Led Headlight bulbs

[Msfitoy]

Just FYI, I put a bunch of led bulbs in my wish list, and a few pop up with lightning deals. I had the JDM come up with $23 off. Total to my door was $61.

I'm not having your luck...nothing here...can you post the link? Maybe it'll work...

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[DHMag]

I'm not having your luck...nothing here...can you post the link? Maybe it'll work...

https://www.amazon.com/JDM-ASTAR-Lumens-Extremely-Bright/dp/B07SPVK7LQ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2S84LE2MOR5NM&keywords=jdm+astar+h11+led+headlight+bulb&qid=1578865978&sprefix=JDM+astar+h11,aps,167&sr=8-5

Or are you asking for a link to something else ?

 

[Msfitoy]

https://www.amazon.com/JDM-ASTAR-Lumens-Extremely-Bright/dp/B07SPVK7LQ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2S84LE2MOR5NM&keywords=jdm+astar+h11+led+headlight+bulb&qid=1578865978&sprefix=JDM+astar+h11,aps,167&sr=8-5

Or are you asking for a link to something else ?

I was hoping your link to the price cut would work but it shows up as the same 69.99

 

[DHMag]

I was hoping your link to the price cut would work but it shows up as the same 69.99

The lightning deals are only items you're watching or have viewed. If it makes you feel any better, the JDM were 79.99 when I got the lightning deal. $23 off for the lightning deal and another $8 off with a coupon.

 

[Msfitoy]

The lightning deals are only items you're watching or have viewed. If it makes you feel any better, the JDM were 79.99 when I got the lightning deal. $23 off for the lightning deal and another $8 off with a coupon.

I'll keep watching it until they give in

 

[deeve]

Back on Jan 6th they were down to $56. I will put them on my tracker and make sure to post up if they drop.

 

[Gizmokid2005]

Alright, so I got the Sealight S1s yesterday and got them installed tonight. These pics are with the truck parked just enough to get the front mostly level in the garage, and shining into the back wall. Living in the city means there's not really any dark places I can actually do a better comparison.

I can confirm they fit just perfectly fine with no issues whatsoever, so you can add these to the "they fit" list @weasel1.

Link to the bulb kit (low and high): https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LGJ2Q6T/

I'm a bit worried about the spillover on the low-beams. The cutoff doesn't really exist anymore and there's a fair bit of spillover upwards where I wouldn't otherwise want it. The bulbs don't appear to be clockable, so the low beams are in at a bit of an angle (the LEDs sit around 10 and 4), but the high beams are a perfect 9/3 fit. I'm not sure if I'll wind up keeping these or returning them and trying something else, fitment is perfect but ultimately I'm a little worried about the bleed on lowbeams.

Here are some pictures of the bulbs so you can see for yourself. I tried to do the same color modes for both sets of lights, but in doing the same settings for the new bulbs they looked extremely blue which they're not. These are running the same ISO and shutter speeds, the old bulbs are taken at ~3500k white balance and the LEDs are at ~4800k white balance.

Here's the old lowbeams:

And the new lowbeams:

The old highbeams:

And the new highbeams:

Here's a side-by-side comparison (lowbeams):

And a side-by-side comparison (highbeams):

 

[weasel1]

I'll add the S1's to the list, but I agree about the spillover. I think you'll get flashed a lot if you use those ...

 

[TylerV76]

Found a slight annoyance this morning heading into work that was mentioned back on page 5 briefly. The auto stop/start causes the led's to do an almost full power cycle. You dont notice it much with halogens but its definitely more prominent on the led's. It looks like Im flashing the person in front of me which I imagine at some point will get me some funny looks.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Found a slight annoyance this morning heading into work that was mentioned back on page 5 briefly. The auto stop/start causes the led's to do an almost full power cycle. You dont notice it much with halogens but its definitely more prominent on the led's. It looks like Im flashing the person in front of me which I imagine at some point will get me some funny looks.

As long as it's just funny looks and nothing more, then shouldn't matter. Heck, I get funny looks from people just by being me. haha

 

[Gizmokid2005]

I'll add the S1's to the list, but I agree about the spillover. I think you'll get flashed a lot if you use those ...

Same. I took an hour drive last night to get out of all the lights in Long Beach and didn't get flashed once. That doesn't mean much though, I swear at least a quarter of the people here either don't have their lights on or use their brights all the time. I'll be sure to post an update on how things go.

In the meantime I'm going to keep my eyes here and see what comes up in the likely event I replace them and return them.

 

[Gizmokid2005]

Also, just wanted to post here. I've done nearly every bulb upgrade to LEDs from Diode Dynamics that I can in the Ranger (fog lights, 3rd brake, cargo light, license plate, pending front sidemarker install), and I know they have some new LEDs for the H11, but I confirmed with them that they currently don't fit in the Ranger. Here's what I heard.

Thanks for reaching out to us! Unfortunately, we do not carry an LED bulb for the low beam on that truck due to a fitment issue with the SL1 not fully seating in the housing because of an obstruction on the housing. But, we do carry HIDs and the HID kits are certainly a good option too.

I followed up to ask if they were planning on getting a modification to make things work:

No problem at all! We do plan on making an updated version of the SL1 that will resolve any fitment issue like that. The goal is to release that one sometime this year but we do not have a set date yet, unfortunately.

So hopefully this year they should have some nice LED upgrades ready for us. (I'm not at all paid to say this, I've just had really wonderful experiences with all of their products and the quality they provide, happy to pay a bit of a premium for that.)

 

[Gizmokid2005]

Same. I took an hour drive last night to get out of all the lights in Long Beach and didn't get flashed once. That doesn't mean much though, I swear at least a quarter of the people here either don't have their lights on or use their brights all the time. I'll be sure to post an update on how things go.

In the meantime I'm going to keep my eyes here and see what comes up in the likely event I replace them and return them.

Well, to follow up. There's either something wrong with the drivers or the bulbs, because the low beams have had at least one bulb go out multiple times after being driven for a while. So they're getting returned and I've ordered a full set of the new Car Rovers which I should have tonight and will get installed at that time.

 

[DHMag]

Ive had zero issues with any of the LEDs I've installed, Hikari, Auxito, and JDM. Are you running an aftermarket relay with these lights ? The only issue I have is the occasional blink. I've driven over 12 hours at night with each of these bulbs and not one issue.

 

[Gizmokid2005]

Ive had zero issues with any of the LEDs I've installed, Hikari, Auxito, and JDM. Are you running an aftermarket relay with these lights ? The only issue I have is the occasional blink. I've driven over 12 hours at night with each of these bulbs and not one issue.

I suspect it's just a defective bulb/driver in this one bulb, but given the bleed on them already, it's not worth getting replacements for these directly, but rather going for something with slightly better quality. Everything is stock, just plugged the lights directly into the stock harness, no relays.

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