ChrisInVT
Adventurer
That's a good idea. If I had a spare H3 kit kicking around I'd do it too.
Smokin Deal on Hella 500's from Amazon.com
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That's a good idea. If I had a spare H3 kit kicking around I'd do it too.
ChrisInVT
Adventurer
I purchased both of Tom's sets. With the engine in my truck fried, I decided to mount these on my car to compliment my IPF's. The Hella 500's seem to compliment the IPF 968's perfectly, they picked up where the 968's left off.
Compared to the IPF's in build quality, the Hella 500's are junk. The IPF's are built much more solid, and I'd be afraid of having the Hella 500's on the roof of my truck. These are great lights for a bumper or some other place where they won't be subject to branches or trees.
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IH8RDS
Explorer
I finally got around to installing one set. I used to have the Hella Black magics in the same place. The Black magics are a better quality light, but they do not have covers and they are bigger. The 500's have a lower profile and fit better in the bull bar. I'll run them here until I get the lights up on the rack. VA state law requires them to have a cover, so these are my best choice for now.
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GTABurnout
Explorer
I was planing to get a set of these and add a set of the cheaper HID's to them as a cheap HID kit.
LexusAllTerrain
Expedition Leader
Check this link on ebay they are from the same vendor at Amazon.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=330304149388
Scott_sFZJ80
Observer
Thanks eurorom!
EXP-T100
Adventurer
Just thought i would let everyone know i found a better deal than the 39.99 amazon deal. well they are still 39.99 but free shipping i just got 2 sets $79.98 thats only $15 more that i would have spent for 1 set locally.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220368655302
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220368655302
preacherman
Explorer
good find, just ordered a pair.
THX
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LexusAllTerrain
Expedition Leader
Bella PSD
Explorer
EXP-T100
Adventurer
ginericLC
Adventurer
www.costco.com has the IPF 968s for about $92 with shipping. They are about the same size as the Hella 500. They are a better light, but double th price. But I've had good luck with the Hella 500s and have two brand new boxes of them sitting on a shelf for some stupid reason. Well, maybe it wasn't stupid. At $38/pair they are sort of disposable. And they are a good light for the money. My wife and 4 year old at the time son really got screwed. They bought some Explorer Pro Comp lights which are about the same size as the 968s and 500s. They paid $74/each for them two Christmases ago. And the quality isn't any better than the Hellas. I run them because my son picked them out for me for Christmas. But I get angry every time I look at them because they were so overpriced.
ChrisInVT
Adventurer
The IPF's are definitely better than the hellas in quality. The hella's, well; you can tell it's only a $40 light. On my '92 I have the IPF 968's and the Hella 500's and the light output is great. Just the IPF's alone I'm not impressed with, and just the Hellas alone I'm not impressed with, but pair the two together, and they have a good light output.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=337390&postcount=82