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08-22-2006, 10:28 PM
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Location: Addison, Texas
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Has anyone had any expirence with the harbor freight off-road lights. i did a search but all i found was threads on the walmart ones. i see that they are the same price as the walmart ones only a different shape and higher wattage. are they brighter than the walmart ones or are they the same. also quality and the whole 9.... i know im not gonna be getting a whole lot of quality from a 16$ pair of lights but i figured if i could get brighter for the same price then why not  (i dont have to worry about shipping cause im gonna be at my other house in escondido where HF has one of their outlets at the end of this week so i figured id just throw them in my checked bags and free shipping for me   )
just so you know im talking about these lights:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3029
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08-22-2006, 10:32 PM
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Uncle Paul has spoken...
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I have a set on my Jeep right now. They work fine. Fairly bright. Cheap. Go for it. The price is right and they look good.
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08-22-2006, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Huntsville, AL
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I had some for my jeep (desided to take them off) but they worked great...and were bright. I'd def consider them. And there cheap so if u bang em up, you can easily afford new!
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08-22-2006, 10:39 PM
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i dont know about those lights but the walmart baja lights seem like pretty durable for the price
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08-22-2006, 11:08 PM
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Location: Seattle WA
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i had a set on my last xj and they were great. i think they look good on an xj. I had the square yellow ones. I got them on sale for $13
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08-23-2006, 07:15 AM
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At 100watts they are pretty bright, especially if you hook them up with a direct battery 12volts through a relay. Me and a few others have run them for a couple years now and love them (I have 3 sets still in the box's as back-ups).
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08-23-2006, 09:41 PM
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Location: Addison, Texas
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well alright then you sold me haha
thanks
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08-23-2006, 09:54 PM
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Yeha i have 7 on my XJ and love the suckers and i have 2 pairs let over for when i break one
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08-23-2006, 09:55 PM
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I bought a pair yesterday. I was impressed with the glass lenses. I havent put em on yet, but Im going to fight them onto the front parallell with the skid plate.
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08-24-2006, 02:37 PM
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i just went to autozone and got some for 20 bucks...werent that brand but the same design and power rating. they have a nice selection and most are cheap. walmart also has a nice selection...seems like HELLA is having some competition now.
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08-24-2006, 02:50 PM
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I had 4 hooked up to my roof rack for a little while. Ripped 3 of them off. They were a little brighter though then the wal-mart baja ones. I now have 4 of them ont he roof and though a little less bright, they have a little more flex then the harbor freight ones and have yet to be ripped off. I plan on adding an extra set of the harbor freight ones onto the front bumper and trying them out there, i have the hook up but no lights when i got the jeep. Good luck, the lights from HF usually go on sale and may be right now for 10$. Just say you lost the sale catalogue and if they have it on a sale they`ll probably give it to you.
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