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LED Headlight Conversions

Discussion in 'Overland Alaska' started by benbacher, Jan 28, 2014.

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  1. Jan 28, 2014 at 11:34 PM
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    TRUE LED Headlight Conversion Kits will give you the night vision that you need to drive safely at night and have more time to react on the road at lower and higher speeds.
    Specs:
    -5000K on Light Spectrum
    -1800 Lumens
    -25 Watts Running Power
    -2-3 times further vision that standard Halogen bulbs
    High Lumen LED Headlight! It provides up to 1800LM light, as the same as HID Xenon Light, however power consumption is only 25 watt. The life span of LED headlight is 30,000 hrs.


    Advantages over HID kits:
    No Delay when power on.
    No flicker
    No influence when Voltage drops or spikes

    Okay, thats it for the official schpiel, now my turn. We've installed dozens of these in the shop and they look and perform phenomenally. Every bit as bright as my projectors with the Osram bulbs and over ten times the longevity. One of our main clients for these is the local Toyota Service Department who's putting them in as factory headlamps! that should speak as a testimony to their quality. We all know the facts between LED and HID, you get reliability with one, and you get to swap out burnt bulbs with the other. We carry these for every make and model, even snowmachines and four wheelers can play!

    Online price is $249.99 plus shipping

    TW MEMBER PRICE IS $$225.00 SHIPPED!!
     
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  2. Jan 29, 2014 at 12:17 AM
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  3. Jan 30, 2014 at 3:02 PM
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    What is the scatter like in an OEM headlight? What I mean is, when you put an HID in a OEM non-projector assembly it scatters the light all over and drivers in oncoming traffic will flash their hi-beams at you. Does the LED light scatter light like a traditional bulb, just brighter, or does it scatter like and HID which requires you to get a projector style?
     
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  4. Jan 30, 2014 at 3:12 PM
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    Curious as well.
     
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  5. Jan 30, 2014 at 3:20 PM
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  6. Jan 30, 2014 at 3:31 PM
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  7. Jan 30, 2014 at 6:21 PM
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    Do you have any night shots. Comparing OEM bulbs and the LED? How are highbeams with these?
     
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  8. Jan 30, 2014 at 6:22 PM
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    x2 on difficulty of install and light pattern.

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  9. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:27 PM
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    Okay first question: Scatter.

    A: Because you are using the OEM housing and reflector bowl, you will still get the same beam pattern as you would with your OEM bulbs. No different than a standard HID setup there. You CAN however, put these right into a converted projector headlight with better results than HID and more than 20 times the longevity.

    Question 2: Ease if install.

    A: These are VERY simple to install. No different than a standard HID setup. You have a ballast for each of the bulbs and that's about it for the wiring. I'll go grab a box tomorrow and get a picture of the contents.
     
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  10. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:37 PM
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    Output shots against a wall?
     
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  11. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:45 PM
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    Still looking for one but here's one straight on.
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  12. Jan 31, 2014 at 4:55 AM
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    I looked on their website and it seems very straight forward. I was wondering though what the mini fan was for
     
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  13. Jan 31, 2014 at 5:19 AM
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    With LED's is there high and low beams or is it only low? Didn't know if that one bulb worked as both.
     
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  14. Jan 31, 2014 at 5:54 AM
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    The ballast probably gets hot.
     
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    Do they melt snow and ice off the housings still? Are you blinding yourself during foggy situations?
     
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  16. Jan 31, 2014 at 7:45 AM
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    The LED itself produces very little heat. As far as I know they still haven't found a way to create light without producing heat. LED's however, are highly efficient in that department.
     
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  17. Jan 31, 2014 at 7:49 AM
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    Hot enough to still melt snow so the housings don't get blocked?
     
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  19. Jan 31, 2014 at 10:32 AM
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    :popcorn: been following the other thread as well. Waiting to see someone put LEDs into a projector retrofit and see the comparison.
     
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