LED upgrade

[stevens]

posting for a friend

He wants a LED upgrade...lows/highs/fogs...he currently has the spyder projector headlights......will he get a flicker or anything like that? or will it be a simple plug and play??

 

[bigkyle72]

They might flicker, what LEDs are you going to run?

 

[stevens]

They might flicker, what LEDs are you going to run?

auxbeam they are f-16 series with the 2x Constant current driver

 

[Ram Night]

It is a proven fact that leds do not work in projector headlights. They might look bright, but do not have the high beam range of stock halogens. Hids are the best route to go with his projectors. But a quality led like the Supernova V-3 works great in the fogs.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

I have LEDs in my aftermarket projector headlights. They are dangerously dim at night. Especially without any foglights like on my truck. Please advise him to get HID, not LED headlight bulbs.

 

[Ram Night]

I have LEDs in my aftermarket projector headlights. They are dangerously dim at night. Especially without any foglights like on my truck. Please advise him to get HID, not LED headlight bulbs.

Hopefully he will take the proven HID advice in my above post.

 

[bigkyle72]

Dont they have LED HIDS?

 

[firemedic10584]

Dont they have LED HIDS?

lol....two totally different types of technologies...there is no such thing as an LED HID bulb.

 

[jdavila99999]

Good info


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[jdavila99999]

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[RedSRT4Me]

It is a proven fact that leds do not work in projector headlights. They might look bright, but do not have the high beam range of stock halogens. Hids are the best route to go with his projectors. But a quality led like the Supernova V-3 works great in the fogs.

Technology is evolving. When LED comes on vehicles OEM it's no longer a proven fact.

 

[G-Ride990]

Technology is evolving. When LED comes on vehicles OEM it's no longer a proven fact.

What car comes with a round projector with LEDs in it? The problem with LEDs in a round projector is that LEDs are surface mounted on boards. They are too directional. You get all sorts of funky patterns and poor output.

There are cars with projector style headlights with leds such as Mercedes. But they aren't round lenses.

Headlightrevoloution has a great video on YouTube showing this.

That being said, I have all supernova v3s in my quads, highs and lows and fogs. When I save up and buy projectors I will be going hids all the way. Hid projectors I have had in other cars put these lights to shame. Imo

 

[Wahrsuul]

I'm not a fan of HIDs at all. But, seems that at the moment, if you want projectors HID is the only way to go. I had factory HIDs in the Mazda, and they were excellent. Since I sold it to my brother, he's had to replace one of the bulbs, and come to find out, they're rather expensive. Not sure which way I'll go as yet, as it usually depends on price and availability when I get the $ together.

 

[Ram Night]

Here is 17 Sport with 35 watt Hids in the projectors. Low and High Beam lights.

 

[Ram Night]

Technology is evolving. When LED comes on vehicles OEM it's no longer a proven fact.

You are missing the point here. We are talking about leds in projector lights that come with halogen bulbs. I do agree that some leds are bright, like my KC Highlight off road lights with their G6 leds instead of the 130 watt halogen bulb.

 

[RedSRT4Me]

You are missing the point here. We are talking about leds in projector lights that come with halogen bulbs. I do agree that some leds are bright, like my KC Highlight off road lights with their G6 leds instead of the 130 watt halogen bulb.

I get the point you were trying to make it's just evolving from fact to fiction.

Actually they have LED bulbs now for projector headlights now. It's the hot spot that was a problem before. The new designs are mimicking the halogen light throw with the increase output led lights provide.

What is certain is LED isn't going anywhere and will be the standard for the future

 

[Ram Night]

I get the point you were trying to make it's just evolving from fact to fiction.

Actually they have LED bulbs now for projector headlights now. It's the hot spot that was a problem before. The new designs are mimicking the halogen light throw with the increase output led lights provide.

What is certain is LED isn't going anywhere and will be the standard for the future

Do you have a link to these new leds?

 

[RamNight18]

Which LEDs are better.. fan or no fan with the heat sink leads?

 

[RedSRT4Me]

Do you have a link to these new leds?

https://www.diodedynamics.com/low-beam-led-headlight-for-2016-2018-dodge-ram-projector.html

I am by no means vouching for any company or claiming to be an expert on the subject but I keep seeing these companies coming out with revisions of their product to get it right. At some point they will.

 

[Ram Night]

These leds are still side firing, so they will not work as good as a halogen or hid that has light coming out the front of the buld.