I recently got some white LED DRLs, so now when my headlights are on I have some very white light to go along with my factory white-ISH headlights and fog lights. What are the best 'white' replacements. LED would be preferred but as long as they are white Im open to others.

 

Are you doing this for consistent look or actual lighting performance? Not familiar with LED bulbs for use in the stock housing...I'm assuming they are stock since you didn't say otherwise. But can't imagine they would do much for distance of beam or brightness, just white look.

Save yourself the hassle of doing this twice and just save up for some projectors with 5000k hid bulbs.

 

Radioflyer ACA HID headlights, and HID fogs

 

LED headlight bulbs present 2 challenges:

1) Low current draw will cause your headlight not to raise/lower properly. Even the super-bright 2000+ lumen bulbs only draw maybe 10 watts of power. This is not enough to trigger the headlight control module.

2) As with HID bulbs, LED bulbs in the factory housings are going to have the same glare issues. The headlight will still project light 20 feet in front of the car, except now that area is brighter. Aiming the headlights higher may give you more distance vision but will hamper the vision of oncoming traffic and set you up for getting a ticket.

Projector headlights are by far the best solution available. They give you the largest illuminated area without glare.

 

Thats what Im looking for pretty much. just a white light. doesnt have to be anything special. Would a 6000k halogen bulb be similar? or will that end up being yellowish as well?

 

That depends on 2 things:
1) your LED drl color: some bulbs are a cool white which better matches a 6000K HID bulb while newer LED bulbs may be a neutral white which better matches a 5000K color

2) The viewing angle of the projector: when light curves around the cutoff shield in a projector is usually gets bent into the blue-spectrum which shows as a blue hue near the top of the cutoff pattern on a wall. This happens with bulbs from 4300K to 8000K+. This is the color most other drivers will see. The actual color output of your bulb is visible on the road surface, or extreme above/below the cutoff.

Post a photo of your DRLs lit up and i will be happy to make a recommendation.

 

I will take a pic when its dusk outside so you can see it all better. Do i have to host the picture on a different site to post on the forum here?

 

No, you can now drag and drop pictures from your own computer.

 

I know that one foglight is messed up. it came that way. I know the DRL doesnt have much function, but Id like them all to look like they are the same color white.

 

Your DRLs look to be in the 6000K range.

 

I believe thats what they are. Now the big question is what is the best headlight/fog light combo to make it look the best while giving the best output.

 

We offer both fog lights and our Bi-xenon ACA headlights with 6000K as a color option. They will certainly work and match your DRLs.

Fog light kit:
http://shop.radioflyerinnovations.co...for-C5-004.htm

Bi-xenon ACA: (pre order)
http://shop.radioflyerinnovations.co...eposit-015.htm

 

Radio, sorry to bomb the thread, but I was wondering, why are your lighting options more than the competition? I'm not flaming you.. Is your quality better? Do your products have more attention to detail?

Tried to PM you these questions but it won't let me..

 

No worries. We get this question a lot. I have disabled PMs because they are very difficult to organize and search so I"ll answer your questions here:

Our headlights fall under 2 types Pop up and Fixed

Our pop up lights differ in several ways:

1) Aside from the headlights we're currently having manufactured, EVERY pop up headlight replacement for the C5 currently available is a poor quality Chinese knock-off of the original ACA headlights. These have poor quality seals between the lens and housing causing leaks, very fragile mounting points that have a tendency to crumble on installation and a main lens that causes an optical distortion in the patten of the projector. We have attempted to use these light before, but found the quality unsatisfactory even with "fixes" to the listed problems.

The Headlights we use are made in Taiwan and are much stronger, have an optically perfect lens and great weatherseal. This is the same factory that made the original ACA headlights. So you're starting out with a better quality (thus more expensive) housing.


2) We are the ONLY company to offer Bi-xenon projector optics. Not only do our lights have exceptional low beam function with over 70 degree pattern width, but the instant Bi-xenon high beam acts like an HID floodlight making night driving in even 2-lane wooded roads a piece of cake. As part of the Bi-xenon function, we include a Hi-4 harness that keeps your low beams on when the high beams are on for maximum effectiveness.

3) We use true 55w Fast-bright ballasts. These are an exclusive from Radioflyer innovations and allow the correct up/down function of your headlights without needing a load resistor (that can get dangerously hot and waste power) and reach full power from a cold-start in less than 4 seconds (compare with most HID ballasts that require 8-10 seconds from cold start) This also allows the ballasts to simply plug into the factory low beam connections without needing a huge harness running to/from the fuse box.

4) Our headlights correct for the high beam mis-alignment issue inherent with the ACA headlight design by using a (now standard) Cree LED high beam bulb which produces a floodlight pattern and nicely complements the color of your HID bulb.

5) Our entire system is completely plug-and-play/bolt-on with no permanent modifications required.


For our fixed headlights
1) We combine the highly sought-after flush-mount look with the same Bi-xenon/LED optics in our pop up headlights. The entire Our kit is highly adjustable and will soon feature UV resistant polycarbonate lenses (we are currently using impact modified acrylic)

2) Our kit is 12 pounds lighter than factory headlights and substantially reduces drag compared to the factory headlights.

3) Our kit is designed to be easily installed and adjusted by the DIY home mechanic WITHOUT removing any body panels.