LED Head lights
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LED Head lights
Hey Guys.
What is the best and brightest LED headlight conversion kit? I removed my factory halogen bulbs and replaced them with new LED bulbs. I am not impressed. The local aftermarket store said they would be very bright, but they aren't. I read that the factory housing is designed for halogen bulbs, putting LED bulbs in they won't project properly. I get dark spots where I would expect light to be. High beams go out far but not very bright. I am looking at some after market replacement lights ad housings. The OEM are totally crazy expensive,(3000.00) but I am sure they work great. My 16 F150 had them and they worked awesome but were factory, I didn't add them on. I see the ANZO switchback lights but I can not tell if they are halogen or LED. Some of the comments say they are halogen ad not LED. Has anyone changed theirs? The ANZO are around 600.00. I don't mind spending a little more for a quality and bright LED but can't see spending 3K for factory ones.
What is the best and brightest LED headlight conversion kit? I removed my factory halogen bulbs and replaced them with new LED bulbs. I am not impressed. The local aftermarket store said they would be very bright, but they aren't. I read that the factory housing is designed for halogen bulbs, putting LED bulbs in they won't project properly. I get dark spots where I would expect light to be. High beams go out far but not very bright. I am looking at some after market replacement lights ad housings. The OEM are totally crazy expensive,(3000.00) but I am sure they work great. My 16 F150 had them and they worked awesome but were factory, I didn't add them on. I see the ANZO switchback lights but I can not tell if they are halogen or LED. Some of the comments say they are halogen ad not LED. Has anyone changed theirs? The ANZO are around 600.00. I don't mind spending a little more for a quality and bright LED but can't see spending 3K for factory ones.
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Thanks Bowtie,
I read that forum. I am still confused Haha. I am not sure if I need to replace the whole housing and bulbs, or just adjust the bulbs that I have now, in the factory halogen housing? If they even require adjusting. I don't know the answer to that either. It is to hard to explain what pattern I am getting now. Someone who knows about changing out halogens to LED would have to see what I am having problems with.
I read that forum. I am still confused Haha. I am not sure if I need to replace the whole housing and bulbs, or just adjust the bulbs that I have now, in the factory halogen housing? If they even require adjusting. I don't know the answer to that either. It is to hard to explain what pattern I am getting now. Someone who knows about changing out halogens to LED would have to see what I am having problems with.
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I had two trucks (2006 and 2011 F350’s) with halogen headlights that I put Marsauto H13/9008 led bulbs in before last winter. Both were significantly better (to my eyes at least).
One additional thing I did was adjust the headlight aim (which I had never done since buying the trucks new); they were a little too high so I adjusted them down. That produced a noticeable improvement (did that before switching to the led bulbs in)
Also need to make sure your led bulbs are positioned properly; the flat sides need to be on the sides vs top and bottom
One additional thing I did was adjust the headlight aim (which I had never done since buying the trucks new); they were a little too high so I adjusted them down. That produced a noticeable improvement (did that before switching to the led bulbs in)
Also need to make sure your led bulbs are positioned properly; the flat sides need to be on the sides vs top and bottom
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Not trying to be a smart a--, but I do believe you are the first person to have ever made that claim on here. Most people talk about the poor performance of their factory halogens.
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Interestingly, I bought a 2019 Explorer a few months ago. The factory headlights are led for the low beam and halogen for the highbeams.
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Beamtech LEDs made a marked improvement for me. I wouldn't be so quick to blame it on the LED bulb/halogen housing reason that some point out.
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Now that’s what I would call a nightmare.
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Hey Guys.
What is the best and brightest LED headlight conversion kit? I removed my factory halogen bulbs and replaced them with new LED bulbs. I am not impressed. The local aftermarket store said they would be very bright, but they aren't. I read that the factory housing is designed for halogen bulbs, putting LED bulbs in they won't project properly. I get dark spots where I would expect light to be. High beams go out far but not very bright. I am looking at some after market replacement lights ad housings. The OEM are totally crazy expensive,(3000.00) but I am sure they work great. My 16 F150 had them and they worked awesome but were factory, I didn't add them on. I see the ANZO switchback lights but I can not tell if they are halogen or LED. Some of the comments say they are halogen ad not LED. Has anyone changed theirs? The ANZO are around 600.00. I don't mind spending a little more for a quality and bright LED but can't see spending 3K for factory ones.
What is the best and brightest LED headlight conversion kit? I removed my factory halogen bulbs and replaced them with new LED bulbs. I am not impressed. The local aftermarket store said they would be very bright, but they aren't. I read that the factory housing is designed for halogen bulbs, putting LED bulbs in they won't project properly. I get dark spots where I would expect light to be. High beams go out far but not very bright. I am looking at some after market replacement lights ad housings. The OEM are totally crazy expensive,(3000.00) but I am sure they work great. My 16 F150 had them and they worked awesome but were factory, I didn't add them on. I see the ANZO switchback lights but I can not tell if they are halogen or LED. Some of the comments say they are halogen ad not LED. Has anyone changed theirs? The ANZO are around 600.00. I don't mind spending a little more for a quality and bright LED but can't see spending 3K for factory ones.
Save up to purchase the OEM LED headlights and call it a day.
You can find the factory LED headlights for less than $3K.
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OEM LED's can be had for $2300 including ballasts and the conversion wiring harness.
Other than that, you can retrofit LED or HID projector lenses into your stock housings and go that route...
