Wondering if the e-code hella light assembly is made of plastic or glass? I've read that the kc replacement lights are plastic and prone to yellowing & breaking where the bulb attaches. I'm looking to get the 65/55 h4 blue bulbs. Their ad says the light from this bulb is more the color of daylight & not any of those really blue or other funny looking colors? If anyone has this setup please tell me your likes & dislikes about them. Thanks for the help!
I have the hella e-code housing and it is made of plastic. Nice quality and not like other that I have seen. I installed the DDM 55w slim HID kit on mine and turned out great! If I remember correctly, the h4 bulb is 6k. The difference is night and day. I highly recommend it.
Hella e-code from Quadratec
55w slim HID kit from DDM tuning dot com
I just installed 6000k hids and ipf housings and love them they are really bright I hot the hids off eBay bi xenon kit and the housings from 4wheelparts.com they work great and I would strongly recommend them
I had the Delta DOT housing but it was producing too much glare for the oncoming traffic so I switched to e-code housing. It also has a better cutoff and great light throw. I rarely get flashed at from oncoming cars.
Are you positive that your Hella E-Code lenses are plastic? I've owned two sets in other sizes and they were glass and I planned on buying another set now that I have my Wrangler. First Hella starts selling 500s at Wal-Mart and now they're cheaping out with plastic lenses on their e-code lenses?
My 6-year old Hella E-Code lamps are all glass. Great investment, glad I made it.
I couldn't get the rubber dust bootie on the back of the light with enough light bulb prong engagement to use the OEM wire harness, so I left the rubber dust bootie off without any real consequence, but if you wanted to use it (which I'd do if I started over), then just make 3 little pigtails to attach to the factory 3-prong plug.
I just ordered the Delta quad bar with xenon hyper white bulbs. 4wd.com has free shipping this weekend. I've been looking at reviews & haven't read much bad about them. Anything has to be better than these 5 years old stock lights!
I was just looking at these on line and 4wd parts has a DOT and a Non-DOT version. Legalities aside has anyone compared the two as to which has better light quality? I really need to replace my headlights and want to go with the better of the two. Thanks
By non-DOT I'm assuming you mean E-Code? If so, E-code provides a much sharper cutoff with good beam concentration and is actually better for oncoming drivers. DOT just seems to put out a blob of light in the center. In my opinion, E-Code is the way to go.
E codes arre what I used and far bettter. Such a sharp cutoff line took a bit of getting used to and they have to be more precicely aimed but way better once aimed properly
Use an H4 in a good bulb like Bosch, Hella or Nighthawk Platinums and you'll be very happy witht the results. Piaas are great but expensive and not really any better than the Platinums
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