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Hella 500 Reviews, Ratings, Specs & Prices
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Hella 500
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Product Information
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$80.00 |
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$64.82 |
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Hella |
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traveler57's Reviews
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03-07-2013, 04:56 PM |
Price: $75.00 Pros: Great lights, simple to install Cons: none so far Recommended? Yes
Comments: If you cannot afford the expensive lights, then these are a great alternative. I have the 500 fogs mounted on my Body Armor bumper and they work fantastic. They do not blind anyone and they double the light in the first 30-40 ft and on the sides compares to using just the low beams. The factory fogs were pretty much useless! And i even wired these into the stock factory harness. (with the required resistor/capacitor mods of course)
Note that 55W is exactly why i bought these. In many states, 55W is the max you can use ON-road and I can keep them uncovered all the time and still be 100% legal. Using 100W means keeping them covered and using them only off-road.
So for a 55W light, these are great. I also have the Hella 700 Driving lights, and they are great too. but I know, as with any aux light, that my next purchase will be the wire mesh covers to give them a bit of protection.
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Moose12's Reviews
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Price: $75.00 Pros: Looks great
Drastically better night driving Cons: the plastic covers on the lights are a PITA to take off, especially when your hands are freezing. Recommended? Yes
Comments: Overall great product. Have them mounted on the stock front bumper for now. Only wish I would get the cage cover but its not that big of a deal anyways.
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jsp129's Reviews
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Price: $55.00 Pros: Added light, nice harness, easy to hook up and use Cons: 55w :( wish they came with the 100w bulbs, plastic housing wear my old piaas were metal Recommended? Yes
Comments: Nice lights put out good amount of light just wish they were brighter then 55w, and weren't a plastic housing
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cjm7283's Reviews
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Price: $70.00 Pros: durable and very bright shine Cons: cheap plastic lock with screw holding light lamp in housing. because of plastic body, mount hole of body and metal bracket supplied with kit is hard to keep straight. also cause there off-road lamps, expect people to get annoyed coming from opposite direction. Recommended? Yes
Comments: simple and effective design but low end product. you pay for what you get
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electromage's Reviews
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Price: $70.00 Pros: Bright, solid mounts Cons: None Recommended? Yes
Comments: Running 100W bulbs. Actually 500FF.
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Piepenbrok420's Reviews
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Price: $100.00 Pros: Cheap, nice look, bright for the price Cons: comes with confusing wiring/crappy wiring set-up Recommended? Yes
Comments: Bought four of these Hella 500's new in the box of craigslist for $100, came with really crappy wiring (18g) so i threw all that out and rigged it up myself with my own wiring. they work great, pretty lengthy install time (about 6 hours), mounted them to my front roof rack cross rail. If you get a decent deal on them i'd go for it, better price than the competitors.
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Jomphe's Reviews
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Price: $70.00 Pros: Easy to bolt on. Looks good. Pretty bright.
Cons: PAIN IN THE A$$ to wire. Recommended? Yes
Comments: They are pretty sweet. I just bought 4 of them to put on my roof rack. So far, I love them. Only problem is... that they are a PAIN IN THE A$$ to wire. The instructions are crap unless you're a master electrician. Then again, this WAS my first wiring job.. so that may have something to do with it. Would I recommend them? Hella yes.
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MuddSlutt's Reviews
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Price: $68.00 Pros: bright lighting Cons: beams are too projected and not wide Recommended? Yes
Comments: these lights are more like a spot light, they are good for straight roads and trails but difficult to see when turning
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StigSauer's Reviews
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Price: $69.99 Pros: Bright, low amp draw Cons: none really Recommended? Yes
Comments: bought these lights for up on my windshield mounts. they are very bright and put minimal strain on my electrical system.
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BlackDaddyZJ's Reviews
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Price: $75.00 Pros: lights look good, take h3 bulbs Cons: nope Recommended? Yes
Comments: i have 4 hella 500's mounted on a KOR bumper mounted light bar. i put 4 100w yellow h3 bulbs and they are extremely bright, plus the yellow helps in the snow and rain.
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robob280's Reviews
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Price: $60.00 Pros: Easy to set up and are pretty bright for the price Cons: Get a cheap nock off and does the same thing Recommended? Yes
Comments: Only reason it gets a good is because of the 55w bulbs. Anything brighter than 100w bulbs and you'll be glad you upgraded. Significant difference by doing that!
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greene69's Reviews
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Price: $1.00 Pros: Very bright Cons: made of plastic Recommended? Yes
Comments: good bright lights
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Filter661's Reviews
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Price: $75.00 Pros: Great visibility, very bright Cons: None so far Recommended? Yes
Comments: Easy to install, easy bulb replacement. They will definatly light up the road.
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JG04TJ's Reviews
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Price: $1.00 Pros: free Cons: none Recommended? Yes
Comments: I found these laying around my dads garage. They were attached to an old Cherokee light bar and the wires had all been ripped out. My dad was using them as a weight to hold down a sheet over a car. I soldered them up, painted up the back and put them on my Olympic Auxiliary bar. I do not know what kind of Hella light they are, but they are 7" Hellas.
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TJLove's Reviews
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Price: $75.00 Pros: Look great, Very bright! Cons: Nothing about the product itself, just ish I could use them more often! Recommended? Yes
Comments: I have a White Jeep so these lights with the white light covers look awesome! I have them mounted in between my mirrors and my windshield which I think is different from the usual bumper mount and makes them stand out a lot more.
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88ComancheChief's Reviews
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Price: $40.00 Pros: Nice compact light, perfect for replacing factory. TJ fog lights Cons: Nothing at this time Recommended? Yes
Comments: Nice compact light, perfect for replacing factory. TJ fog lights
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Motocross935's Reviews
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Price: $69.99 Pros: Cheap and easy to install Cons: wish they came with stone gaurds. Recommended? Yes
Comments: I picked these up at my local checker for a pretty good price. They came with a wiring kit and instructions. The instructions said to tie them into your brights wire but i just ran it off its own switch. They are a lot brighter than my brights and I may just buy another set.
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badgerking's Reviews
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Price: $40.00 Pros: Bright, inexpensive Cons: Larger diameter Recommended? Yes
Comments: Bought the set used with Hella plastic covers. Wired into my factory fog circuit and they work very well. Really light up the night at a distance. They are larger diameter so you have to have a good sturdy place to mount them but they look good and much better than square lights.
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DaFuzz80's Reviews
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Price: $69.99 Pros: Very bright, good focused beam with minimal stray light Cons: None Recommended? Yes
Comments: 500FF used, very bright, lights up the ditches well, good focused beam with minimal stray light, light covers attach firmly with no rattles, very pleased with these lights
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