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May 23, 2016 | 02:48 PM

tkenkel04

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LED Headlight conversion

I'm looking into changing my headlights from HID to LED and was wondering if anyone out here has made the switch, and how they like it. The HID's are good, but here in TX we get so much rain, it keeps soaking the ballast.
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May 23, 2016 | 05:03 PM

sirdano

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I went with hir2 much better at night.

May 23, 2016 | 05:23 PM

tkenkel04

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I went with hir2 much better at night.

Thanks, but that is pretty much like a standard 4300K. The LED would be compared to an HID which is 6000K. Light is white vs Yellow.
Old guy like me needs to have every advantage I can get..

May 23, 2016 | 05:28 PM

sirdano

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When i did a google search nothing came up on using leds. Everyone went to hids. What i did find was that people thought they were a waste of money

May 23, 2016 | 05:32 PM

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I just installed Philips Crystalvision, Xenon look, low beams and they were a small improvement over stock. What would be better when it comes to plug-n-play in a 9006 bulb?

May 23, 2016 | 05:44 PM

tkenkel04

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I just installed Philips Crystalvision, Xenon look, low beams and they were a small improvement over stock. What would be better when it comes to plug-n-play in a 9006 bulb?

I've had HID's in mine for about 4 years now. LOVE how bright they are over regular halogen, but they are sometimes slow to light up when the buckets come up. I've been reading about LED conversion bulbs saying they are just as bright, but come on right away.

May 23, 2016 | 07:14 PM

91LSMAN

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Because Reasons (sorry-my brother has been saying that lately. Thought it was funny )

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...006-bulbs.html

It's been discussed before.

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May 23, 2016 | 10:42 PM

Smokin Joe

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I have radio flyers projector HIDs. They have a cutoff and an actuator for high beam. They are a improvement over stock. I tried HID bulbs only and they washed out mostly and made the light bluish which is not good for actual visibility. I did a lot of research and the human eye responds best to 4300 (4700?) kelvin, not the blue lights. Do a search on google for the light temperature. Sorry no help on LEDs.