HID/LED Comparison

retrosolutions · Sep 25, 2012

STROKED-OUT said:
Wow the pics are crazy.... i wouldnt mind doing this in order to switch what all will i need new headlights, wiring, bulbs and such? Or will my stock lights work with new bulbs?

Which lights are you referring to there please? Seems like the head lamps.... but wanted to be sure!

Dieselcraft said:
Price me the 921 bulbs

Price me a led brake and running light if there is one

Thanks

Sure, sent you a PM!

STROKED-OUT · Sep 25, 2012

retrosolutions said:
Which lights are you referring to there please? Seems like the head lamps.... but wanted to be sure!

Sure, sent you a PM!

Yes sir head lamps please

retrosolutions · Sep 26, 2012

STROKED-OUT said:
Yes sir head lamps please

sending a PM there in a sec.....

Dieselcraft · Sep 30, 2012

Holly crap
Iv had USPS stuff shipped and it took forever and sucked
These bulbs were on my door step Friday evening super fast no BS
I installed them tonight.
I'm impressed I didn't know they could be so bright
*** YEA

He'll you could blind some body tailgating at a stop light if you d want LOL

Thanks
Retro solutions I'm a happy customer

retrosolutions · Oct 1, 2012

Dieselcraft said:
Holly crap
Iv had USPS stuff shipped and it took forever and sucked
These bulbs were on my door step Friday evening super fast no BS
I installed them tonight.
I'm impressed I didn't know they could be so bright
*** YEA

He'll you could blind some body tailgating at a stop light if you d want LOL

Thanks
Retro solutions I'm a happy customer

Glad to hear it! Thank you again for the order!

Jarrod B · Oct 1, 2012

And this is why I have hids on my truck.

retrosolutions · Oct 1, 2012

Jarrod B said:
And this is why I have hids on my truck.

:thumbsup:

Dustball8504 · Oct 1, 2012

PM me a price on what JD has in his truck, that's an impressive difference!

retrosolutions · Oct 1, 2012

Dustball8504 said:
PM me a price on what JD has in his truck, that's an impressive difference!

Not 100% sure what he has for bulb color on the HIDs, maybe he'll chime in to assist there.
Are you looking to do the HID heads and fogs? And the LEDs interior/exterior as well or just those? He's got a lot done there, so sorry to ask for a little clarification in what you want to do specifically!

jdgleason · Oct 1, 2012

Dustball8504 said:
PM me a price on what JD has in his truck, that's an impressive difference!

retrosolutions said:
Not 100% sure what he has for bulb color on the HIDs, maybe he'll chime in to assist there.
Are you looking to do the HID heads and fogs? And the LEDs interior/exterior as well or just those? He's got a lot done there, so sorry to ask for a little clarification in what you want to do specifically!

Hey guys! I have 55w 6000K in the heads and fogs. Wouldn't go any other way! I've got 921 floods in my cargo lamps, and 921 with the lens in my reverse. Then I have the license plate bulbs and interiors as well lol.

retrosolutions · Oct 2, 2012

jdgleason said:
Hey guys! I have 55w 6000K in the heads and fogs. Wouldn't go any other way! I've got 921 floods in my cargo lamps, and 921 with the lens in my reverse. Then I have the license plate bulbs and interiors as well lol.

Thanks for chiming in JD!

Dustball8504 · Oct 2, 2012

jdgleason said:
Hey guys! I have 55w 6000K in the heads and fogs. Wouldn't go any other way! I've got 921 floods in my cargo lamps, and 921 with the lens in my reverse. Then I have the license plate bulbs and interiors as well lol.

Thanks for spending my money

jdgleason · Oct 2, 2012

Dustball8504 said:
Thanks for spending my money

Lol it's hard to stop! Trust me I know! haha

Dustball8504 · Oct 2, 2012

jdgleason said:
Lol it's hard to stop! Trust me I know! haha

It's better than most other addictions lol

bft blue oval boys · Oct 2, 2012

I wish I had pics of my dads truck with me. He has LED in the stock reverse housings and HID in small fog light housings under the rear bumper that come on when put in reverse. You can SEE. And I'm pretty sure every other light on the truck is LED. He even has LED in the door handles, the man loves some light lol

Jarrod B · Oct 3, 2012

I had hids in my stock fogs but it interfered with my abs.

retrosolutions · Oct 4, 2012

Jarrod B said:
I had hids in my stock fogs but it interfered with my abs.

That can happen if you mount right to or directly near the ABS control unit on many vehicles. The type of ballast used and installation setup can also play a role in that too.

Jarrod B · Oct 4, 2012

The fogs are ddm slim ballast. They were mounted behind the license plate. I added a second set of fog lights that are lower and the ballast were moved to being behind the new fog lights. No issues there now.

The head lights are ddm raptors and one of those ballast is directly sitting ontop of the abs deal and never caused an issue.

superstroked · Oct 4, 2012

I changed over from 6000k to 5000K bulbs in my setup and I am much happier with the coloring at night...I also put some LEDs in the reverse lights

These show the color difference

retrosolutions · Oct 4, 2012

superstroked said:
I changed over from 6000k to 5000K bulbs in my setup and I am much happier with the coloring at night...I also put some LEDs in the reverse lights

These show the color difference

The color rendering factor makes a pretty big difference for some folks, that is the other advantage to the lower color temperature other than the little boost in usable light output.
Things are easier recognized at night now comparatively?