Best 2017+ LED Headlights

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Mar 12, 2021 | 11:52 AM

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BillyE

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Originally Posted by Scout624

IMO with the LED bulb replacement, you can, but shouldn't always. At least, not without doing research. Part of the reason it blinds so much(I find that 99% of the time LEDs blind me on the road, they're aftermarket), is cause people in general think they can just go to Walmart, grab a cheap pair of LEDs, and slap them in their halogen houses. Unfortunately it's not that simple- it depends on both the housing and the bulb you chose. For example, one person here said BeamTech makes bulbs that're made specifically to go into the halogen housing of the Super Duties. Meanwhile, I saw on a Tacoma forum where one guy tested multiple LED bulbs, and showed that the Tacoma housings simply aren't made to have LEDs dropped in, just with how those housings distribute the light.

Basically, do your research, and adjust yo **** headlights

I'm not sure that Beamtech makes an SD-specific bulb. At least I haven't seen it. For whatever reason, the aftermarket LED bulbs I've seen and used seem to sit deeper in the housing than a halogen. This focuses more light up and shifts the beam up, like what a high beam should look like. Some bulbs can be adjusted for depth. However you adjust it, you should be making sure the beam is pointed the right way. When I first tried Beamtechs in my truck, the low beams were straight ahead (like high beams) and high beams were literally up in the trees. I had to adjust my housings all the way down to get the lights where they should be, but they do work. I'm fairly sure my lights aren't bothering anyone because I have been driving like this for years without being flashed.