I decided to gamble with LED bulbs in my halogen housing (knowing this is highly frowned upon). I am pleasantly surprised with the results.
Compare:


LED headlights and fogs:


Halogens:


LEDs:


There is a defined cut off and I still plan to adjust the beam height to bring it down a bit. I think it is a decent upgrade for people on a budget 😃

 

Nice. Could you put the brand and model of LED bulbs you put in you head lights and fogs. Thanks

 

I bought these fogs on eBay:


These are GTR Lighting Gen 2 H11 headlights. 3200 lumens per bulb. I used the 6000K cover.

 

Awesome thank you for the info.

 

That is NOT an upgrade.

The very fact that you have to aim them down to match the cutoff to the existing halogen pattern should speak volumes to anyone who is actually concerned aboot good lighting. And it tells you just how far off the emitter position is from the reflector design focal point.

You also have no width to speak of.

Fail. Sorry. There is a reason it's frowned upon. Even TRS admits that these bulbs are good for nothing other than the high beam positions - where precision is less important. The specify not to use these in any primary low-beam application.

Luckily - these usually do not last long due to the poor emitter and driver quality and crappy thermal management that 99% of these POS chinglish designs feature.

Save up and do it right. Or stay stock. However, I recognize it's futile to dissuade anyone who ignores basic optical principles and plain common sense.

BTW- the fogs are a bad joke as well- nothing but glare - that is NOT a foglight's purpose. Proper fogs also have a stringent cutoff as mandated by the DOT.

One wonders just how diligent yer research actually was.... but I believe there is always hope, lol. Don't be a-shootin' the messenger, aight?

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/led...l#.VSCoLfzF_m4

MGD

 

Visually its looks bright white however your beam pattern is way off. It looks like you will blind oncoming traffic. I do like the look though

 

I appreciate the comments. I did however reference in the fog light thread that they are truly cosmetic. And on the headlights it is not a direct replacement to stock and yes there is some modifications that needs to be done. Most companies working on headlights are all adjusting height as the final step. Is there glare? Yes, but minimal compared to other halogen housings.

 

The halogen's seem to be putting out more light than the LEDs are.

 

Neighbor of mind did that on a GM. It made a great difference in seeing and light pattern. Glad to see it done on a Ford. Looks good man.

 

lol



MGD