LED headlight bulbs

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LED headlight bulbs

Post by retrophit » Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:12 pm

Anyone found any LED bulbs that will fit behind the factory bulb cover? I got some bulbs that looked great on Amazon but they’re why too long to fit.
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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by Mp3guy » Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:37 pm

The Diode Dynamics SL1 will fit. However, they take six to eight weeks to get. I was sent a defective bulb, which they will replace, but it's taking forever.

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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by retrophit » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:08 am

Do you tuck the little ballast piece inside the lamp (behind the dust cap)?
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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by FartieBartie » Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:58 am

This is what I went for as a cost effective option when one of my Halogens burned out. Probably not as bright as some of the name brand stuff but they seem to be holding up well.

The beam pattern is adjustable as well, which made a substantial difference in regards to glare. The main assembly can rotate in its housing for fine adjustment.

Also, they do fit behind the cover.

The "Eye of Megatron" bit on the packaging was also a compelling reason for purchase :lol: .

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GK ... UTF8&psc=1

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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by retrophit » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:43 am

Thanks. Maybe I’ll buy those.
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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by Mp3guy » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:10 pm

retrophit wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:08 am Do you tuck the little ballast piece inside the lamp (behind the dust cap)?
Yes. It nestles in easily.

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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by retrophit » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:30 pm

Inspired by the size of those I tried to fit mine under the dust caps and they just made it. Hopefully they last. I can’t imagine the fan is that effective.
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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by FartieBartie » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:59 pm

retrophit wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:30 pm Inspired by the size of those I tried to fit mine under the dust caps and they just made it. Hopefully they last. I can’t imagine the fan is that effective.
I had similar concerns but so far so good. Once ambient temps are higher that may not be the case.

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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by retrophit » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:52 pm

I’ve been doing lots of research — YouTube, review sites — and if I had it to do over I’d buy these:
https://headlightrevolution.com/superno ... 012-bulbs/

They’re well-regarded and barely bigger than a standard 9012.
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Re: LED headlight bulbs

Post by VisualKei » Thu May 02, 2019 12:28 pm

I just installed a set of Morimoto 2Stroke 2.0 LED units for the headlight housings yesterday and the dust cap fits back on without issue. We'll see how long they last in the Texas heat. I settled on these since they're the least blue-shifted lights I could find that offered significantly higher-than-stock light output and have been around long enough that I feel comfortable they aren't a fly-by-night outfit. I discovered Texas has stretches of highways and freeways with zero street or ambient lighting, and driving with halogen headlights in a thunderstorm in the middle of the night is an absolutely harrowing experience.

Here's a review of them on a third party testing/review site:

https://www.bulbfacts.com/led-kits/revi ... eview.html

You can find a chart of other brands/makes that were also tested, for product research: https://www.bulbfacts.com/led-kits/chart/

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