Anyone running LED headlights?

your not the only one with that problem, driver.

 

I was wondering if anyone that runs them have had any trouble myself. The last article that I read mentioned the fact that they don't generate enough heat to keep snow or ice melted off. Some real world experience would help those of us that have not tried them.

 

What was the good thing of having a led headlights?

 

This is the problem

 

I suggest HID types. http://www.starrhid.com/component/v...age=flypage.tpl&product_id=233&category_id=61
This link is simply for comparison.

HID gives more light than LED, and generates enough heat to keep the snow and ice off. The down side is the cost. biggrin_25521:$1000

Here are some cool looking LED types. http://www.raneystruckparts.com/rectangular-headlights-led-165mm-crystal-projection-6-x-4/#

About 1/3 of the HID price. ($350)

 

low draw, and the bulbs last alot longer.

 

LED headlights are nice. A lot of Penske Cascadias have them now, as well as a host of vocational, military and local emergency trucks (fire, rescue etc ). Living in the snow belt myself I am probably going to opt for HID in good reflectors rather than LED, at least for the low beams.

Cost isn't an issue for me. I will gladly pay a premium for better visibility. Now if only there were a FLIR camera with HUD setup that didn't cost as much as a trailer...

 

I am running the HID lights on my 359. They are worlds above the factory halogens but I did spend 80 after I got them on better bulbs. They were bought for me as a gift from my mother after hearing me make the same statement as the OP posted. They do really improve distance and side vision but on a wet 2 lane black top I still have a little difficulty. I have no idea what she spent on the lights and brackets and I would have never told her this but I think something else may have worked better just not sure what. I haven't run them in winter so I can't give any info there.

 

I think buying a good set of glass lens metal reflector E code h4 headlamps with some 80/100 bulbs with a quality relay harness would be a good solution.

The best aftermarket H4 headlamps were made by Marchal but they're not built any more.