Hid vs led headlights

07GtS197 · Dec 5, 2015

Who here is running leds? Ive read good stuff about them but Im afraid theyd be like stock headlights only brighter... I have hids in the stock housings (po was an idiot to say the least) and theyre not bad actually but I cant afford projector retrofits at the moment so Im thinking leds are a good alternative for the time being. What do you guys think?

CC'S95GT · Dec 5, 2015

No. Don't waste your money.
LED's might seem brighter right in front of the car but they don't reach down the road where you need it.

ttocs · Dec 5, 2015

if you look closely at them they say they are almost as bright as hid but cost 2-3x as much.

07GtS197 · Dec 5, 2015

So they are a no go? Im probably going to go with a retrofit in the future then I just dont have the money right now. I wouldnt mind the raxiom ones but they look stupid with the led strips and all that crap around the projector, oh and the angel eyes... What do you guys think I should do in the meantime?

CC'S95GT · Dec 5, 2015

Just run whatcha got now. unless you can't see.

07GtS197 · Dec 5, 2015

Its not that, they do work better than the stock bulbs. Id like to get better output and spread like projectors so Ill probably just go that route later on.

ttocs · Dec 5, 2015

There is nothing huge to gain until you do a projector retrofit.

96laseredcobra · Dec 5, 2015

retro fit halos in my towncar. 6000k

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07GtS197 · Dec 6, 2015

How much did that retrofit cost you? Theres a sticky I found on google and if I follow what he did itd run me like 300-500 bucks (I dont remember exactly). I have hids on the car already and have a set of oem headlights sitting in my garage I could tear open, Id just have to buy the projectors and other miscellaneous crap that needs to be purchased when doing it.

B.mad · Dec 6, 2015

try the depo projectors. pretty cheap. I just ordered some and going with HID's because the LED's usually have like a fan on them and that takes up space.

07GtS197 · Dec 6, 2015

I didnt know depo has projectors for the new edges. Im looking at a pair on ebay, go ahead and flog me, that are projectors but look good unlike other brands like raxion and even if they dont work well, Ill get a set of projectors to replace those while Im running the stockers again.

ttocs · Dec 7, 2015

parts for a retrofit will probably run you $200 the 3-500 is normally what someone charges to do the job.

07GtS197 · Dec 7, 2015

Still Im a little intimidated by the amount of work that needs to be done. Plus Id need to get new housings since my stockers are restored but still a bit hazy so that pushed the price up more. And this time of year=broke lol, no money for my car other than essentials I bought a month ago, my poly steering rack bushings and poly end links.

azurebluemach · Dec 7, 2015

CC'S95GT said:
No. Don't waste your money.
LED's might seem brighter right in front of the car but they don't reach down the road where you need it.

HID's don't really either IMO. Unless you have projectors or some other housing that focuses the light better than stock housings.

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azurebluemach · Dec 7, 2015

Mine are a 9007 LED's kit off of Amazon. They were $99 and the brand name is NewBrights. They look great lol. The light doesn't go down the road quite as far as halogen, but it lights up signs and other objects better than halogens IMO. I have never had anyone flick the brights at me, so seems like they aren't blinding peeps. SuperBrightLEDs now sells a set that looks just like them for $99. I'd probably buy theirs since they are a reputable LED place. My LED fog light bulbs are from them, but they are really just for looks lol. Pretty much anything bright you put in those foglight housings is just going to throw light everywhere. They are 880 CAN bus bulbs and were $35 or so shipped. They were the brighter selection.

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B.mad · Dec 7, 2015

somethiing to keep in mind is that most LED that size have fans that may or may not fit the headlight housing. I know superbrightled's have fans.

B.mad · Dec 7, 2015

07GtS197 said:
I didnt know depo has projectors for the new edges. Im looking at a pair on ebay, go ahead and flog me, that are projectors but look good unlike other brands like raxion and even if they dont work well, Ill get a set of projectors to replace those while Im running the stockers again.

I totally overlooked that you have a new edge. sorry.

azurebluemach · Dec 7, 2015

B.mad said:
somethiing to keep in mind is that most LED that size have fans that may or may not fit the headlight housing. I know superbrightled's have fans.

Yup, you're right. The ones I have are just like the ones SuperBrightLEDs sells now. My fans didn't sound like the likes cold weather either LOL. I've seen other bulbs that have a braided wire mesh for dissipating heat, but none of those had the same lumen brightness that the ones with fans had.

I've never owned HID's. Do they have fans or other methods to remove heat?

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