any difference between hella 500 and 500ff?

[thorridder]

see above ^ i have 2 500 and looking to replace my other 2 bad ones. cant tell any difference really, besides price.

 

[Dezert4Runner]

The 500ff Stands for "free form" and has the reflector doing the beam dispersion, while the regular 500 has it on the glass. Think of a 96-98 "frosted" headlight compared to the 99+ headlights. Same basic design concept.

I know for a fact that the 500 has a wider beam pattern than the 500ff. There's a display at a local offroad shop and it's definitely a different beam pattern. I've heard people say that the older regular 500 is better for H.I.D. conversions because of this. Hope that helps answer some questions.

 

[Brilliant]

Old 500s are better for HID conversions since the lens scatters the light. Aside from that the 500FF is a better pattern than the 500.

*better being relative to what you want it to do. Hella posts the beam patters on their website.

 

[Elton H]

500ff's on top 500s on bottom

 

[Brilliant]

500ff's on top 500s on bottom

I like the looks of the 500s better. When I got the 500FFs I was...

 

[Tucson4runner]

500ff's on top 500s on bottom

Haha those are my lights! I was just gonna post that pic.

 

[thorridder]

any idea on what it takes to convert them? *saying this before looking, getting ready to look*

and yes that does help a lot, thanks guys

 

[thorridder]

ok seems simple, more what would be a good HID to get