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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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I wonder what everyone's thoughts are on the factory led headlights. I think they are pretty nice but realized they do not have a way to keep the lens from freezing up in the winter. I live in the northern part of the USA and it gets really cold in the winter and well, sometimes it rains as well! I had made a couple hour trip to the southern part of the state in the evening. It started to rain half way thru the trip. It took a while but I started to realize that it was getting harder to see the road and wondered if the lights had a problem. I stopped at the gas station and looked to find that the lights were totally iced over. Halogen lights don't freeze over since they put out so much heat. I wonder how much research has actually been done and how this can actually be DOT compliant.
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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 05:16 PM
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Living were I do there's not an issue but I can see how it could be for some. Nothing you can do that I know of besides carry a hair dryer in the glove box....
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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 05:26 PM
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Holy **** ive never seen that before but it makes sense to happen. Probably a perfect storm of rain plus freezing temps and if it does happen again just pull over and break it off.
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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 06:17 PM
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I drove in freezing rain in my last vehicle and it accumulated more than a 1/4” of ice all across the front. It had factory HID headlights.

If it’s a big issue where you live, get a set of aftermarket road-legal auxiliary low beams that are heated. These are LED and heated. You’d have to buy some basic buckets for them. http://www.jwspeaker.com/smartheat-h...ontent=slider3

These could be mounted on a light bar attached to the front bumper. Again...legal, LED, and heated. http://www.jwspeaker.com/products/le...ts-model-9800/

I put a set of their non-heated legal hi/low beam LED lights on my truck. They are simply awesome and legal.
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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Kingofwylietx
I drove in freezing rain in my last vehicle and it accumulated more than a 1/4” of ice all across the front. It had factory HID headlights.

If it’s a big issue where you live, get a set of aftermarket road-legal auxiliary low beams that are heated. These are LED and heated. You’d have to buy some basic buckets for them. http://www.jwspeaker.com/smartheat-h...ontent=slider3

These could be mounted on a light bar attached to the front bumper. Again...legal, LED, and heated. http://www.jwspeaker.com/products/le...ts-model-9800/

I put a set of their non-heated legal hi/low beam LED lights on my truck. They are simply awesome and legal.
Those look pretty nice. I may have to buy a set and put them on my bull bar.
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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 09:53 AM
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My truck has been through 2 winters now and it stays outside and I haven't experienced any LED light related issues. Then again, I have never seen my truck with ice build up like that yet.
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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 10:07 AM
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That's why you should add on the Headlight Antifreeze option.
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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Woody75
Those look pretty nice. I may have to buy a set and put them on my bull bar.

That's what I did, but my bar is just a light bar.


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