need one because the fog light has a relay. That is totally FALSE. All the power to the fog lights goes through the fog light switch. The only relay is a cut-off relay which cuts power to the fog light switch if the hi-beams are on.
C.J. Roberts
TJ Addict
Thanks everyone for the quick replies, I will try some things and post how it goes.
C.J. Roberts
TJ Addict
Okay then. The OEM sealed beam bulbs have 3 individual tabs on the back that the plug connects to. The plug on the harness is the exact same pattern. so it should fit. How does yours not fit
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Are you planning to replace your OEM headlights with an H4 bulb? If so, it should fit.
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Are you planning to replace your OEM headlights with an H4 bulb? If so, it should fit.
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Exactly, it should fit, but it goes in so far, but not far enough. I am not replacing the oem lights, just adding the wiring harness kit. I may not be pushing on it hard enough, didn't want to break it. I will try again tomorrow. Thanks for the reply. By the way, the black connector works fine.
C.J. Roberts
TJ Addict
There may be a bunch of dirt or corrosion in there. See if you can use a small implement to clean it out. Just for asking, if you're not replacing the lights, why the harness?
I can answer that. Because the TJ's headlights power goes through the head light switch which is a choke point. It's the main reason the lights are dim. A harness with relay brings current directly from the battery.
Same problem with the stock fog lights, which is why I am working on making my own harness relay for that.
Outdated halogen bulb technology is the #1 reason. I have LED flashlights with dead batteries that are brighter than stock TJ headlights.
The sealed beams are new as is the harness. See the next post for the reason I am adding the harness. I have had to replace the MFS connector because it melted also. I discovered that by using dielectric grease and working the harness back and forth plus a lot of pushing does work. I am going to try the installation again today.
I am using Wagner BriteLites which work pretty good even without the harness. I would like to try leds but there are so many choices and everyone claims the lights they bought are the best, plus I live in a snowy climate which presents more issues with buildup on the led lenses.
C.J. Roberts
TJ Addict
I dislike LEDs myself. Unless you spend several hundred dollars PER LIGHT, they tend to have that blue tint to them that personally I just can't see with. But since you're replacing the lights anyway, look into a set of H4 conversions. Though the standard wattage is the same as the sealed beams, the pattern is better and they tend to be brighter. You can also upgrade the bulbs with higher wattage bulbs. I run 100/90 watt bulbs in mine.
Toyota has a set that several guys here have installed. Less than $100.
I open up and separated the fuse relay box from its base. Cut the wire from the switch to the underside of the factory relay and the supply wire to the lights from the same relay. Used the wire from the switch as a signal wire to a standard relay. Mounted that outside of the fuse box and of course a fused power wire from the main buss. Keeps most everything under the panel and out of sight.
Success!! A little grease and it slipped right in. (The connectors also)
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions.
Tom
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions.
Tom
I'm just going to use 1/2 a headlight harness with 1 relay (eBay $11) and also cut the H4 plugs and splice them with ones that fit the OEM fog headlights. After that it's plug n' play and I wouldn't need to screw around with the fuse box.
Mine was a little more laborious, but the side benefit of that was pulling single pre OEM relay so that the fog light always on even if I flashed to high beams.
Took a minute of pondering if it was worth the effort, but decided that was the path I wanted to try.
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