Start with the headlight relay mod. Your first issue is a lack of power. I believe there is a video on YouTube. After that if you're still not happy you can try better headlights and they will actually work because they will get enough juice to run.
I bought Autopal lights for $43 for the pair and bulbs from Walmart $15.00 for the pair , work great for the price , the rampage lights seem a little expensive
Battery Voltage is 12.20 @ The battery. I run 4 gauge wire from the battery to an Aux fuse block on the driver's side. Reading 12.19 at the fuse block. Reading 12.06 at the headlight itself right now (my battery could have been down a bit when I did initial readings as it has sit for about a week or 2).
However....I checked the Voltage coming OUT of the fuse block itself and I'm getting about 12.09. So seems my "weak link" is the Fuse block itself. It's from Napa and one of the cheapies. Maybe someday I'll grab one from the Wrecking yard.
In my opinion the wire isn't the issue. The readings taken from the battery and at "the end" (Headlight) is not off by THAT much and considering the loss I get at the fuse block itself.....I'm happy
Update. Took the wire off the fuse block and stretched it to the 4 Gauge. The reading at the Headlight jumped to 12.10. So without the fuse block I would technically drop only about .09 volts. I can live with that lol
Find yourself some European spec (used!!!) rectangular headlights that use an H1 bulb (H4 if you can't find the H1) Try ebay.de but you have to speak (read) german! They most likely will have a city light bulb inside (a 3w parking light which looks pretty cool when only the parking lights are on) and illuminate your driving area very well. May not pass inspection in your state, that is up to you.
As far as the voltage thing….they are all 12v. The readings are from the battery (engine off) or alternator (engine running). The voltage you have (around 12v) makes NO difference on brightness of your headlights. It is the wattage, and the prisms in the lens. Good luck.
To a point you're correct. But as seen in the earlier post the High beams were using only 10.5 voltage so they might not have been up to their full potential of 55 watts. Increasing the voltage (to 11.75) increased the current thus enables them to get closer or top out at their rated watts. Same thing occurs when you start the vehicle. The Alternator starts putting out about 13.8-14.2 volts and you can see your lights get brighter.
From a visual experience there was a definite increase in the tone of light. Went from a pale whitish yellow to a very bright white color.
Yea I THINK I was trying to say that but got muddled up rofl.
Increasing Voltage decreases Amps so less load on Alt.
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