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    LED headlight conversion

    So I got sick and tired of my crappy light brightness and them being so low so I decided to dig in today.
    None of my adjusters were broken but top adjuster wheels were missing, I heated up the adjuster wheels with a torch and applied epoxy, pressed them onto the rod. That worked well so I adjusted the angle and installed this, was blown away by the improvement!
    Night and day difference!

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    Are they any better than HIDs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mr1173 View Post
    Are they any better than HIDs?
    I did a lot of research before deciding on LED kit. LED technology produces less heat and the ballast is much smaller, not all LED bulbs are as good as HID, you have to go for the best available.
    Here is what I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    I was actually blown away by the result, its as bright as factory xenon on my Porsche Cayenne which I think are exceptional.
    A small tip, in order for the bulbs to fit the headlight has to be adjusted all the way down first, the bulbs have a fan on the back.

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    A good HID will outperform any LED in a projector unless it’s a true LED projector unit, like the new ones that are all one piece in new BMWs not a drop in LED. Which we don’t have.

    It's due to how the bulbs emit light. A halogen and hid emit light in a true 360* which is how that projector is designed to capture and project the light.

    An led , even if it says 360*, is not a true 360 and you'll have a muddied output with high and low spots and lack a hotspot in the center where all of your usable light is.

    Now.....while HID is still king and will out perform in a projector. Going from a halogen to an LED is still a great upgrade. Just HID would be even more so.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dragon850 View Post
    I did a lot of research before deciding on LED kit. LED technology produces less heat and the ballast is much smaller, not all LED bulbs are as good as HID, you have to go for the best available.
    Here is what I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    I was actually blown away by the result, its as bright as factory xenon on my Porsche Cayenne which I think are exceptional.
    A small tip, in order for the bulbs to fit the headlight has to be adjusted all the way down first, the bulbs have a fan on the back.
    Nice! Are you using standard US headlights or European projectors?

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    That's it, I am quitting this forum. Everytime I lurk here, it makes my to do list longer, and my wallet lighter. Nice find Dragon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMSman View Post
    Nice! Are you using standard US headlights or European projectors?
    Standard US headlights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 72tpik5 View Post
    That's it, I am quitting this forum. Everytime I lurk here, it makes my to do list longer, and my wallet lighter. Nice find Dragon.
    Hahaha. Thanks!

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    I put in similar ones to these, but now notice that when I turn the car off, or wake it up, they flicker on and off about 20 times before actually turning off. I decided to put the stocks back in until I had time to probably troubleshoot the problem. Any ideas?

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    Lower quality kits do that. Hid kits do that too.. This particular kit has a built in feature that stops it from flickering.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Braveheart61 View Post
    Just ordered a set for my new 8 coming in
    Nice! And welcome back!

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    My understanding regarding the heat output of the CREE units is that all the heat is sent backward (instead of forward like a halogen), neccessitating the use of a heatsink/fan on the backside. Not sure I would trust these in the plastic housings as the hottest area is now even closer to the plastic. Looks good though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by toomanyparts View Post
    My understanding regarding the heat output of the CREE units is that all the heat is sent backward (instead of forward like a halogen), neccessitating the use of a heatsink/fan on the backside. Not sure I would trust these in the plastic housings as the hottest area is now even closer to the plastic. Looks good though.
    Will update on that but so far driving for about an hour it was fine, to the touch they are cooler than the stock bulbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Braveheart61 View Post
    Just ordered a set for my new 8 coming in
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    The LEDs don't throw any error codes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Major Cheese View Post
    The LEDs don't throw any error codes?
    Nope, work just like regular bulbs just a helluva lot brighter

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    Just got my "Eye of Megatron".
    Good call Dragon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nrp22101 View Post
    Just got my "Eye of Megatron".
    Good call Dragon!

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    Nice, congrats! You will be very happy with the result.

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    Was driving around for about 2 hours today at night, light output is very very strong, on par with the modern cars for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 72tpik5 View Post
    That's it, I am quitting this forum. Everytime I lurk here, it makes my to do list longer, and my wallet lighter. Nice find Dragon.
    I'm with you...I'm putting Heidi up for sale!
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