sealed beam to smiley

[orange glo]

i have just got my pair of smiley's and i had sealed beam i need to know what i need to to make all the conections . the euro are H1 bulbs and oh yeah the smiley have that cool 5w city light. so with the information i just gave i need to know how to hook it all up :curse:

[DrMcDave]

the high beams should be pretty simple if they sent you all the connecters with the lights...the low beams are a bit more difficult. the brown wire is the ground wire. Your also need the wire for the low beams i think its the one thats not purple or brown, i forget the color. it should make sense 2 wires to each light. one of which will be the ground. hooking up the city light takes a bit more work because you have to branch off the turn signal wire. there is a write up somewhere with pics and stuff. but when i opened my hood and looked at it, it made sense. good luck this prob doesn't help at all. easier if i had pics.

[orange glo]

thanks anyways. it would be great to have a link or something with pictures. this type of mod happens all the time so i bet someone has a site. so this is a rallying call for anyone with a site

[Jordan]

Dave is right. Honestly... if you cant figure out how to connect a couple wires yourself, you are in a world of hurt. Its not hard... its common sense.

Maybe if you didn't buy cheapo aftermarket replicas you might have got directions with them :)

[Werksmini]

http://www.archercc.net/tech/ellips.htm

[orange glo]

thats what i wanted to do. spent another 200 bucks for directions. thanks for the help werksmini

[Jordan]

thats what i wanted to do. spent another 200 bucks for directions. thanks for the help werksmini

No you would be spending $150 or so for a better product, that happends to have directions ;)

[UNHCLL]

thats what i wanted to do. spent another 200 bucks for directions. thanks for the help werksmini

It would have been $200 for a higher quality product, with better lenses and beam patterns.

Good luck on the install, those directions should be more than comprehensive enough.

[orange glo]

im not trying to be a dick or anything, but how do you know the OE are better, except for what you say I don’t have any proof that your right. Why is the beam how do you know the beam patterns is better? I remember jordan saying these don’t fit correctly but they fit just fine is it could be possible that your mistaken. but i do understand that the OE are stronger and can take more abuse the only thing i dont like about the ones i have is that the frame holding the high and low is make of plastic

[UNHCLL]

im not trying to be a dick or anything, but how do you know the OE are better, except for what you say I don’t have any proof that your right. Why is the beam how do you know the beam patterns is better? I remember jordan saying these don’t fit correctly but they fit just fine is it could be possible that your mistaken. but i do understand that the OE are stronger and can take more abuse the only thing i dont like about the ones i have is that the frame holding the high and low is make of plastic

Ever make a photocopy of a copy of a copy of a copy? The more you make, the shittier the copies become. It follows along those lines. Are the light lenses glass or plastic?

[orange glo]

they are glass. oh i understand, but how is it a copy??? they are manufactured , so if buy a OE smiley isnt that a copy of an original. or is it bc its not from germany??

[Jordan]

they are glass. oh i understand, but how is it a copy??? they are manufactured , so if buy a OE smiley isnt that a copy of an original. or is it bc its not from germany??

Go install your smiles on your own. While you are at it, why dont you get indeglo city light bulbs so they match your gauges.

[UNHCLL]

Its a copy of the original manufacturers!
Hella made the original. Hella didnt make these correct?
How do you think these can be sold for a lesser price than the originals?

There are only 2 options: Better production time which cuts down on Plant Costs OR Cheaper materials.

Now, which one of those do you think is the more likely scenario?
If you are happy with them, thats good. :up: I'm just trying to explain the price difference and the potential benefits of purchasing OEM parts vs. aftermarket copies.

[orange glo]

i dont have indeglo gauges, thanks for asking

[orange glo]

i guess both bc of cheaper labor cost. i dont want to get anyone worked up, i just wanted to know if anyone had any solid proof bc i dont thank anyone would take time and study the to light independently . thanks for the input anyway :)