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So last night I took advice from group and ordered all new interior lights, knowing I would be installing morimoto fogs today I would check head lights before ordering. I discovered Original equipment lights are still in so going on the hunt! I'm going to go with High and Low HID I think.Least I think these are Original Equipment,
I can't tell you how the Morimoto Headlights changed everything when it came to night driving. I had installed the HID lamps in the OEM housing, they were better than stock, but are inept comparison to the Morimoto's. Personally, IMHO, the OEM headlights look like 'bug eyes' to me and actually detract from the looks of the car. And, as you know opinions are like navels, everyone has one. Morimoto's are an ENORMOUS improvement over OEM headlights.
I suggest the low beam bulb and HID conversion kit from Vette Lights. That is what I used and am happy. I know lots of folks like the Morimotos as they will provide better lighting results. Everyone likes different things and personally do t like the looks of any after market headlight assembly. YMMV
HID bulb upgrade and LED high beam. All plug-in replacements.
Finished my SwitchBack install after buying them from you last year, works perfect! I'm still amazed by the quality of that switch back cable, totally superb!
HID bulb upgrade and LED high beam. All plug-in replacements.
Nice thinking about getting a set......
Also another thing to consider is if your light are set to be on all the time they will wear out faster. I have mine switch to come one off the dusk sensor
I can't tell you how the Morimoto Headlights changed everything when it came to night driving. I had installed the HID lamps in the OEM housing, they were better than stock, but are inept comparison to the Morimoto's. Personally, IMHO, the OEM headlights look like 'bug eyes' to me and actually detract from the looks of the car. And, as you know opinions are like navels, everyone has one. Morimoto's are an ENORMOUS improvement over OEM headlights.
Read, READ , and Read some more! There are a lot of threads on this site For bulbs, assemblies, back lights, modifying stock assemblies, front lights, side lights, add on lights etc. What people like, don't like, and did to their own cars. A good generic site is called 'Headlight Revolution" lots of ideas there also, being tested and reviewed.......
A bad thing about going with HID’s as the brights, is that they take a few seconds to come up to full brightness, I originally went this route, and it drove me nuts, so I ended up going with the Morimotos from @VetteLights
A bad thing about going with HID’s as the brights, is that they take a few seconds to come up to full brightness, I originally went this route, and it drove me nuts, so I ended up going with the Morimotos from @VetteLights
This is why I sell (and recommend) LED bulbs in the high beam position. Unlike the low beam, focal point and specific pattern is not nearly as important with a high beam
The oem high beam projector with halogen creates a spot-ish pattern. Most LED bulbs (including ours) do not have the same focal point in the projector and as a result will create a pattern that is more spread out creating more of a flood pattern. With a good low beam projector, you shouldn't expect to see any FURTHER with high beams, only illuminate above the low beam cutoff.
There are some dedicated LED Projector high beams (like those in our Lux King system) that provide both increased range and width, but you're unlikely to get this with any LED bulb solution.
Read, READ , and Read some more! There are a lot of threads on this site For bulbs, assemblies, back lights, modifying stock assemblies, front lights, side lights, add on lights etc. What people like, don't like, and did to their own cars. A good generic site is called 'Headlight Revolution" lots of ideas there also, being tested and reviewed.......
I 2nd checking out Headlight Revolution. They objectively test and rate lots of LED drop in replacement bulbs for both pattern and light output. I added a cheap set of Sealight drop ins to my Centennial over a year ago but can't really give any feedback about them since I rarely ever get to use my high beams.
I have been running Sealight bulbs in my 2015 F-150 (low, high, fogs) for about 8 years now. The halogens in it were absolutely awful; I have been very satisfied with the output of the Sealights. I did need to adjust the beams down slightly to assure they were aimed properly.
I rebuilt my headlamp assemblies this past winter by removing them from the car and I replaced all three bulbs in each assembly.
Like the OP, I found the low beam HID OE bulbs still in place. I debated whether to leave them or replace them, since they still worked well. But since the car had 77,XXX miles, I decided to replace them. After a lot of research, I determined that these were sufficient for OEM replacements:
Since I'm satisfied with the halogen high beams, especially after their performance in utter darkness in the Smokies last year, I purchased these halogen replacement bulbs:
I'm glad I replaced the HID bulbs while the assemblies were out of the car. The connectors were far more difficult to remove from the bulbs than expected, and it would have been far harder to remove them in the car, than while the assemblies were out.
The total cost of the rebuild project was $332, including new lenses from forum vendor Umnitza. The bulbs were $136.21.
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