Need advice on how to create a howto post. LED lights and electric radiator fan.

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freddyfreeloader

Discussion Starter · 7 mo ago (Edited)

Hello
Please guide me on how to create 2 howto posts
Please see pics.
One is for electric fan. It’s a flexalite 14 inch flexwave model. Controller is a maradyne unit.
Due to chip shortages the variable speed flexalite one was on backorder at least 3 months!

The other is LED headlights. Used JW speaker 8900 model. Amazing results, absolutely blows away any halogen models. As you can see I did a totally new wiring connection.

The fan also includes new radiator! Very good results. Engine has more power, I’m getting about 38km per gallon. I’m in Colombia, no mpg here. All metric. Basically the fuel mileage is as good or better than a new pickup! Most of the time I drive alone or just one passenger.
My engine is the 2.3 liter, carburetor.
Mostly stock.

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cmf5

· #2 · 7 mo ago

You can always use iFixit to write guides! Create a new Guide - iFixit

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freddyfreeloader

Discussion Starter · #3 · 7 mo ago

cmf5 said:
You can always use iFixit to write guides! Create a new Guide - iFixit

Thank you. I will look at that.

JoeIsuzu

· #4 · 7 mo ago

Those may be the most effective LED headlights on the market, but:
1. They're UGLY (I realize "ugly" is in the eye of the beholder)
2. They're EXPENSIVE!

Other than that, great!

Enemigo

· #5 · 7 mo ago

38km per gallon converts to 23.5 mpg, which is great!

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freddyfreeloader

Discussion Starter · #6 · 7 mo ago

JoeIsuzu said:
Those may be the most effective LED headlights on the market, but:
1. They're UGLY (I realize "ugly" is in the eye of the beholder)
2. They're EXPENSIVE!

Other than that, great!

I tried a bunch of halogen lights, the performance was really poor
I’m in mountain regions, lots of fog, heavy fog!
When you see how much better these are in those environments, price is meaningless.
FYI, I don’t need fog lights anymore! These have built in beams which cut through the heavy fog. Just amazing technology. High beams can see to next week!

freddyfreeloader

Discussion Starter · #7 · 7 mo ago

Enemigo said:
38km per gallon converts to 23.5 mpg, which is great!

I want to share these howto posts on here. I think this forum is a great resource, it has helped me a lot! What makes this forum great are it’s members! So I dedicate my howto posts to all the members on here. Much love and respect to all of you.

JoeIsuzu

· #8 · 7 mo ago

freddyfreeloader said:
I tried a bunch of halogen lights, the performance was really poor
I’m in mountain regions, lots of fog, heavy fog!
When you see how much better these are in those environments, price is meaningless.
FYI, I don’t need fog lights anymore! These have built in beams which cut through the heavy fog. Just amazing technology. High beams can see to next week!

This topic always catches my eye, because I've been researching to do my own upgrade. My P'up has 6x7 headlights, probably the same size as yours. But mine are sealed beams (not sure what came on yours).

I'm not a purist -- my truck will never look original. But I am trying to find headlights that don't look too out of place on a 1980s vehicle. When I decide what I want, I'll share here on the site.

Jack

mudoilngears

· #9 · 7 mo ago

JoeIsuzu said:
This topic always catches my eye, because I've been researching to do my own upgrade. My P'up has 6x7 headlights, probably the same size as yours. But mine are sealed beams (not sure what came on yours).

I'm not a purist -- my truck will never look original. But I am trying to find headlights that don't look too out of place on a 1980s vehicle. When I decide what I want, I'll share here on the site.

Jack

You need to check out IPF housings. Had them on my Amigo and miss them to this day. Look just like the original sealed beams.

Enemigo

· #10 · 7 mo ago

I'm going to look up IPF for my Grand Caravan. The factory lights fog so bad I can see my own shadow from the headlights of people behind me. It's terrible.

93trooperpooper

· #11 · 7 mo ago

grote makes a good led retrofit that doesnt look too out of place. not cheap, but they do light up the road WAY BETTER than crappy halogen bulbs.

none of my vehicles have halogen bulbs. either hid or led.

JoeIsuzu

· #12 · 7 mo ago

@freddyfreeloader and all--
What's the collective opinion of halo-style lights -- specifically LED halos? I'm thinking something like these:
Octane Lighting 7x6 Inch Switchback White Halo DRL Amber Turn Signal Angel Eye H4 LED Headlight Pair
These are fairly normal looking when turned off. I imagine the white halo Daytime Running Lights would look a bit out of place, but I've always wished we had DRLs here.

Jack

93trooperpooper

· #13 · 6 mo ago

i had 4x6 glass lens with led halo - you could buy the lens with white or amber halo ring, and connect the halo ring to any circuit you want- i had amber ones, with them hooked up to the signal lights.
they worked good , until that damn deer took them out....but the deer gave up his life....

93trooperpooper

· #14 · 6 mo ago

oh you can get them WAY CHEAPER on ebay- $250 seems expensive- i paid maybe $50 for mine brand new, the hid kit cost another $30? been a few years since purchased them. the ones you linked look 110% identical to the ebay ones i bought. For cheaper.
some places bring in a c- can full of them, from china for dirt cheap, then price gouge the market once they are on north American soil.

JoeIsuzu

· #15 · 6 mo ago

93trooperpooper said:
i had 4x6 glass lens with led halo - you could buy the lens with white or amber halo ring, and connect the halo ring to any circuit you want- i had amber ones, with them hooked up to the signal lights.
they worked good , until that damn deer took them out....but the deer gave up his life....

Yeah, this was my plan -- they have what they call a "switchback" feature that turns off the white LED halo/DRL when turn signals are on, and the yellow halo serves as a turn signal.

93trooperpooper said:
oh you can get them WAY CHEAPER on ebay- $250 seems expensive- i paid maybe $50 for mine brand new, the hid kit cost another $30? been a few years since purchased them. the ones you linked look 110% identical to the ebay ones i bought. For cheaper.
some places bring in a c- can full of them, from china for dirt cheap, then price gouge the market once they are on north American soil.

I'm leery of eBay sellers. I bought a $50 pair of LED so-called "projector" headlight kits, and they were way worse than my 5 year old sealed beams. Calling them "junk" would be generous.

The identical housing/LED halo as the one I linked -- but with halogen bulbs is $99/pair (from Octane Lighting), and that's not bad. But maybe the price bump for the LEDs is a bit over the top. I plan to call Octane directly once things settle down after the holiday. Depending on what they tell me, I may buy the housings and the bulbs separately.

I'm also trying to find something similar from IPF, since they're highly recommended here and on other forums.

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93trooperpooper

· #16 · 6 mo ago

the led bulbs are most likely pushing the price up. IF they are a good led bulb, not just one that lights up but has no beam spread / projection...
putco and speaker are other brands of led, but i have seen many of the speaker brand led headlamps fail in new jeeps....

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