1990 f250 brighter headlight bulbs?
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How many hours do you have on them?
Thatoneguy
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Not many at all... Mayyyyybe 10 at max. That's why I say they seem to be doing fine thus far.
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Would you have links to the housings and relay harness that you used?
Golden Helmet
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I do, when I get home from work I'll dig them up and post them.
Golden Helmet
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Many thanks friend
Alrighty, this is my setup. The headlights are IPCW CWS-530's, here is an Amazon link, and here is an Ebay link. I've had them for 3 years and they still look good, no clouding, cracking, or moisture (I sealed them up GOOD before putting them on though, just to give it the best chance I could)
The headlight relay kit is available on Amazon, here's the link. Probably the same kit LMC sells. Mine is currently disconnected because battery acid ate the terminals, I need to get off my lazy **** and fix that. I had no problems with it otherwise though, the relays themselves never gave me any problems. Even if they do act up though, each headlight has its own relay and it just takes a minute to pull the blue plug off the headlight and plug the OEM connector back in. It definitely made the lights brighter, but to me the added redundancy was really the best thing about it, I don't want to lose my lights on a back road at night and not have Plan B ready. My fog lights are wired independently of the other lights, so if I lose both relays AND my headlight switch, I have Plan C
The bulbs are Silverstar Ultra's, you can get them everywhere, Amazon is usually cheapest but shop around a bit. Supposedly these bulbs burn themselves out much quicker than other bulbs, but they put out some GOOD light. Mine are still alive but I don't do much night driving, so I can't give my two cents on their reliability yet. There are a lot of other options out there for DOT-legal over-powered bulbs though, when my Ultra's die I might try out another brand.
Now, for some extra credit, I have some before-and-after pictures from a few years ago. They're far from perfect because I didn't take the pictures in the same spot, but you'll get the general idea of what to expect and whether or not it's worth doing. When I reconnect my relay harness I'll get some before / after pictures to show what that alone does, you can get by without it but it is really nice to have. These pics show the difference between fully stock and fully upgraded (without resorting to LED's or HID's):
Stock low beams:
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Upgraded low beams (IPCW housings, relays, Silverstar Ultra's)
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Stock high beams:
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Upgraded high beams (IPCW housings, relays, ultra's):
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idiabuse
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those are some awesome 1990 head lights!
pelky350
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I belive those are 92 93 not bricknose like 1990 would be
Thanks for the heads up.
I'd also like to find a more stock looking replacement lens. While I'm sure that the clear lenes works well, I'd like to keep it as low profile and stock looking as possible.
I just upgraded the sealed beams in my '88 e250 to LED's. Here is the link to my thread. I still need to get some pics from the last adjustment.
https://www.oilburners.net/threads/88-e250-led-headlight-upgrade-pics.81119/
A pic after I just put them in
https://www.oilburners.net/threads/88-e250-led-headlight-upgrade-pics.81119/
A pic after I just put them in
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I wpuld also recommended getting a headlight lens restore kit at an autoparts store. They are cheap and can really help. The draw of my LED bulbs are less than the stock sealed beams and didnt require and wiring changes.
pelky350
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Yes cleaning them is very importantly with a restore kit, I used 1500 grit wet sand paper with soapy water to remove major yellowing then finished with a bottle of the headlight one step lens cleaner stuff I don't remember the wording of what it is or the brand right now as I used the last of it and tossed the bottle
