GTR lighting HID VS morimoto HID

[mpress2570]

I'm stuck between the two. Have heard good about both, but which one is more worth the purchase?

I have a 2017 sport.

I'm going 55W 6000k lows in my factory projectors and 55W 3000k in my fogs.

Only thing I saw in reviews is that the GTR kit in the fogs do not blind on coming traffic because they very closely resemble the stock halogen beam pattern. Not only that but they're also lower to the ground and not in everyone's face. Obviously don't have to worry about the projector lows.

I'm not sparing expense on my headlights. And I do not want LED nothing can beat HID. LED is getting closer but not quite there.


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[BlackEdition1500]

Samsung or Apple. Mac or PC. Mercedes or BMW. Everyone is going to have an opinion.
Buy one, if you don't like it send it back and get the other.
The 2 brands you posted are good. I would go with the Morimoto's because 1 I have used them for years in different makes and models of cars. Only had one bulb blow out. Which got replaced for free. 2. They are a cheaper price point. 3. Countless forum members on this forum alone who will attest to the Morimoto's.

I belong to an Evo forum. The members who's cars did not come with HID, you guessed it, they bought the Morimoto's. You will see this on most car forums of people who are buying aftermarket HID kits. Sure other brands will be thrown around. But Morimoto is pretty much a household name for car/truck enthusiasts.

 

[00R/T]

Any nonsense about "resembling halogen beam pattern" is coming from marketing or somebody who has no idea what they're talking about. Incandescent, HID, and LED bulbs all produce light in very different ways. Because of that, they will all behave differently in the same housing. This is why you should never run HIDs in halogen reflectors. You can kind of get away with it in the fogs because they're low enough that the glare will likely be below other drivers' vision.

Your best option if you want performance is to open up the lights and put in a proper HID projector. But, I realize that's not for everyone. You don't get the same performance out of the stock ones, but you won't blind anyone either.

Morimoto is going to be higher quality than any of the others "kits" you're going to find. There is better stuff out there, but since you can't run OEM bulbs you're going to be limited in your choices anyway. Make sure you also get the harness they sell for the newer Chrysler products. I haven't heard anything about the 17s yet, but the 15 & 16 are super picky about lighting upgrades and I expect that continued.

 

[quietpeen]

I'm gonna also throw in my vote for morimoto. Highly suggest looking into getting them from retroshop. He is a member and vendor here and has great customer service

 

[MADDOG]

X2 on Morimoto. I've used them on two Ram trucks and have been very pleased with them.

 

[mpress2570]

Any nonsense about "resembling halogen beam pattern" is coming from marketing or somebody who has no idea what they're talking about. Incandescent, HID, and LED bulbs all produce light in very different ways. Because of that, they will all behave differently in the same housing. This is why you should never run HIDs in halogen reflectors. You can kind of get away with it in the fogs because they're low enough that the glare will likely be below other drivers' vision.

This is coming from a side by side comparison of different led and hid bulbs in a ram halogen fog light housing. There is definitely a difference in output between brands and the how well the light hits that halogen reflector. And every bulb hits that reflector different by how the bulb seats in the socket. Hid A looks better than hid B and looks a hell of a lot better than any LED. Although they were not testing morimoto the gtr lighting kit have almost the exact same pattern as stock than any other brand.

There is also a MAJOR difference in performance between brands. Ballasts are obviously the most important part of the whole thing. Some have faster warm up times than others. The old ballast in my charger started to flicker very slightly after a year (I swapped bulbs it was definitely the ballast)

Regardless of what type of projector you are using there will be a major difference with a hid bulb.



I see very different beam patterns


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[chaddy5]

Old post, I know. But I am at a crossroads too. I started with OPT7 HID. I don’t think they make them anymore, just as well; they were total junk. So I bought GTR HID kit from Headlight Revolution. Decent service from them - pretty neutral at this point, but certainly not bad. Installed Fall of ‘22 - it’s spring ‘24 and one has failed - probably a ballast (certainly not a bulb) I am working on warranty - seems iffy at this point. Morimoto weren’t as bright, GTR had a good rep… and they were really great while they worked - nobody flashed me, crisp cutoff (factory projectors) quick to fire up (typical HID warm up) reliable, but… one has failed. (In comparison, my Lexus has HID - bought it 13 years ago and haven’t even changed a bulb!) I may go LED next; kinda burned out on the crappy HID kits. I’ll update if I hear back from HR about the GTR’s input would be appreciated.

FWIW: I spent a LOT of time looking into upgrade bulbs. RAM projectors are designed for HID (check the door jamb - mine has a mercury warning for HID headlamps) and the pattern is great! If you have reflectors, take them out and throw them away - junk. From what I have read lately, HID is still a superior approach (but for unreliable products), but LED technology has come a long way in placing that light source where it belongs.

 

[hunterdan]

Old post, I know. But I am at a crossroads too. I started with OPT7 HID. I don’t think they make them anymore, just as well; they were total junk. So I bought GTR HID kit from Headlight Revolution. Decent service from them - pretty neutral at this point, but certainly not bad. Installed Fall of ‘22 - it’s spring ‘24 and one has failed - probably a ballast (certainly not a bulb) I am working on warranty - seems iffy at this point. Morimoto weren’t as bright, GTR had a good rep… and they were really great while they worked - nobody flashed me, crisp cutoff (factory projectors) quick to fire up (typical HID warm up) reliable, but… one has failed. (In comparison, my Lexus has HID - bought it 13 years ago and haven’t even changed a bulb!) I may go LED next; kinda burned out on the crappy HID kits. I’ll update if I hear back from HR about the GTR’s input would be appreciated.

FWIW: I spent a LOT of time looking into upgrade bulbs. RAM projectors are designed for HID (check the door jamb - mine has a mercury warning for HID headlamps) and the pattern is great! If you have reflectors, take them out and throw them away - junk. From what I have read lately, HID is still a superior approach (but for unreliable products), but LED technology has come a long way in placing that light source where it belongs.

The OEM projector is still a halogen based projector and it's optically optimized for halogen. A quality hid bulb optimizes it's center to mimic a halogen, that's why they work well in halogen projectors. HID bulbs do drop off in output and color over time, so it's recommended to replace them every so often. They might not burn out, but there will be a significant difference in output over a very old bulb. Especially if you upgrade to one of the better osram his bulbs available. The best bang in terms of ballasts are the hylux ballasts, and from what I've seen, you're better off sticking to 35 watt to prevent burning the projectors up.
Led bulbs in halogen or hid projectors don't work near as well as a quality hid. But, an led projector optimized for an LED board is approaching hid output. Lightwerkz on YouTube has some really good videos showing the before and after on a ram setup.

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