Lighting

Scootin159 · 12-23-2005, 01:35 PM

What is your experiences with extra lighting to improve visibility during poor weather conditions? I find that during heavy snowfall the low beams on the cherokee just aren't up to par, and the high beams are just out of the question.

I'm thinking something mounted between the headlights would work well, yet would be more protected during off-roading.

Do any of you have any personal experience with any particular kits that you would reccomend for this?

andrew2516 · 12-23-2005, 02:05 PM

Baja from walmart/autozone/advance, so if you break one you don't really get mad.

Scootin159 · 12-23-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by andrew2516

Baja from walmart/autozone/advance, so if you break one you don't really get mad.

, I like that added feature. They should print it on the box "So cheap you won't care if they break".

Do those actually work worth anything though? I remember putting some wal*mart fog lights on a friends car once, and they didn't do a thing.

**BeachinXJ** · 12-23-2005, 02:13 PM

Use the search and look for the walmart light bar thread. Lots of info about cheap lights and how to wire them.

Don't neccessarily have to go on the roof, there are pages and pages of info.

Chip S. · 12-23-2005, 02:32 PM

I like Bosch halogen mounted in the stock location. FOr snow or fog, go with yellow tinted lenses. Big difference.

**Matt Gertsch** · 12-23-2005, 03:34 PM

You can get the Hella 500s in fog beam with yellow lenses. The 500s look really good mounted on the bumper on Cherokees.

dakotus · 12-23-2005, 05:32 PM

I think its good. I vote yay

twisted_ed · 12-23-2005, 07:30 PM

ah fog and snow, i worked for a water taxi company for many years as well as tugboats and personal boating and fog is certainly the nemisis, after trial and error we discovered that since fog lights are designed to work best low below your driving lights we would make drop brackets for the bow of the boat to get the fog lights as close to the water as we could and as far below the driving lights without putting them in danger of the water and what a difference it makes than mouting them on the deck pointed down at the water. above or beside the driving lights

so if you really want to improve visibilty yellow fog lights are a must but mount them as low as you can for best performance, if you mount them on the bottom of the bumper you will get better visibility than on top of the bumper this i discovered when my factory lights died and rusted out I mounted the baja walmart el cheapos to the bottom of the bumper and while it looked like crap it made a huge difference like on our boats, the only downfall is they get in a position to be hit when offroading but if you dont wheel or wheel alot i would suggest this....

XJ4oh · 12-23-2005, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Scootin159

, I like that added feature. They should print it on the box "So cheap you won't care if they break".

Do those actually work worth anything though? I remember putting some wal*mart fog lights on a friends car once, and they didn't do a thing.

The reg walmart fogs are crappy. The Bajas are really bright, and very well worth the cash. Not the best FOG light if ya mount em on the bumper, they basically just create a white wall... As for an aux. light that you use for wheeling you cannot beat them for the money, and the install is low on the 1-10 scale.