What Is A Good LED Headlight

[gshase]

I did a search and found most stuff 5 years old.....Who makes a easy install LED headlight replacement for a 7 inch round sealed beam? Thanks

[onewhippedpuppy]

I've read some pretty bad things about LED headlights. The beam is very focused so it doesn't illuminate anywhere except straight ahead, and without an expensive projector lens to focus the light you'll be blinding everyone. You'd be much better off with a good projector HID lens instead.

[Paul K]

I have truck-lites on my Land Rover Defender. They're spendy but I like them. I think Jeeps Wranglers have 7" headlights so you might find up-to-date reviews on a Jeep forum?

[gshase]

Almost every one made Anzo, Lantsun, Genssi and GE all say they fit Jeeps with 7 inch round headlights????? But not a 911

[Geary]

Just yesterday, someone was raving about these LED headlights, saying they're much better than Truck-lites ..

7" LED Headlights - Model 8700 Evolution 2

[Shifter]

I bought the truck lites to put in my alfa. Light output is great, and it has a very defined light cut off. I think they have better output than the factory hid in my bmw.

They are a standard 7 inch light, completely plug and play. I am planning on putting a set in my 944 when I get around to it.

Truck-Lite - Catalog Product : 7'' Round LED Headlamp, Complex Reflector Optics Design

However, the issue with all of the led head lights is that they are terribly ugly.

[gshase]

Something I found on another site


The best-performing 7" LED headlamp is the excellent JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2, which is available in black or chrome. It is designed and manufactured in the United States, and meets both the US and the UN ("ECE", "European") photometric standards -- though any individual example will have only US or UN markings on it. This lamp is available with built-in front position ("parking") and daytime running light functions, but those variants are harder to find from North American vendors; you may have to contact Speaker directly.

The Truck-Lite units, also designed and manufactured in the USA, are objectively very good, but their beam pattern (in the US version) is very "choppy", that is, it has a lot of artifacts: streaks and spots of light in the beam. These can be distracting on the road under some circumstances. The GE and Philips LED units are rebranded Truck-Lites, functionally identical to the Truck-Lite branded product. So far, the rebrands seem to be listed at higher prices than the Truck-Lite branded lamps. There are UN ("European") versions of the Truck-Lite lamp available for left- or for right-hand traffic. These have a much smoother beam pattern than the US lamp, but low beam peak intensity is not as high as with the US lamp.

The Peterson headlamp, also American-designed and made, is a good one. Its beam is smoother than that of the Truck-Lite. Low beam peak intensity is not as high as the Truck-Lite, but the Peterson high-intensity zone is wider. Neither way is overall better; they are two companies' choices in how to optimize low beam performance for the driver. This lamp is also sold as the Sylvania Zevo and the KC HiLites lamp.

The Quadratec (which they falsely claim to be an "exclusive" of theirs) and the Grote are an offshore import; a rebranded Maxxima that is several significant steps below the three above. From there we continue going downhill with "Nolden" (a German rebrand of a Taiwanese lamp made by a dubious company called Microlight), Dialight (a truly pathetic item in terms of beam performance and formation), Hamsar (ditto), Optronics (ditto) and assorted own-design or knockoff lamps from a myriad of companies in China.

[bleucamaro]

Originally Posted by Geary

Just yesterday, someone was raving about these LED headlights, saying they're much better than Truck-lites ..

7" LED Headlights - Model 8700 Evolution 2

No personal experience with them, but these are the best I've heard of as well.

Personally, I don't think they look good, but that's not always the goal.

[onewhippedpuppy]

If anyone tries them I'd like to hear some real world perspective. I'd like to upgrade the 4x6 lights in my RX7 and proper HID projector conversions are expensive.

[jaudette3]

Here are a couple of threads you might be interested in:

NEW Offering: LED Headlights for '65-'89 911's

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/showthread.php?114890-LED-Headlight-Showdown

And a bit more information at my website:

http://www.audettecollection.com/led-headlights/

Cheers,
John

[gshase]

OK my daughter is in the hospital and I stayed up all night with her and I found a deal on Truck lite 27270c





Truck-Lite 27270C3 Trucklite CO 7 Round LED Headlamp, Complex Reflector Optics Design, Bulk Qty: 6


Sale Price:
$248.79
Ships from manufacturer
Price guaranteed for: 04h 15m 01s


Best Price
Guarantee
Our Fitment
Guarantee
Fast Ship
Times Pay through Amazon

I did order several @ $43.13 each

[onewhippedpuppy]

Hope everything is ok with your daughter Gary.

[Jim Richards]

Yes, best wishes for your daughter!

[bri450sl]

Have you looked at DDM tuning? No affiliation.