LED Headlight Down

UNBROKEN · Apr 19, 2015

DSL_PWR said:
Everyone keeps talking about how the stock housing is not made for hid bulbs. That the pattern will be off.

Someone explain this.

What the difference between these two bulbs?

Once we've covered the difference then we can move on to the geometry of light and such..

The difference is the halogen bulb works well in an OEM housing and the HID bulb doesn't. HID bulbs throw a splotchy pattern if they're not in a projector. I don't need geometry or anything else to know what works and what doesn't. I have first hand experience for that.

Spoolin' · Apr 19, 2015

UNBROKEN said:
The difference is the halogen bulb works well in an OEM housing and the HID bulb doesn't. HID bulbs throw a splotchy pattern if they're not in a projector. I don't need geometry or anything else to know what works and what doesn't. I have first hand experience for that.

Not arguing but that doesn't explain why.

UNBROKEN · Apr 20, 2015

Can't answer why. I just know it doesn't work as well as a halogen bulb. Anyone that's ever ran an HID bulb in a stock housing knows the light pattern sucks. All you get is brighter light.

Mpoage · Apr 20, 2015

UNBROKEN said:
Can't answer why. I just know it doesn't work as well as a halogen bulb. Anyone that's ever ran an HID bulb in a stock housing knows the light pattern sucks. All you get is brighter light.

And pissed off oncoming traffic. I've seen some that you can't even look at during the day.

BOHICA256 · Apr 20, 2015

So moral of the story is if you're going to run an HID it should be in a projector to get the full potential out of the bulb?

WHY NOT · Apr 20, 2015

Yes. Seems that way is best for even an LED

BOHICA256 · Apr 20, 2015

My LEDs are kinda sad.. The "brights" are pretty much non existent.
I drove home one night from work with my brights on to see if I would get any flashes. Not one.
That's why when I'm able to use brights, my light bar and D2 fog lights are on lol.
I'll be upgrading to HIDs in the future. In a projector of course

Tom@BigTimeKustomz · Apr 20, 2015

Sucks to read all the trouble with the LED's. I've been running mine for a year with 0 issues. I've never used the high beams, don't see the need with them and the Rigid D2 fog lights.

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MorganM · Apr 20, 2015

DSL_PWR said:
Everyone keeps talking about how the stock housing is not made for hid bulbs. That the pattern will be off.

Someone explain this.

What the difference between these two bulbs?

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Once we've covered the difference then we can move on to the geometry of light and such..[/QUOTE]

I believe your answer is in here...

[url]http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html[/url]