Hella 500ff not very impresive

Just got done instaling my 500ff and I am not impressed . I thought they would be brighter. My high beams are just as bright as these things! I guess you get what you pay for.

 

Yeah the 700FF aren't too much better. I'l be doing the hid conversion soon. It's posted on the top of this lighting forum. Looks like it might help.

 

What is the out put onthem? I really like the piaa 525's

 

55 watts, Mite check out some KC lights this week.

 

yeah. damn things are more for aestetics in the city. out in "gods-country"... youll notice them.

 

i say kc or piaa.. ive got 4 6" kc's on the roll bars on my truck and when i turn them on its like day light in front of my truck.. they are hell on a alternator though.. mine is whistling.. im sure its gonna burn out eventually

 

Anybody do a 100w bulb swap on there 500s? Please chim in! Like to know what involved.

 

if you put a 100w bulb you might over heat the harness of plastic. why don't you convert them to hid, cheaper than buying a new set. most lights are 100w, i have had the piaa 520's and thought they suck. my lightforce hid's are very bright with 55w hid's. save your money and convert

 

here is the result of a half ass search.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/40631-hella-500-hid-conversion.html

 

I am definetly going hid, there is a sticky on the lighting page about the 700s hid conversion that will work on the 500s as well.

 

Yea the conversion is the same with the 500 and 700, the 500s are pretty much the same, just the 700s throws a little wider and father beam of light.

 

$60 for the hella's and then $30 for hid's

$90 for offroad lights isnt bad at all.

 

Yep your not going to find HID offroad lights that cheep anywhere.

 

Is the green switch for the hella lights supposed to be lighted? Mine does not light up?

 

Did u ground it.

 

The hella FF series SUCKS. I liked their non FF series better.

 

Yes, Pulled power for the switch from the cig lighter, relay power to the battery, and relay ground, lights ground and switch ground to battery firewall ground. So it is supposed to be lighted?

 

yea mine was... but after a week the light inside it died, its a pretty crappy switch.

 

And so are the lights! LOL

 

haha pretty much thats why i converted them to hid.