Morimoto LED Fogs (13+)

[RyanJM]

i have had 9006 leds 2 emmiters on my 14 dogs for over a month and always run the dogs with no issues even with the heavy rains. I still have my HID's in the stock projectors that came on the black express package. They have asked for a few years in 2 trucks with just a bulb size change no ballast issue or flicker. They are canbus. But I am happy with the LED output on my fogs. No plans on doing the headlights until the hid's die but doesn't look like that will be anytime soon. But the leds are nice you just have to check the lumen output to make sure they are made for lighting not just looks.

 

[Steveo8x8]

i have had 9006 leds 2 emmiters on my 14 dogs for over a month and always run the dogs with no issues even with the heavy rains. I still have my HID's in the stock projectors that came on the black express package. They have asked for a few years in 2 trucks with just a bulb size change no ballast issue or flicker. They are canbus. But I am happy with the LED output on my fogs. No plans on doing the headlights until the hid's die but doesn't look like that will be anytime soon. But the leds are nice you just have to check the lumen output to make sure they are made for lighting not just looks.

Where did u get ur hids from?

 

[Power247]

So , I finally got a chance to install my Morimotos in my headlights. I Was going to post some pics but they look exactly like Andrew's. One thing I did want to show was that I found a set that look very similar to the Morimoto's on ebay.

Ebay's on left, Morimoto's on right.


The bulbs are identical except for the heatsink color. The morimoto ballasts are much bigger.

I put the Ebay's in my fogs and the Morimoto's in my lows. Output color is a match. I am going to run both brands and see which gives up first.

 

[Danimal77]

lets see some night pics

 

[Power247]

lets see some night pics

They are plenty bright.

This is before I reaimed my headlights. There is basically no cutoff with the LED bulbs so aiming them properly is huge.

 

[BlownGP]

Looks good. Thanks for the pics and info..

What's the link to the ones off ebay?

 

[Power247]

Looks good. Thanks for the pics and info..

What's the link to the ones off ebay?

New 2nd Gen LED 9005 Headlight System 6000K UltraBright HID Style Conversion Kit | eBay

You can also message Enlight here on the forum. He had a few sets as well.

 

[BlownGP]

Thanks

Looks like they don't sell them for my fogs. 9145/H10

 

[Danimal77]

Those do look good. I wish someone would try them in their 2015 to see if there are issues like hid's

 

[Power247]

Thanks

Looks like they don't sell them for my fogs. 9145/H10

If you still have your '09 you can use 9005s in your factory fogs. The base & socket is the same.

 

[1500ram12]

9006 works also. Slight trimming on the locking tabs but they fit.

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[Enlight]

Yup, I posed some of these bulbs on clearance in our Vendor section of the forum. One set of H11 and a set of 9005 available:

http://www.ramforum.com/f159/clearance_items_some_deals_led_products-62782/

 

[Iczer]

Just put in my set from eBay, the same one you mentioned. 5 minute install, looks good. Now I need to try them out at night ☺

 

[NeverOwnedATruckB4]

I am having an issue with the Morimoto XB LED 9006 bulbs in my fog location on my '14 Sport. Here is the deal. About 3 weeks ago I installed the Morimoto XB35 5k HID with canbus adaptors in my '14 Sport projectors. They worked great with no issues for 2 weeks, it has been mostly raining and cloudy in Houston in Feb so I ran the lows day and night. I was so happy with them I couldn't stop there so I got the XB Led's for my fogs to match. That is when issues started to arise. When I have both the HID lows and the fogs on, I will randomly, for a second or two at a time, get an error in my dash saying I have a low beam out. I have confirmed that when I get the error all bulbs are still lit, as it occurred when I was stopped at a traffic light and I was admiring my HID low beams in the reflection of the car in front of me. Now, here is the weird part. If I run just the lows, with the fogs off, I never get an error. I drove yesterday for 2 hours straight with the lows on with no fogs and I never got an error. I got 10 mins from home and turned on the fogs to go with the lows, and boom, 5 minutes later I get the error. I also tried going on a few shorter trips with the parking lights on, the fogs, on and the lows off....of course, no error there either. So for now I have taken the XB LEDs out and put the stock halogen back in. I am going to run them like this for a week or 2 with HID low and halogen fogs lit to make sure I don't get any more errors. Then if that is the case my plan is to try the canbus adaptors on the fogs as I really believe this issue is somehow related to the LED fogs. I just don't understand how the fogs can be triggering the error in the low beam. They have to be linked somehow. It is my understanding that the fogs are not monitored by canbus, but there has to be a link somehow. Anyone else have any similar issues or suggestions?

 

[NeverOwnedATruckB4]

To follow up on my previous post. I installed the stand alone can bus adapters on the fogs and the issue appears to have gone away. I installed the adapters mid last week and haven't seen the issue since. Previously I was seeing it daily. Just thought I'd help out those who are curios about these bulbs.

 

[Enlight]

Do you have any issues with AM/FM Radio interference?

 

[NeverOwnedATruckB4]

No interference that I have noticed.

 

[moledodge]

Hid's are simply brighter

 

[Sir John]

Hid's are simply brighter

There's no arguing that LED headlights are the future. The LED technology is struggling currently with getting a true 360° lumination. It won't be long, if not already, before it's solved. "HIDs are simply brighter"??....I'm not so sure about that.

Cadillac Escalade LED Headlights Outshine All Others - Consumer Reports

 

[Indaram]

Question for those that have the Morimoto XB bulbs. I'm about to install those in my fogs and want to know if the driver boxes for the bulbs get hot? There is not much other than plastic down there and I was planning on using the automotive grade double sided tape to stick those on down around the fog light. I also have Morimoto HIDS with the stand alone canbus adaptor. Hope I don't have to buy another set of the canbus things for these..

Update: so I got them installed and now have the horrible radio reception issue. Has anyone been able to fix this? Only have issues with the radio when low beam HIDs are on. I didn't have the issue before I installed the fogs.