SUV Wireharness upgrade?

[Silver95]

How effective is this upgrade, can you really tell a difference with a SUV wireharness upgrade+some new bulbs? How easy are they to install, is it just plug n' play?

 

[NJSHO]

Very effective if you are loosing voltage on your stock wiring. It is plug and play but there will probably be alot of extra wire.

 

[HoustinoJillian]

i plan on doing this this summer, i've heard nothing but good reviews about the upgrade

 

[Silver95]

can someone point me directly to the link where i can purchase EXACTLY what i would need please.

thanks guys

 

[drivinhard]

Works great on my 92 with the silverstars. lot better than stock bulbs with lower voltage.

I got about 1.3 volt more with the harness (12.9 up to about 14.2)

 

[wood_e]

So this upgrade is for headlights only?

 

[etc1006]

You'd be surprised that even with a set of new regular 9007's and this wiring upgrade the difference you'll see. Stuff like harness and plugs is usually given to the lowest bidder = cheapest material. Look at how many electrical related things are improved by a "wiring" upgrade on our cars. **** even adding upgrading grounds helps them! Most wiring is at the fine line of a meltdown when it comes to the lighting. The charging systems also. Don't be sold on hype for $50 a set bulbs on the 'net. The harness is a great idea, even for stock lights. If you can read a wiring diagram and do wiring you can make it youself.

 

[Silver95]

Can someone send me a direct link were to buy these from?

 

[Silver95]

OK, i got this so far-

Which one of the two will i need?


--9004/9007 (Dual battery Super Heavy Duty Wire Harness with 4 relays)-
http://www.suvlights.com/product_info.php?products_id=115


--Universal wire harness
http://www.suvlights.com/product_info.php?products_id=112

 

[Markus]

Works great on my 92 with the silverstars. lot better than stock bulbs with lower voltage.

I got about 1.3 volt more with the harness (12.9 up to about 14.2)

You were originally losing only 1.3 volts? In my experience most SHOs are losing close to 2 volts through the crappy Ford wiring. About 0.5 volt of that is due to the lamp out monitoring system. Did your car have the lamp out monitoring system?

 

[Markus]

How effective is this upgrade, can you really tell a difference with a SUV wireharness upgrade+some new bulbs? How easy are they to install, is it just plug n' play?

The upgrade is very effective on SHOs. The lamp out warning system is responsible for about a 0.5 volt drop. Most SHOs I have worked with lose about 2 volts through the factory wiring system. The light output output of a halogen bulb increases exponentially as voltage increases. Some of the increase in bulb brightness is lost due to the crappy DOT headlight beam pattern but for sure you'll notice a difference with a good harness. I build my own and use 10 gauge wire and my voltage drop is immeasurable even with my good Fluke multimeter. Take the power for the lights directly from the alternator output and ground the lights to the alternator case. This will give you the least voltage drop.

 

[Eliw]

I have the harness on my car and made the mistake of using over wattage bulbs. I've gone through one plug and am going through the other one now. My dads van is doing the same only his is melting both plugs. I will get another connector and use the silver stars again.

Much brighter than using the stock wiring though

 

[Markus]

I have the harness on my car and made the mistake of using over wattage bulbs. I've gone through one plug and am going through the other one now. My dads van is doing the same only his is melting both plugs. I will get another connector and use the silver stars again.

Much brighter than using the stock wiring though

Did the overwattage bulbs melt the aftermarket harness? If so, what was the wattage of the bulbs?

 

[Eliw]

I think so. The bulbs are like 100/80 watt bulbs. Not the harness itself, but the harnessesseess(?) healight socket

 

[ohfosho]

is this harness from a ford truck? like you could get it at the wreckers? or is it really simple to copy the factory headlight wire harness with better wire?


will some1 do a write up for shotimes or shopheonix???! lol