LED Upgrade Questions
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LED Upgrade Questions
Morning guys, I'm looking to upgrade my 2011 F350 lighting to LED throughout the truck (save headlights until those prices come back down to earth). I was curious to know if anyone has found somewhere that sells a full vehicle kit instead of having to weed through individual bulbs.
I'm finding that it can be a real pain in the *** having to pick them one at a time or by pairs. Plus the dollar signs go up quickly when buying individually. Thinking that if someone sold a whole vehicle kit, $$$ could be saved.
I'm would also like to know what brands are good and which brands of LED's to avoid. Everyone selling them says that their brand is "The BEST!"
Any help and/or opinions on this matter would be greatly appreciated!
I'm finding that it can be a real pain in the *** having to pick them one at a time or by pairs. Plus the dollar signs go up quickly when buying individually. Thinking that if someone sold a whole vehicle kit, $$$ could be saved.
I'm would also like to know what brands are good and which brands of LED's to avoid. Everyone selling them says that their brand is "The BEST!"
Any help and/or opinions on this matter would be greatly appreciated!
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I just ordered mine from https://www.superbrightleds.com/. So far so good...
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I did the interior and all exterior except the headlights. I have Recon projectors with HIDs from the Retrofit Source.
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Much brighter interior lighting mostly. Exterior lights are brighter too.
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I'm just looking to replace them all so they'll be brighter and I'll theoretically never have to change out a burnt out bulb again. Plus, I like the instant on/off action of the LED, no fade on and off like an incandescent.
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In "theory" you would be correct, but as someone who spent a bunch of money buying LED's with Harley stamped on the boxes, it is only a theory. Half of my "Harley" LED's are out. Thankfully, they are covered by warranty, but being LED doesn't mean you will get better service necessarily. It is hard to figure out what quality is when buying. Sometimes you get lucky and other times not. I bought name brand and believe I would still be running the original incandescents had I not replaced them with the Harley branded LED's purchased at the Harley dealership.
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In "theory" you would be correct, but as someone who spent a bunch of money buying LED's with Harley stamped on the boxes, it is only a theory. Half of my "Harley" LED's are out. Thankfully, they are covered by warranty, but being LED doesn't mean you will get better service necessarily. It is hard to figure out what quality is when buying. Sometimes you get lucky and other times not. I bought name brand and believe I would still be running the original incandescents had I not replaced them with the Harley branded LED's purchased at the Harley dealership.
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Really not trying to rain on your parade. Buy them because they are cool and you want them - not because you will save money or hassle down the road! You don't need an excuse to get what you want. It is your money!
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Also still curious if anyone has found an all-in-one kit to replace them all. I know they are out there, bc a guy I work with bought a kit a while back but can't remember exactly where he got it from.
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and so far, few have reported great gains with the LED enclosures..