01f1502wd

Halogen is good for budget lights, HIDs are a step up, a 55W HID puts out the same if not more light than a 100W. I had some cheap 100W KC copy-cats, those were ok, but I wanted more, so I stepped up to some Hella 700FF's that were brighter/more distance, but still not what I wanted. I purchased a 42" LED light bar for my roof...still wanted more distance. Solution: 55W HID swap into my hellas. Crazy amounts of distance. worth every penny.

for backup lights theyre making LED lights smaller that can be squeezed into small places, bright, and dont use much electricity.

Steve Osborne

the silver backing wore off so its silver paint backing the lights..at least the camera is clearer now..

bottom pics are from when they were new with 55w..

benchwarmer4203

Too bright for your camera

07-XLT4WD

How the housings holding up?

Steve Osborne

i don't back up to far...lol....the plastic is holding up....

GotHonks?

There is little if any difference between the big brand name companies and the generics , they are all made in China . I can buy 10 of the 20" light bars for what companies like Ridged charge for one which is near 700 ... They buy these in the hundreds and pay around 10 or 20.00 ea ... They are making a killing ..... The lowest I can get 10 PC for would be 65 and shipping ea and they are 12,000 lm same light as the Ridged , KC and whoever else sells them .... If you saw the actual price and what some companies are selling these led lights for it would **** you off .... I'm all for companies making money but I am against them screwing us cuz they can .... Just my 2 cents

07-XLT4WD

What about putting a 55w HID bulb into a normal 55w housing? I've heard they're brighter but dont get as hot, so could that work?

Dirttracker18

A few things to note here.

First you will not notice any drop when running LED lights as they only draw about 10% of what their burning cousins do for the same amount of light.

Second and more importantly, you may not see a voltage drop but you are still taxing the system. In particular the alternator is working very hard to produce that much power so that you do not see a drop in voltage. If you use your lights much you will shorten the life of your alternator.

As noted, this is the big benefit of LED technology. Even with a crap load of lights you are not taxing the system and have no worries about wire size either.

Just some food for thought

Dirttracker18

I just bought a cheap version of small LED automotive light that looks a lot like a particualr brand name unit at a fraction of the cost. I was told by a friend that this light is made in the same factory of said brand name unit.

I am looking forward to getting it installed and testing it out for reliability.

ak_cowboy

I'm at 110k miles on stock alternator, close to 50k running those lights, I'll take my chances