Has anyone ever tried LED headlights?

[miiser]

Originally Posted by heeroyuy01195

I'm going to keep an eye on the Micro Series kit. I've had HID's from ebay, some from more reputable sources, some from local sources, just never had luck with them. I also didn't like the spread pattern without a projector. If we had an OEM projector headlight option then I would likely try them again.







I'll keep these in mind but still don't want to use the HID's without a projector because of the spread pattern.







Can you show a picture of the light pattern and distance?







I know the HID's are much brighter but to really get full use out of them, a projector setup is ideal, like you said. I absolutely hated the spread pattern when I had the HID's and I hated being flashed by oncoming vehicles. I don't trust myself to reseal the headlight properly so I'm going to skip the retrofit option lol. I suppose in a way the LED setup would probably be best in a projector but I'm still curious to try them.



I was looking into getting these

http://www.xenondepot.com/h4-philips.../12953bwx2.htm

My main drawback is that it's rated at 1000 lumens low beam which is what my current OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimiteds are rated at. The spread on those philips bulbs looks quite close to a standard halogen bulb but slightly brigher. I know they aren't meant to be a super bright option, but rather an "upgraded" OE replacement. Maybe I'll just go old school and mount two 6" KC lights in my front grill

These are extremely expensive mate. Literally. You won't even see an extreme deferent between these and the regulars. For me this kind of money for 2 headlights is absolutely out of the question. I don't know what's your headlight status (I mean how foggy they became over the years), but in the same amount of money you can replace the entire headlight module, and buy 2 new oem valeo's. that's better if your plastic has became foggy after so many years.

Led light-spread isn't better than HIDs. In fact HIDs has better light spread I think.

Our headlights are designed for regular lamps anyways.
But really, my opinions is: don't give so much money for these. It isn't worth it by any means.
There are decent leds for about 1/3 of the price. Starting from about 70€-$ you can get a decent quality. After all lights are consumable products. And you can't predict how long they will last


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[heeroyuy01195]

Originally Posted by miiser

These are extremely expensive mate. Literally. You won't even see an extreme deferent between these and the regulars. For me this kind of money for 2 headlights is absolutely out of the question. I don't know what's your headlight status (I mean how foggy they became over the years), but in the same amount of money you can replace the entire headlight module, and buy 2 new oem valeo's. that's better if your plastic has became foggy after so many years.

Led light-spread isn't better than HIDs. In fact HIDs has better light spread I think.

Our headlights are designed for regular lamps anyways.
But really, my opinions is: don't give so much money for these. It isn't worth it by any means.
There are decent leds for about 1/3 of the price. Starting from about 70€-$ you can get a decent quality. After all lights are consumable products. And you can't predict how long they will last


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I hear ya, I'm still up in the air on this. Going to see what happens with those slim LED's that Kaotic mentioned. Leaning towards just sticking 2 lights in my front grill somewhere for the extra candle power.

[miiser]

Originally Posted by heeroyuy01195

I hear ya, I'm still up in the air on this. Going to see what happens with those slim LED's that Kaotic mentioned. Leaning towards just sticking 2 lights in my front grill somewhere for the extra candle power.

Just keep in mind, that yes led is the future. And yes led lights are getting better every year. But still HIDs are in the lead right now. You can't compete an expensive-quality HID with leds. And especially 55w hids. If you see a title of a led light that says it's better than a 55w hid and brighter then it's a lie.


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