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Old 10-20-2020, 04:56 PM   #1
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TC100 Headlight replacement/additions

Any suggestions for brighter headlights for a 2000 Bluebird TC1000? Led? Halogen? Add light bars? Boy oh boy are the OEM lights D.I.M!

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Old 10-20-2020, 05:06 PM   #2
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Not sure the original layout you have. Mine is a single light on each side. This is what I am planning on using. I have done a lot of research and I think this will be the best solution for me. I also plan on adding as big of a light bar as I can find to the space above the windshield for use out on the open desert roads.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0784NV3FK...v_ov_lig_dp_it
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Old 10-20-2020, 05:17 PM   #3
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Not sure the original layout you have. Mine is a single light on each side. This is what I am planning on using. I have done a lot of research and I think this will be the best solution for me. I also plan on adding as big of a light bar as I can find to the space above the windshield for use out on the open desert roads.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0784NV3FK...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Oh cool! Let me know what you think!
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Old 10-21-2020, 06:29 PM   #4
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Oh cool! Let me know what you think!
I won't be thinking anything for a while. At $400 for headlights, they won't get bought until I'm about ready to put it on the road. Late next spring at the earliest.
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Old 10-21-2020, 07:03 PM   #5
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I won't be thinking anything for a while. At $400 for headlights, they won't get bought until I'm about ready to put it on the road. Late next spring at the earliest.
A bit spendy, but from what I've seen in reviews and comparisons, JWSpeaker makes some of the best LED headlights on the market.

I have LED headlights from Truck-Lite, which I felt was a better compromise at $160 for pair. Mine are the 7" round style tho.

A note about lightbars for the OP, they're generally not highway legal or very frowned upon. But a good pair of LED Headlights should give you the light you desire.
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Old 10-22-2020, 10:49 AM   #6
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A bit spendy, but from what I've seen in reviews and comparisons, JWSpeaker makes some of the best LED headlights on the market.

I have LED headlights from Truck-Lite, which I felt was a better compromise at $160 for pair. Mine are the 7" round style tho.

A note about lightbars for the OP, they're generally not highway legal or very frowned upon. But a good pair of LED Headlights should give you the light you desire.

Yeah, i thought that might be the case with light bars. I figured if I used one, I’d mount it very low and only use it on dirt and park road situations.

I’ll check out truck-lite
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Old 10-22-2020, 12:26 PM   #7
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A bit spendy, but from what I've seen in reviews and comparisons, JWSpeaker makes some of the best LED headlights on the market.

I have LED headlights from Truck-Lite, which I felt was a better compromise at $160 for pair. Mine are the 7" round style tho.

A note about lightbars for the OP, they're generally not highway legal or very frowned upon. But a good pair of LED Headlights should give you the light you desire.
Link to headlights???
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Old 10-22-2020, 12:43 PM   #8
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Link to headlights???
JW Speaker
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0784NV3FK...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Trucklite
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ED7HNY...v_ov_lig_dp_it


Here are a few others I looked at and may give a try when I want to waste some money, including a Chinese knock-off on the Trucklite's.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081GYB7SD...v_ov_lig_dp_it

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U472EA8...v_ov_lig_dp_it

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G31G4VB...v_ov_lig_dp_it
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