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Sharp Light Innovations ACA headlights vs. the competition.
Throughout the years, people have asked how to justify the cost of our Bi-LED ACA headlights over the seemingly identical ebay ACA headlights.
The Ebay headlights sell for $160
Our Bi-LED ACA headlights sell for $715
Construction and durability is a major factor. In my personal experience, the ebay version has:
- fragile housings that routinely crack upon installation (even with careful use of hand tools)
- poor weather seal between main lens and housing
- poor optics of the main lens causing light distortion
But Consider WHY you buy aftermarket headlights for a car with pop ups. Its ALL about optical performance.
What you get with the Ebay kit:
- ACA clone housings
- Halogen light source
- Relay harness (why?)
Ebay ACA low beam performance:
Notes:
- Practically no cutoff
- Poor bulb alignment resulting in weak (if any) hot-spot
- Customer reports these lights as shown produce LESS use-able light than factory
Installation of an HID bulb will increase output but NOT improve the pattern.
Similarly, installation of a high output LED bulb will also increase output, but the pattern will get worse due to lack of focal point of the LED chips
In comparison
Sharp Light Innovations Bi-LED ACA headlights.
What you get
- Genuine DOT/SAW ACA housings
- Purpose-built Bi-LED projectors (provides low and high beam patterns)
- Relay harness allows low beams to remain on at the same time with high beam function
Notes:
- Sharp cutoff
- Built-in LED chip provides perfect optical alignment resulting in a bright hotspot in the TDC with gradual fade to outer edges of pattern
- Customer reviews speak for themselves https://sharplightinnovations.com/sh...aca-headlights
Our Bi-LED ACA Headlights provide vastly superior low and high beam performance. When it comes to headlight performance, don't go cheap. You're ability to see where you're going (and what might be in the way) is too important.
Completely, totally and wholeheartedly. And more importantly I agreed with my pocketbook and could not be happier! I can now drive my C5 at night, where before it was near impossibly and not in the least bit safe. Thank you for your continued support of the C5 community with your excellent products!
I agree wholeheartedly with everything JHrinsin stated. I could not believe how significantly the Sharplight BI-LED ACA headlights changed night time driving after installing mine. The additional safety provided for myself and passenger while driving at night is more than worth the cost. I would hate to think I would ever let price be a factor in improving something on a car that involves safety. Too often “low bid” on almost everything proves to have a reason for being less costly up front.
Finally got around to adjusting my ACA headlights. The install was pretty easy, a little time consuming but I also replaced my headlight motors and DRLs. Super bright and it's like night and day (no pun intended) compared to the OEM lights.
Not to take away from your headlights, but when I was shopping for an upgrade I really was stuck between yours and the KnightdriveTV Sleepy Eyes kit.
This holiday season I drove 1400mi at night with his kit and the visibility was phenomenal.
If possible, I do think having both in a fair side to side competition would be great for both companies.
Ultimately, the "sleepy" eye style fit what I wanted my car to look like more than the standard height pop ups.
Once you add in that you need these headlights and the bezels separate, the cost is closer for a comparison.
Not to take away from your headlights, but when I was shopping for an upgrade I really was stuck between yours and the KnightdriveTV Sleepy Eyes kit.
This holiday season I drove 1400mi at night with his kit and the visibility was phenomenal.
If possible, I do think having both in a fair side to side competition would be great for both companies.
Ultimately, the "sleepy" eye style fit what I wanted my car to look like more than the standard height pop ups.
Once you add in that you need these headlights and the bezels separate, the cost is closer for a comparison.
Knightdrive TV Low Beams
I'm in for a side-by-side comparison, but ideally, we'd need to find someone with a C5 near you that wants to purchase (or already has) our headlights.
Note: the photo you posted has me curious if there is any vertical limited on the KDTV headlights or if the photo was a high beam shot.
I'm in for a side-by-side comparison, but ideally, we'd need to find someone with a C5 near you that wants to purchase (or already has) our headlights.
Note: the photo you posted has me curious if there is any vertical limited on the KDTV headlights or if the photo was a high beam shot.
That would be a good way to do it, if anyone is in the Carolinas I would be happy to meet up and do the comparison.
The photo was just one I took on my Holiday drive to show my friend the low beam difference on some of the non-lit roads. The KnightdriveTV headlights are a "sleepy eye" so shorter opening to the headlights. My car is also lowered a bit on coilovers so I have mine adjusted a tad taller and pointed upwards a tad more.
Sharp Light Innovations ACA headlights vs. the competition.
Completely, totally and wholeheartedly. And more importantly I agreed with my pocketbook and could not be happier! I can now drive my C5 at night, where before it was near impossibly and not in the least bit safe. Thank you for your continued support of the C5 community with your excellent products!
