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lfhoward

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Yup, this O2 sensor is already malfunctioning so I don’t really mind if I destroy it. I just need it out without messing up the threads in the exhaust. I will plan to use anti-seize on it when reinstalling the new one.
 

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Bought some new bulbs today - thought I would experiment with making a new harness with larger gauge wires, so I bought a few connectors and pulled the pins out and soldered on some 14g wiring instead of the 18g that the factory uses. Plan is to use the factory wires to turn on a couple relays that will supply power directly from the battery to the lamps through a higher amperage fuse than the stock ones. I know that the lamp does not draw more amps than what the factory fuse is rated for but this is more of an experiment than anything else. Also if I wanted to try some higher wattage bulbs down the road the wiring will be able to support that. Just need to find a decent high output bulb - the few reviews I have seen for the Hella 80/100 bulbs have not been good - but those were also a different bulb (H4 I think).

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klc

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Bought some new bulbs today - thought I would experiment with making a new harness with larger gauge wires, so I bought a few connectors and pulled the pins out and soldered on some 14g wiring instead of the 18g that the factory uses. Plan is to use the factory wires to turn on a couple relays that will supply power directly from the battery to the lamps through a higher amperage fuse than the stock ones. I know that the lamp does not draw more amps than what the factory fuse is rated for but this is more of an experiment than anything else. Also if I wanted to try some higher wattage bulbs down the road the wiring will be able to support that. Just need to find a decent high output bulb - the few reviews I have seen for the Hella 80/100 bulbs have not been good - but those were also a different bulb (H4 I think).

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I put some of these in not long after i bought my jeep. Very nice.
 

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Installed my new bulbs and harness last night - the bulbs definitely have more output than the old Hella bulbs that I had previously - I tried taking a picture of the 2 different bulbs against the shop door at night, but you could not see a difference in the photo. The Philips bulbs for sure are better than the Hella's so that side was a win - weather or not the wiring wiring made a difference, it was a fun project.

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