Alpharex PRO Review

[theanswer3]

It did it first right when I pulled up to get the headlights aligned, then again leaving and again waiting in the drive-thru. Definitely has me a bit paranoid about driving around at night. Guess I'll spend a good amount of time figuring this out tomorrow. I bought the Pro so I could swap bulbs, but even that looks like it'll be a chore. Everything is just so tight.

Agreed. I'm definitely going to check it out as well. It's kinda weird we both had the issue with driver side low beam. maybe it is a setting in forscan we have to change. also do you have the DRL wired up separately. I currently do not.

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[CoachJ]

Agreed. I'm definitely going to check it out as well. It's kinda weird we both had the issue with driver side low beam. maybe it is a setting in forscan we have to change. also do you have the DRL wired up separately. I currently do not.

I do have the DRL wired up.

 

[theanswer3]

I do have the DRL wired up.

Ok so that takes that out of the equation. I will check some settings tomorrow to see what I find.

 

[Trigganometry]

When LED’s overheat they will shutdown or blink. It’s a protection circuit to keep from burning them out. How’s the airflow around them? Could be lesser brands do this if encased inside assembly

 

[CoachJ]

When LED’s overheat they will shutdown or blink. It’s a protection circuit to keep from burning them out. How’s the airflow around them? Could be lesser brands do this if encased inside assembly

Definitely could be the culprit. They're basically against the cap in the housing.

 

[CoachJ]

Man I don’t know what the issue is…took the dust caps off and turned them on…still took about 5 minutes before the driver’s side turned off.
Flipped them and the problem went away. I was thinking as I was watching them work outside the housing that maybe being wedged in there was making the fan not spin, causing it to overheat?

 

[theanswer3]

Man I don’t know what the issue is…took the dust caps off and turned them on…still took about 5 minutes before the driver’s side turned off.
Flipped them and the problem went away. I was thinking as I was watching them work outside the housing that maybe being wedged in there was making the fan not spin, causing it to overheat?

It shouldn't be different then the ones the OP listed. His were exactly the same design wise just a lower wattage.

 

[TeaWrecks]

It shouldn't be different then the ones the OP listed. His were exactly the same design wise just a lower wattage.

That's not out of the question still. Higher wattage does mean more heat.

 

[theanswer3]

That's not out of the question still. Higher wattage does mean more heat.

True, but in this case I don't think it would be enough to make a major difference. I have the exact same setup and am not having the issue every time they come on. For me it happened one time. Also doesn't happen to the passenger side for either of us. Only driver lowbeam. If it was a heat issue I would think it would happen to both sides since dustcap and distance to the fan is exactly the same. I would like to test out the bigger dust caps to see if it does make a difference for overall cooling.

 

[TeaWrecks]

True, but in this case I don't think it would be enough to make a major difference. I have the exact same setup and am not having the issue every time they come on. For me it happened one time. Also doesn't happen to the passenger side for either of us. Only driver lowbeam. If it was a heat issue I would think it would happen to both sides since dustcap and distance to the fan is exactly the same. I would like to test out the bigger dust caps to see if it does make a difference for overall cooling.

Passenger side has the air intake right above it. Haven't taken delivery of mine yet but is there anything that gets warm on the driver side?
Is outside air temperature high right now too where you guys are at?

 

[CoachJ]

True, but in this case I don't think it would be enough to make a major difference. I have the exact same setup and am not having the issue every time they come on. For me it happened one time. Also doesn't happen to the passenger side for either of us. Only driver lowbeam. If it was a heat issue I would think it would happen to both sides since dustcap and distance to the fan is exactly the same. I would like to test out the bigger dust caps to see if it does make a difference for overall cooling.

Passenger side has the air intake right above it. Haven't taken delivery of mine yet but is there anything that gets warm on the driver side?
Is outside air temperature high right now too where you guys are at?

Well it lasted longer this time, but it is for sure a driver's side only thing...it went out again after maybe 10 minutes or so. Turned it off and back on and it worked. Waited another 10 mins or so and off again. This is after flipping sides and still with no dust caps at all, so the extended ones I ordered aren't needed. I guess tomorrow it's back to the halogen bulbs I go, at least for now.

Heat shouldn't be an issue; this has got to be the coolest July I've ever experienced here in Texas - while the rest of the country apparently is burning up.

 

[Synyster06Gates]

Well it lasted longer this time, but it is for sure a driver's side only thing...it went out again after maybe 10 minutes or so. Turned it off and back on and it worked. Waited another 10 mins or so and off again. This is after flipping sides and still with no dust caps at all, so the extended ones I ordered aren't needed. I guess tomorrow it's back to the halogen bulbs I go, at least for now.

Heat shouldn't be an issue; this has got to be the coolest July I've ever experienced here in Texas - while the rest of the country apparently is burning up.

Interesting - so it didn't follow the bulb? Just stayed on the driver side?

 

[theanswer3]

Why can't you replace the bulbs in the luxx?

Because they are built in led.

 

[CoachJ]

Interesting - so it didn't follow the bulb? Just stayed on the driver side?

That's correct. And I'm still scratching my head.

 

[Trigganometry]

I never heard of Aukee LED’s before. With high power output like these the heat piping that the LED’s are mounted to is very important for this reason. When I do get around to getting the Alpharex myself I will be using https://auxito.com/collections/9005...for-fanless-h10-9145-9140-led-fog-light-bulbs

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