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Led headlights first gen

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by 2000TacoAvery, Mar 26, 2020.

  1. Mar 26, 2020 at 5:22 PM
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    2000TacoAvery

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    Looking for a good cost effective led bulb. I got some auxbeams but they needed to be adjusted and these housings don’t have much room to go as far as they would need to. Wondering if there’s a good bulb that won’t need adjusting or is that how all leds are? Any suggestions on bulbs are great, thanks

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  2. Mar 26, 2020 at 5:28 PM
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    I'll be the first of many to say don't do it. LEDs do not perform well in the reflector housing.
     
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    I'm going to also recommend the "ultimate H4 upgrade" thread. Testing on here, courtesy of crashnburn80, and elsewhere shows that LED retrofit bulbs just don't work well enough (or at all) to be recommended over a high performing halogen, especially if you also do a relay harness.

    If you really want LED, the best way to go about it is a dedicated LED projector retrofit.

    I know morimoto is a popular source for retrofits, but I would suggest Hella's 90mm bi-LED.
     
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