Thanks for sharing your review. I like how you reviewed the lighting, most other reviews focus on how "cool" it looks on their cars, but you focus on the driving experience, how the view got changed, and how it affects other drivers on the road.
Thank you, Automotive lighting has always been in my interest as well as road safety for other drives. There is no reason to be selfish and modify your vehicle when it could pose as a hazard to other drivers.
+Steven B2 Yes, good point. Could be some people don't realize what they are doing? I am seeing more and more of this. The worst, of course, are the big Pickup trucks with 4 lights. I am wondering if the brightest lights will remain legal....The first time I saw one of them coming at me I thought Ray Charles was driving......
Steven B2 it's because idiots put hids and leds in halogen light refracting housings. They're too cheap to buy projector housing and take the time to aim them properly
That Morimoto 7" Sealed Beam Led is quite impressive. I put the JW Speaker 8700 Evo 2 7" Sealed Beam Led in my Harley and I thought it was great. That Morimoto has a much wider hotspot which is excellent for a one-headlight application such as a bike.
This is one thing I noticed, I've been using an LED kit in halogen projectors, and while the cutoff is ok, there is not hotspot, there is also hardly any "projection of light" down the road, it looks bright just in front of the car and the colour gives the illusion of brighter bulb with more light, but in reality I could see more with a cheap £1.49 halogen bulb. I would of been happy if it was equal output with just a whiter color and was hoping for a longer lifetime on the bulb as I do a lot of night driving for work, however this is not the case as no matter how much promise the bulb life has on the packaging LED kits will never reach the quoted hours. I will be going back to Osram Nightbreakers (I think you call them Sylvania's over in the states)
Fantastic educational video .. Thanks . One teeny thing ... The Fresnel lenses are named after a French Scientist who helped develop the Fresnel lens ... originally to focus Lighthouse light beams with much less glass. It is pronounced Frah Nell .
Just wondering. What if the cut off gate was cut a little more? So that the low beam could get brighter hotspot. We may lose the hi beam a little since we might have to point down the projector a little too. I think this could work with dual projector headlight on one housing. We could have good hotspot low beam + hi beam. And hi beam from another projector. Or maybe add another laser hi beam in between.
I had an 07 Acura TL with un modified OEM bi-xenon headlights, they were the worst headlights I've ever had. The distance of the headlights was poor on both high beam and low beam. I also had people constantly thinking my high beams were on when they weren't which tells me the cutoff was bad. As for your review I found the Morimoto projector lenses with the LED's to look way better than any of the Acura projectors.
Can you explain what the difference is as to why LEDs are not a good idea in projector housings, but in the Morimoto sealed projector housing it's good? What makes the difference?
I have a question if one can help me. I have a Kia Forte/Cerato 2015 with a projector as the low beam but it came factory with halogens. I noticed right away that the cut off isn’t completely straight. It is horizontal from the left side and it slopes 45 degrees as it goes to the right. I wanted HIDs so bad to match the led drls. So i recently installed them but now the sloping cutoff is even more visible. Whoever is on the front right of the car is completely blinded by that stupid cutoff. Is there a way to fix it so that it looks like 8:10? Some info: the hid bulbs didn’t plug right in, i had to buy an adaptor as most h7 bulb in cars. Also the electrode ( i think its called) is creating a shadowing in the roads in each beam creating two lines of shadows infront of the car which i think can be fixed by buying morimoto’s h7B bulbs which are the only ones in the market that have flipped electrodes. (pls let me know if there are other brands).
I can confirm most of this as fact. I had an hid in a reflector when I bought my truck and it was doodoo. then I put a very very high quality led in a reflector housing. despite the bulb quality the light dispersion was terrible. did a hid retrofit with morimoto 7 bi xenon and it's a whole new world
thanks for making this. I'm having trouble figuring out if LED bulbs are actually legit when installed in stock reflectors, as some people say they're designed for them, and some say they cause glare and are not good yet. Love the morimono proj fog lamps at the end. Should just get these.
I think HIDs are better, and with a 2014 impreza 2.0, the stock halogen reflectors are used for the limited trim HID lights, so no change is necessary except for the new ballast and bulbs.
I rather have a headlight that is multi-directional because you can see anything whats ahead specially the signs of the road on freeway if complaining too bright on the oncoming traffic lower your focus for the driver side a little bit.
I’m curious, I have a 2017 Honda Accord sedan, h11 halogen projector. Stock bulbs I get a cut off line, With a set of 35w hids, 6k, still have the cut off line. But my question is, if I wanted do I just do a hid lens swap? *H11 low beam * Since my stock projector lens isn’t an HID lens...? I was thinking the 4g TL. What was the two different TL lens you were talking bout? One was clear, what was the other? Can you run the fx-r lens and get a wider/even/dense beam pattern adjusting the shield? I want something that will give me a wide and even but dense lighting and angle. Also What should I look for when inspecting the shield? Thanks in advance keep up the good work
So glad I found this. I'm in the market for new headlights and bulbs for my 2005 Sierra 2500 HD. I can't decide what to go for. What brand of aftermarket/HID or LED kit would you recommend for my truck
I got a set of single beam but all the light on the lower part of it not on the upper part of it.. but I see the cut on the top what the Projectors should be. How can I get the light where it should goes? It H1 bulb
That looks like a 6500k bulb. The best bulb to put in projectors is a CBI. Best performance. Dont just get bulbs for color. As for the cutoff blue line, you have to space and play with the shield. But you need to retrofit your headlights first.
I have an 85 K5 Blazer that Im building more retro than new stuff and Im wanting to stay with the sealed beam look of my headlights and dont really care for the funky LED looking sealed beam headlights Im finding. I like the LEDs because of the low voltage they use but cant find any that dont look weird... can you help?
Damn it... There is too many options and it's overwhelming trying to find the right set up. This video is definitely helpful and informative but I'm still lost on my options lol. The thing is, I'm trying to replace the 7x6 sealed beam headlights on my old Jeep XJ. The Jeep isn't worth much so I'm not trying to spend a ton of money on headlights. Maybe $50 to $60 max. Every time I think I decide on something, I see another video that changes my mind and I'm back at square one. I was going to do classic cut H4 housings with LED bulbs but that looked like ass on the video so not doing that. I would love some projectors but not the ebay ones lol. I know the multi LED bulbs has a horrible/no cut off and blinds people so not doing that either. Currently I can only see about 20 feet ahead of myself with my headlights, any suggestions?
Need Advice! I have a 2016 Ford Fusion, which has projector halogens, and they're almost unusable they're so dim. I was wondering what the best route would be to upgrade? Without dropping $1700+ to upgrade to Mondeo headlights.
I have a question about flickering. I have a E46 BMW with xenon lights. there is intermittent flickering at different times between left and right. What could this be? I was thinking that it might be the alternator as I put in a new one? Not sure, any input helps.
Al or zkw? Bixenons or xenon? Flickering is usually the ballast, but you’ll need to know the above to source a proper replacement. God help you if they are zkw.
I was just about to order LED's for my 17' wrx. The low beam is a projector with a halogen bulb stock. I had no idea that LED's were horrible in projectors. So if I don't want to tear apart my headlight and keep my stock projector, what are my options really for upgrading? (Looks and function) Thanks
nice to see the video maker still answering questions. The Headlight Guy, i have a problem with my lights always feels way to dim so bad sometimes i am not sure if my headlights are even on. What would you recommend for a longer range wide spread light that is white and will be legal to the federal laws? I been doing research but i don't want to over pay for something that cops will ticket me for and have to take out.
First what kind of vehicle are you having the problem with the light output on? That will give me a starting point on what the problem could be. 99.99% of the time properly retrofitted headlights will not flag unwanted attention from the cops. The biggest factor of the headlights getting the police's attention is improper aiming where it could blind other drivers.
yea the camry is a very common retrofitted car, when it comes to the more economy driven cars with less options they tend to have sub par performance with factory lighting. I do not believe HID headlights was a available option for the camry of that year.
The Headlight Guy I did some more digging up and found that they have made more stuff for this car with in the last couple of years. I will be checking those out. Thank you a lo much appreciated
Not a problem, beware of aftermarket housings claiming to be HID. Commonly found on ebay, they come equipped with cheap led DRL strips or Halo rings. Some go by the name of Spyder, Spec-D, TYC all have poor quality projectors they use in all of there headlights that may be worse than your oem headlights.
I have been having problems with my ebay projection HID single beam with not being bright enough, i have upgraded from the HID stock bulbs that came with the aftermarket set from ebay to a new set of HIDs from autozone, when i turn on the high beams they seem to be the right brightness for driving i had thought about buying the LEDs...i did buy some LED fogs lamps to help out with the light brightness but it's no enough...other cars on the road next to me their driving lights are brighter then mine....i drive a 97 ford Mustang and have been dealing with this problem now for about five yesrs now...should i just buy new lights and start over? Can you please give me some advice? I am tired of running over highway meduims because i can not see close to the ground on the left or right sides...i live in a rural area and pretty much try not to drive at night
Hello Diana I may be able to assist you with your lighting troubles. If you get a moment you can shoot me a message via email. 574Headlightguy@gmail.com
So in the interest of safety, how do you convert some halogen housings to accept an HID/LED bulb/housing? I have a 2005 Express van with the passenger-style housings (not sealed beam) and would love to make these work.
Hello Brad, the best way this can be achieved is to do a retrofit. This will allow you to have better visibility, and improve on safety for yourself and other motorist on the road. If you want more information feel free to shoot me a email at 574headlightguy@gmail.com and i can assist you with any other questions or concerns.
Thanks. After some quick searching (it's not the most common vehicle around), looks like it's a matter of retrofitting openings and attachment points for the proper housings. Definitely doable. Thanks for the reply and great video.
Is there a way to contact you? I'm wanting to upgrade the cheap aftermarket headlights in my 05 Jetta. Also, do you have a list for the best lighting options on popular vehicles?
It's weird. I've found some dude retrofitting a car with cheap 25$ projector and 40$ led bulbs from amazon and it looks pretty good. At least far better than stock halogen
The last light has the high beam hot spot way too low. For best vision the hot spot should be higher to get further away and the low beams should be turned off when the high beams goes on. This due to how your eyes works.
As i stated in the video i was only 35 feet from the wall and did not give the high beams the needed space to work properly. On LED setups on all oem cars the lows beams do stay on while the high beams are activated due to the limitations of the LEDs ability to produce alot of light by its self. I fully support having proper foreground lighting while using high beams.
if you have a reflector housing eith a cut off shield and a bulb such as hb4 it cuts off the loght i have used halogen hid and led in them and they all have a really sharp cutoff, led throws a nicer clean white light than hid but they are both just as bright both 55 watt, halogen have a very bad light output my foglights are brighter when using a 15 watt led than using 55 watt halogen lowbeam, halogen suck unless you have a projector meant for halogen, but led is the way to go just make sure you aren't blinding anyone, led will last longer and throw out almost no heat, all the heat stayw on the heatsink which doesn't get hot which will make your lens stay clear
2017 XT Question So the fog lights on the 2017 XT has a halogen bulb H16 I want to replace the bulbs with a LED Questions; Should I go with a yellow led Should I go with a white led Does the pattern of light change ? Best brand / code and part number do you recommend Or 2017 Forester XT question Halogen Fog Light Bulb Replacement How do U feel about not going with a LED for replacement bulb as I understand it actually cuts down on visibility and going with a PIAA Plasma Yellow Ion replacement bulb
I have not seen too many LED's that offer a yellow color for foglight bulbs. If you wished to get that you can always do a LED bulb and do a LaminX Yellow protection film. As far as LED bulbs go i would say the Morimoto 2Stroke LED bulbs are by far the best performers on the market. Replacing a Halogen bulb with a different kind of bulbs is always a gamble in foglights. sometimes they may not cause glare sometimes they may cause glare. I would search around on the forums and see if anyone else has good output shots next to a wall to see if there is glare or improved performance. The other upside of going to LED Vs a higher wattage halogen is that you minimize the risk of damaging the housing with excessive heat from the halogen bulb.
I am currently building a set of custom IS lights for a customer. the OEM IS headlights are not very good performers. It is using a D4S system which is not the greatest. The bulb is side mounted instead being mounted from behind like traditional projectors. I have done a clear lens upgrade and converted it to a D2S bulb and ballast it seemed to help a little bit on the output but adding the second pair of projectors will really help my customer see at night.
Hey great vid man. Now I know not to put led or hids in my halogen projects. I hate when cars behind me are pissing light all over the place, I don't want to be one of those dickheads!
Led and hid are for projectors only. Anything different is weaker performance and severely blinding for everyone else. Do an hid projector retrofit if you actually want performance instead of trying to look "cool".
Dude, it's pronounced "fernel" even though it's spelled Fresnel. I know cause I took a lighting tech class in college professor did nothing but lighting for years in theater. You seem to know alot though give u that.
Thanks for sharing your review. I like how you reviewed the lighting, most other reviews focus on how "cool" it looks on their cars, but you focus on the driving experience, how the view got changed, and how it affects other drivers on the road.
Thank you, Automotive lighting has always been in my interest as well as road safety for other drives. There is no reason to be selfish and modify your vehicle when it could pose as a hazard to other drivers.
Thank you for raising awareness of blinding other drivers! I think a lot of people are oblivious to that concept.
+Steven B2 Yes, good point. Could be some people don't realize what they are doing? I am seeing more and more of this. The worst, of course, are the big Pickup trucks with 4 lights. I am wondering if the brightest lights will remain legal....The first time I saw one of them coming at me I thought Ray Charles was driving......
LOL, that's a good one!
Steven B2 it's because idiots put hids and leds in halogen light refracting housings. They're too cheap to buy projector housing and take the time to aim them properly
WHUCH YOU TALK'N BOUT WILLIS, HighBeam users know they're blinding you.
Flash your beams back and you can see their BLEACHED WHITE TEETH DEVILSMILE.
not oblivious at all we just dont care if your blind
That Morimoto 7" Sealed Beam Led is quite impressive. I put the JW Speaker 8700 Evo 2 7" Sealed Beam Led in my Harley and I thought it was great. That Morimoto has a much wider hotspot which is excellent for a one-headlight application such as a bike.
Awesome vid man, clicked with the intention of ducking out quickly but stayed for the entire show haha
This is one thing I noticed, I've been using an LED kit in halogen projectors, and while the cutoff is ok, there is not hotspot, there is also hardly any "projection of light" down the road, it looks bright just in front of the car and the colour gives the illusion of brighter bulb with more light, but in reality I could see more with a cheap £1.49 halogen bulb.
I would of been happy if it was equal output with just a whiter color and was hoping for a longer lifetime on the bulb as I do a lot of night driving for work, however this is not the case as no matter how much promise the bulb life has on the packaging LED kits will never reach the quoted hours.
I will be going back to Osram Nightbreakers (I think you call them Sylvania's over in the states)
Gotta be one of the best samples of different lighting out there. Thanks for the video!
Nice video..straight to the point...no extra bs. Thumbs up bro. 8:15 what a nice cut off
Fantastic educational video .. Thanks . One teeny thing ... The Fresnel lenses are named after a French Scientist who helped develop the Fresnel lens ... originally to focus Lighthouse light beams with much less glass. It is pronounced Frah Nell .
Very educative. Would like to see more on housings with dual beams like the H4 HID kits.
I plan to make more videos when the weather conditions get better, currently in a freezing area lol
Good but i would appreciated name/type of bulb/housing written on the screen (maybe even with some picture)...
Took a lot of trial and error but I did manage to cobble together a hid setup in reflectors that works really well.
Just wondering. What if the cut off gate was cut a little more? So that the low beam could get brighter hotspot. We may lose the hi beam a little since we might have to point down the projector a little too. I think this could work with dual projector headlight on one housing. We could have good hotspot low beam + hi beam. And hi beam from another projector. Or maybe add another laser hi beam in between.
I had an 07 Acura TL with un modified OEM bi-xenon headlights, they were the worst headlights I've ever had. The distance of the headlights was poor on both high beam and low beam. I also had people constantly thinking my high beams were on when they weren't which tells me the cutoff was bad. As for your review I found the Morimoto projector lenses with the LED's to look way better than any of the Acura projectors.
Wow thats a rare statement the only thing i could imagine is that there was damage done to the reflector bowl hindering light output.
Jesse James Something is wrong. The TL is one of the best.
Can you explain what the difference is as to why LEDs are not a good idea in projector housings, but in the Morimoto sealed projector housing it's good? What makes the difference?
LEDs put in projectors that were not designed for is what i was getting at. There are projectors out there that are designed to use LED's.
Friends There are roller with a good comparison LED vs Bi-xenon
I have a question if one can help me. I have a Kia Forte/Cerato 2015 with a projector as the low beam but it came factory with halogens. I noticed right away that the cut off isn’t completely straight. It is horizontal from the left side and it slopes 45 degrees as it goes to the right. I wanted HIDs so bad to match the led drls. So i recently installed them but now the sloping cutoff is even more visible. Whoever is on the front right of the car is completely blinded by that stupid cutoff. Is there a way to fix it so that it looks like 8:10?
Some info: the hid bulbs didn’t plug right in, i had to buy an adaptor as most h7 bulb in cars. Also the electrode ( i think its called) is creating a shadowing in the roads in each beam creating two lines of shadows infront of the car which i think can be fixed by buying morimoto’s h7B bulbs which are the only ones in the market that have flipped electrodes. (pls let me know if there are other brands).
I can confirm most of this as fact. I had an hid in a reflector when I bought my truck and it was doodoo. then I put a very very high quality led in a reflector housing. despite the bulb quality the light dispersion was terrible. did a hid retrofit with morimoto 7 bi xenon and it's a whole new world
thanks for making this. I'm having trouble figuring out if LED bulbs are actually legit when installed in stock reflectors, as some people say they're designed for them, and some say they cause glare and are not good yet.
Love the morimono proj fog lamps at the end. Should just get these.
Gabriel Solomon Retrofit your headlights then put HIDs. No LEDs
I think HIDs are better, and with a 2014 impreza 2.0, the stock halogen reflectors are used for the limited trim HID lights, so no change is necessary except for the new ballast and bulbs.
They have brackets for your csr for a mini h1 7.0 projector
thank you for this, i wasn't aware of this info.
Check out lightwerks dot net too
I rather have a headlight that is multi-directional because you can see anything whats ahead specially the signs of the road on freeway if complaining too bright on the oncoming traffic lower your focus for the driver side a little bit.
Skyethur How stupid are you?
Loved the video. I have a question tho, what would be the best bulb for a 2013 kia optima h11 proyector?
I’m curious, I have a 2017 Honda Accord sedan, h11 halogen projector. Stock bulbs I get a cut off line, With a set of 35w hids, 6k, still have the cut off line.
But my question is, if I wanted do I just do a hid lens swap? *H11 low beam * Since my stock projector lens isn’t an HID lens...? I was thinking the 4g TL.
What was the two different TL lens you were talking bout? One was clear, what was the other?
Can you run the fx-r lens and get a wider/even/dense beam pattern adjusting the shield?
I want something that will give me a wide and even but dense lighting and angle. Also What should I look for when inspecting the shield?
Thanks in advance keep up the good work
So glad I found this. I'm in the market for new headlights and bulbs for my 2005 Sierra 2500 HD. I can't decide what to go for. What brand of aftermarket/HID or LED kit would you recommend for my truck
Something comparable to the MDX would be sweet!
I got a set of single beam but all the light on the lower part of it not on the upper part of it.. but I see the cut on the top what the Projectors should be. How can I get the light where it should goes? It H1 bulb
Does anyone know how to put the blue tint color cut off like in 06:25 and 07:06 , but still have the white beam? Thanks in advance.
It depends on what kind of vehicle and projector you currently have, The 2 that you listed both have been tuned with a clear lens.
The Headlight Guy I currently drive a 2013 GMC Terrain. Is there anything I can do to make it happen? Thanks in Advance!
@efrain Shoot me a email 574headlightguy@gmail.com
That looks like a 6500k bulb. The best bulb to put in projectors is a CBI. Best performance. Dont just get bulbs for color. As for the cutoff blue line, you have to space and play with the shield. But you need to retrofit your headlights first.
I have an 85 K5 Blazer that Im building more retro than new stuff and Im wanting to stay with the sealed beam look of my headlights and dont really care for the funky LED looking sealed beam headlights Im finding. I like the LEDs because of the low voltage they use but cant find any that dont look weird... can you help?
If it came with Halogen then stick with them. These LED and HID upgrades will not work properly in a housing meant for a Halogen. Great video buddy.
I have put leds in my car's projector low beam, the cut off line is destroyed at the corners as led have only 270degree light output
Great video man very useful for me ,, wana ask you about the compact Leds like Rigid dually 2 ?
i have not used alot of the LED bars or there pods.
Damn it... There is too many options and it's overwhelming trying to find the right set up. This video is definitely helpful and informative but I'm still lost on my options lol. The thing is, I'm trying to replace the 7x6 sealed beam headlights on my old Jeep XJ. The Jeep isn't worth much so I'm not trying to spend a ton of money on headlights. Maybe $50 to $60 max. Every time I think I decide on something, I see another video that changes my mind and I'm back at square one. I was going to do classic cut H4 housings with LED bulbs but that looked like ass on the video so not doing that. I would love some projectors but not the ebay ones lol. I know the multi LED bulbs has a horrible/no cut off and blinds people so not doing that either. Currently I can only see about 20 feet ahead of myself with my headlights, any suggestions?
TheAmericanUhate go on theretrofitsource dot com and go to closeout. I think they still have morimoto or jw speakers on clearance
Need Advice! I have a 2016 Ford Fusion, which has projector halogens, and they're almost unusable they're so dim. I was wondering what the best route would be to upgrade? Without dropping $1700+ to upgrade to Mondeo headlights.
Shoot me a email at 574Headlightguy@gmail.com i will see what can be done.
what led or hid is that had nice color to it
I have a question about flickering. I have a E46 BMW with xenon lights. there is intermittent flickering at different times between left and right. What could this be? I was thinking that it might be the alternator as I put in a new one? Not sure, any input helps.
Al or zkw? Bixenons or xenon?
Flickering is usually the ballast, but you’ll need to know the above to source a proper replacement.
God help you if they are zkw.
Could you try something other than the morimoto 2stroke LED bulb in the eBay projectors? There's got to be some that actually look decent in them.
That_Neon_Channel No LED bulb is good. Only OEM LED systems.
I was just about to order LED's for my 17' wrx. The low beam is a projector with a halogen bulb stock. I had no idea that LED's were horrible in projectors. So if I don't want to tear apart my headlight and keep my stock projector, what are my options really for upgrading? (Looks and function) Thanks
Hello, feel free to shoot me a email at 574headlightguy@gmail.com and i see what i can work up for you. Thank you
What kind of LED is that you demo for the last one?
nice to see the video maker still answering questions. The Headlight Guy, i have a problem with my lights always feels way to dim so bad sometimes i am not sure if my headlights are even on. What would you recommend for a longer range wide spread light that is white and will be legal to the federal laws? I been doing research but i don't want to over pay for something that cops will ticket me for and have to take out.
First what kind of vehicle are you having the problem with the light output on? That will give me a starting point on what the problem could be. 99.99% of the time properly retrofitted headlights will not flag unwanted attention from the cops. The biggest factor of the headlights getting the police's attention is improper aiming where it could blind other drivers.
It is a 2009 toyota camry hybrid
yea the camry is a very common retrofitted car, when it comes to the more economy driven cars with less options they tend to have sub par performance with factory lighting. I do not believe HID headlights was a available option for the camry of that year.
The Headlight Guy I did some more digging up and found that they have made more stuff for this car with in the last couple of years. I will be checking those out. Thank you a lo much appreciated
Not a problem, beware of aftermarket housings claiming to be HID. Commonly found on ebay, they come equipped with cheap led DRL strips or Halo rings. Some go by the name of Spyder, Spec-D, TYC all have poor quality projectors they use in all of there headlights that may be worse than your oem headlights.
I have been having problems with my ebay projection HID single beam with not being bright enough, i have upgraded from the HID stock bulbs that came with the aftermarket set from ebay to a new set of HIDs from autozone, when i turn on the high beams they seem to be the right brightness for driving i had thought about buying the LEDs...i did buy some LED fogs lamps to help out with the light brightness but it's no enough...other cars on the road next to me their driving lights are brighter then mine....i drive a 97 ford Mustang and have been dealing with this problem now for about five yesrs now...should i just buy new lights and start over? Can you please give me some advice? I am tired of running over highway meduims because i can not see close to the ground on the left or right sides...i live in a rural area and pretty much try not to drive at night
Hello Diana I may be able to assist you with your lighting troubles. If you get a moment you can shoot me a message via email. 574Headlightguy@gmail.com
So in the interest of safety, how do you convert some halogen housings to accept an HID/LED bulb/housing? I have a 2005 Express van with the passenger-style housings (not sealed beam) and would love to make these work.
Hello Brad, the best way this can be achieved is to do a retrofit. This will allow you to have better visibility, and improve on safety for yourself and other motorist on the road. If you want more information feel free to shoot me a email at 574headlightguy@gmail.com and i can assist you with any other questions or concerns.
Thanks. After some quick searching (it's not the most common vehicle around), looks like it's a matter of retrofitting openings and attachment points for the proper housings. Definitely doable. Thanks for the reply and great video.
You are welcome sir. If you feel this task may be above your head feel free to contact me, most of my work is through the internet.
Is there a way to contact you? I'm wanting to upgrade the cheap aftermarket headlights in my 05 Jetta. Also, do you have a list for the best lighting options on popular vehicles?
Yes you can contact me via Email 574headlightguy@gmail.com and we can discuss about it more then.
Helpful tutorial us sir TAHONG
It's weird. I've found some dude retrofitting a car with cheap 25$ projector and 40$ led bulbs from amazon and it looks pretty good. At least far better than stock halogen
The last light has the high beam hot spot way too low. For best vision the hot spot should be higher to get further away and the low beams should be turned off when the high beams goes on. This due to how your eyes works.
As i stated in the video i was only 35 feet from the wall and did not give the high beams the needed space to work properly. On LED setups on all oem cars the lows beams do stay on while the high beams are activated due to the limitations of the LEDs ability to produce alot of light by its self. I fully support having proper foreground lighting while using high beams.
if you have a reflector housing eith a cut off shield and a bulb such as hb4 it cuts off the loght i have used halogen hid and led in them and they all have a really sharp cutoff, led throws a nicer clean white light than hid but they are both just as bright both 55 watt, halogen have a very bad light output my foglights are brighter when using a 15 watt led than using 55 watt halogen lowbeam, halogen suck unless you have a projector meant for halogen, but led is the way to go just make sure you aren't blinding anyone, led will last longer and throw out almost no heat, all the heat stayw on the heatsink which doesn't get hot which will make your lens stay clear
2017 XT Question
So the fog lights on the 2017 XT has a halogen bulb H16
I want to replace the bulbs with a LED
Questions;
Should I go with a yellow led
Should I go with a white led
Does the pattern of light change ?
Best brand / code and part number do you recommend
Or
2017 Forester XT question
Halogen Fog Light Bulb Replacement
How do U feel about not going with a LED for replacement bulb as I understand it actually cuts down on visibility and going with a PIAA Plasma Yellow Ion replacement bulb
I have not seen too many LED's that offer a yellow color for foglight bulbs. If you wished to get that you can always do a LED bulb and do a LaminX Yellow protection film.
As far as LED bulbs go i would say the Morimoto 2Stroke LED bulbs are by far the best performers on the market.
Replacing a Halogen bulb with a different kind of bulbs is always a gamble in foglights. sometimes they may not cause glare sometimes they may cause glare. I would search around on the forums and see if anyone else has good output shots next to a wall to see if there is glare or improved performance.
The other upside of going to LED Vs a higher wattage halogen is that you minimize the risk of damaging the housing with excessive heat from the halogen bulb.
Fresnel
My pet peeve are headlights that illuminate the road right in front of you and not out ahead of you 😔😣
whats a good h1 led for a 2006 audm honda accord euro? thanks
RaphaelYC Take your ebay crap out and retrofit them with a real projector. But use h1 halogens
what do you think about morimoto h1 mini 5.0 for a retrofit on a vw golf 4
The mini H1 is a great projector to use when being fit into tight/compact housings. if you have the room i would highly suggest using the Mini D2s 4.0
My 2006 Lexus is250 projectors don't put out light so great! I'm not sure what's wrong, somebody help
I am currently building a set of custom IS lights for a customer. the OEM IS headlights are not very good performers. It is using a D4S system which is not the greatest. The bulb is side mounted instead being mounted from behind like traditional projectors. I have done a clear lens upgrade and converted it to a D2S bulb and ballast it seemed to help a little bit on the output but adding the second pair of projectors will really help my customer see at night.
very good video！ 👍👍👍
What year TL projector are those?
believe they were 2007 TL's
What do you recommend for a 2005 tahoe?
Bi0Phantom You can fit almost anything in those.
Hey great vid man. Now I know not to put led or hids in my halogen projects. I hate when cars behind me are pissing light all over the place, I don't want to be one of those dickheads!
Led and hid are for projectors only. Anything different is weaker performance and severely blinding for everyone else. Do an hid projector retrofit if you actually want performance instead of trying to look "cool".
Frensel or fresnel ?
awesome vid
Can't tell anything unless you use the same aperature and same shutter speed on your camera, for every sample.
video was shot on a canon 5D MKii in manual mode with Shutter at 50 and aperture locked in at 5.6 on a 24-70 2.8L
Jesus lord all those lights could put a hole in the earth lol
Thank u
3:40 looks like batman.
Omg inwas thinking abt putting led in projector, thank god i didnt.
The led your using here don't fit well in the projectors. Thats why the beam is not ok.
Mahalo
Dude, it's pronounced "fernel" even though it's spelled Fresnel. I know cause I took a lighting tech class in college professor did nothing but lighting for years in theater. You seem to know alot though give u that.
Damn those must be shitty led bulbs
Fresnel = freh nel
My guess is you bought a shitty LED Bulb brand lol