FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Lights upgrade

Winter is coming and days are shorter meaning we spend more time driving in the dark. My FJ has stock and poor driving lights. I can hardly see anything when driving in the evening. I think I need to upgrade the lights or bulbs.
I started with cleaning the lights. It has not help much. What is the next step ?
I found a suggestion for new bulbs: http://www.shopfjparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_82&product...

I wonder if these would help/give more light. If not, I wonder what are the other options. Can anyone advise ? Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Bozly on November 20, 2010 at 8:44am

A guy down the street from me wants to sell me some HID's but I haven't done it yet. Judging by the lights on my light bar HID may be a good way to go and I think he even offered them up at a slightly lower price, although, I cant remember what that was.

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Permalink Reply by Brigham Susana Vang on November 20, 2010 at 8:46am

running another set of driving light?

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Permalink Reply by C4B_ROCKs on November 20, 2010 at 8:56am

Yea those will help i have similar once..

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Permalink Reply by Lance on November 20, 2010 at 9:33am

The piaas and sylvanias can help. You will get flashed more consistently. Expect to replace them more frequently and wear gloves while installing them. I the the piaas in my last truck going to try them again.

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Permalink Reply by potatomutato on November 20, 2010 at 11:20am

i have the IPF Magic Glows (now discontinued) and they are much brighter than stock. i purchased two extra pairs so i'd have backups when they die. a majority of them lasted me a little over a year, so be prepared to switch them out more frequently than stock. i have the stocks handy as backup as well.

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Permalink Reply by DWH on November 20, 2010 at 6:01pm

Did the FJ come with different lights in different years? My FJ with stock lights gets flashed all the time.

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Permalink Reply by EYP on November 20, 2010 at 6:50pm

Is it possible that they are aimed to high? I got my FJ secondhand, and the right one shoots a few inches too high.

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Permalink Reply by magicthechemist on November 20, 2010 at 10:25pm

that is also possible...especially every i put my lift on. i dont know how to fix it. I mean we changed lights setting but I am not sure if it is correct now.

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Permalink Reply by GHOST on November 20, 2010 at 9:08pm

Same here......hmmmmmmmmmmm

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Permalink Reply by 5AND5TORM on November 21, 2010 at 12:07am

Did you lower your lights? You will need to use a long #2 phillips screwdriver, turn the adjuster 12 clicks counter clockwise.

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Permalink Reply by bkreece on November 21, 2010 at 11:36am

I was thinking the same thing. I usually drive with just my DRLs to avoid getting the high beam flash from other drivers...though I haven't refocused them since my lift.