LED headlights

[Brenton]

Has anyone tried LED's for low and high beam, results?

 

[pretzil]

Tried high beam just in the reflectors, very good, just a bit tricky getting the rubber headlight housing boot over the fans.
Beam very white and bright with 0 warm up time, beam much like a spotlight.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/40W-UNIV...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43ca980c69

Here is a pic of them coupled with Christians projectors. (Projectors for outer beams, LEDs for dedicated high beam H1)

 

[Brenton]

Another visit to ebay for me

 

[GMan]

Tried high beam just in the reflectors, very good, just a bit tricky getting the rubber headlight housing boot over the fans.
Beam very white and bright with 0 warm up time, beam much like a spotlight.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/40W-UNIV...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43ca980c69

Here is a pic of them coupled with Christians projectors. (Projectors for outer beams, LEDs for dedicated high beam H1)

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How are these holding up? I am just curious as I see a lot of LED headlight bulbs which don't come with the ballasts, cooling fans and heatsinks, etc. Just whether it's necessary to go for a kit like this or not.

 

[pretzil]

If you go led you need to get the whole kit if you want any usable light. Others are shit and are basically parkers.

Mine are still going strong rain or shine.

 

[GMan]

I see. OK, I guess I'm off to get a kit then. Thanks.

 

[pretzil]

I finally got off my arse, disabled the HID projectors, and took some photos of JUST the LED high beams.

Approx 10m from wall:

3m from wall:

And a video, note the response time, and the dog in the window trying to work out what the idiot outside is doing...:
http://vid1321.photobucket.com/albums/u554/pretzil_man/VID_20150530_220711_zpssoipfak7.mp4

 

[GMan]

Very bright and very quick and responsive!!!

 

[Blackbird]

I've ordered these just for highs as i've got Christian doing a set of square projectors ATM... looking forward to seeing what these LED's are capable of...

More so looking forward to the new square projector lights (Leaving the high beams as stock Refector housings for the time being)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281375070304?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[pretzil]

If you have any issues getting the rubber headlight boot over the fans on these ones, PM me and I'll let you know a neat trick

 

[Blackbird]

If you have any issues getting the rubber headlight boot over the fans on these ones, PM me and I'll let you know a neat trick

I've done the boot first over the light then install into the headlight assy before with HID's... but will let you know if I cock it up... which will happen hahahaha

 

[pretzil]

Not sure what your HIDs looked like, fans are different I think.

 

[Blackbird]

They were the older H4 Bi-Xenon ones had a rather large base where the coil and magnet were housed to move the bulb in and out...

 

[junior]

Hi all, I have HID H7 low beam lights and am having all sorts of trouble. The seem to work when they feel like it which becomes annoying if you know what I mean. I am considering changing them to LED units but not sure what to purchase. From what I have read, the bulbs with out ballasts are not worth getting, is this right? If so can anyone recommend a complete setup including ballast that is local and not from China.

Gary

 

[junior]

Are these with built in fans worth getting

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-X-H7-6...uper-Bright-/161813262432?hash=item25acd27060

or these

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/40w-H7-L...2000-lumens-/251758967242?hash=item3a9e00f9ca

 

[Nitephyre]

I wouldn't bother with those... I bought some a while ago and they only work alright... light is bright but a tad soupy if that makes sense... you'd be better trying to fix you HIDs or getting normal bulbs again. I keep meaning to, but I'm lazy and poor

 

[junior]

Thanks Matt, that is what I am leaning towards.

Gary

 

[Grey_Ghost]

Well, the original kit is sold out. Can I be pointed towards another recommended one? I can't afford to fuck around swapping sets, and the alternator took out most of the lights.

Staying halogen for the h7s, after h1s and h3s.