11 Comments on “1947 CJ-2A Baker City, Or **SOLD**”

1. greg April 4, 2011 at 5:30 pm

   I’d bet modern style halogen headllights
2. deilers Post authorApril 4, 2011 at 5:32 pm

   If that’s the case, they sure fit in there nice. I never checked out the modern 7″ halogens; I did go cheap with my headlights though …
3. Paul April 4, 2011 at 8:05 pm

   I put a set of Cibie halogen headlights in my little Willys. I did check into a set of real HID headlights (not the cheap cobbled together type) and decided I couldn’t afford that much light. Besides, here in the Great White North we have lots of daylight during the summertime and I don’t plan on driving my Willys during the winter.
4. Bruce April 9, 2011 at 8:05 am

   You are all wrong the lights are made in Europe, they have leaded crystal lenses, and take a regular H4 bulb. The current bulbs are 90W low and 130W high. The lights have the normal 3 tabs on the back, and fit the stock housings without any mods.
5. deilers Post authorApril 9, 2011 at 9:35 am

   Hi Bruce,

   Thanks for the clarification. Headlights are something that few people modify, so I find your modification very interesting! Where did you get the idea to use European crystal lenses?

   Very nice build by the way!

   – Dave
6. Bruce April 9, 2011 at 11:10 am

   I have had those head lights in 2 different jeeps. I bought the first pair on a idea that they looke nice, and after using them at night I was sold on them. The beam they cast on the side of the road goes up at an angle giving very good visibility for animals entering the road from a bank along the roadway. Thanks for the compliment, we have had this jeep for 22 years, and it was apart from 1995 until 2010. I have replaced every component on it with new, right down to the brake lines. Photos don’t do the paint job justice. The blue pearl on it kicks off to almost florescent blue in the sun.
7. deilers Post authorApril 9, 2011 at 11:24 am

   Ok, you’ve sold me. My first jeep’s lights were terrible. I haven’t spent much time driving at night in my current jeep, but because I live in Boise, I have some of the same animal issues as you do. I actually stop in Baker City on my trips to Seattle. It’s a beautiful area and, except for your longer winters, I thought it would be a nice place to live.

   I used to drive my old jeep a lot on the rural roads of San Juan Island (in northwest Washington). The deer roamed the island freely. At night they’d feed off the grass along the sides of the country roads. I’d watch as intently as I could for the red eyes, but my headlights were so poor that it was a bit of a crapshoot. I almost hit a deer two different times when they jumped out at the last second from grass.

   One time I was riding my bicycle during the day on the island and I had a deer jump out from some bushes in front of me in broad daylight. One second he wasn’t there and then one second he was. The bushes were thick too. I don’t know how he got through them. I think I would have lost in that collision.
8. Bruce April 9, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   OK guys the secret place to aquire these headlights is in the most unsuspecting catalog. You probably throw them away when they come in the mail. Look in JC Whitney, I think the price has went up considerly on them.
9. Greg April 19, 2011 at 7:51 pm

   I’ve seen these lights in hot rod or street rod type catalogs too. Good option for replacing sealed beams. I sorta like the flat face on the lens.
10. Steve Shaffer April 29, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    I bought this willys from Bruce and can’t wait to pick it up. Thanks to Ewillys for everything you do and I sent you a donation.
11. deilers Post authorApril 29, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Congrats and thanks Steve … this looks like a great rig!