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Old Nov 29, 2018 | 10:28 PM
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Bambi mod fixes the issue always because of the voltage sensing for the highs/lows.
yea i've been bambi modded mine forever ago. I remember those days lol, couldn't deal with stupid canbus things that where trying to burn up tho

im running these https://www.ebay.com/itm/MOSTPLUS-10...72.m2749.l2649
with these as fogs https://www.ebay.com/itm/All-in-One-...item4d5c0a82a8

i havent had a single issue out of them so far even being really cheap fog lights lol. Got them in sept because my Auxbeams burned a high beam out.

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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 09:24 AM
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I have Glowteck's in the headlights and JDM A Star's in the fogs. Like others have said, do the Bambi mod and enjoy.
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 01:57 PM
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Thanks for all the input. I ended up doing the bambi mod. Also did led fog too.

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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 03:29 PM
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I think it might just be your pictures, but are your LED bulbs retrofits with a low beam hood to provide a cutoff, or are they just bare diodes?
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Old Dec 4, 2018 | 01:10 PM
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I have purchase LED headlight from amazon for both heads and fogs. its work very well and i am willfully satisfy with light quality.

Highly recommended to all if you want to take this one
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Old Dec 5, 2018 | 03:39 PM
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What are they?
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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by elricfate
I think it might just be your pictures, but are your LED bulbs retrofits with a low beam hood to provide a cutoff, or are they just bare diodes?

The top pic was with a dirty camera lens that why the glare. They do have the proper cutoff no blinding issues They are JDM Astar T1 from Amazon the fogs are JDM 2G from JDM website.
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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 12:46 PM
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The top pic was with a dirty camera lens that why the glare. They do have the proper cutoff no blinding issues They are JDM Astar T1 from Amazon the fogs are JDM 2G from JDM website.
Those bulbs do not have a cutoff shield. Without a projector, you actually have no "proper cutoff", you have light spillage well above where the cutoff line should be and you're casting glare at oncoming drivers. Don't believe me? Have a friend drive at you at night, if your headlights are not brighter than most due to the glare, I would be very surprised... unless you aimed them so far down that they're not as useful as they should be. Your reflector dish in a regular Halogen reflector headlight is not properly calibrated for light that is directed into specific areas (the way LEDs act) vs an all around burning filament that casts light in all directions.
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Old Dec 17, 2018 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by elricfate
Those bulbs do not have a cutoff shield. Without a projector, you actually have no "proper cutoff", you have light spillage well above where the cutoff line should be and you're casting glare at oncoming drivers. Don't believe me? Have a friend drive at you at night, if your headlights are not brighter than most due to the glare, I would be very surprised... unless you aimed them so far down that they're not as useful as they should be. Your reflector dish in a regular Halogen reflector headlight is not properly calibrated for light that is directed into specific areas (the way LEDs act) vs an all around burning filament that casts light in all directions.

They have the same cut off as the halogen bulbs that I had in these housings. I'll give you that it may not be perfect, but these are aftermarket housings. I assure you that I am not blinding people, and I see farther than the halogens. I also did a proper adjustment from 1' to 25' form a flat wall.

I didn't say these are the best by any means. They are a decent budget led that works.
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Old Dec 17, 2018 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Screwed05
They have the same cut off as the halogen bulbs that I had in these housings. I'll give you that it may not be perfect, but these are aftermarket housings. I assure you that I am not blinding people, and I see farther than the halogens. I also did a proper adjustment from 1' to 25' form a flat wall.

I didn't say these are the best by any means. They are a decent budget led that works.
Ok.

You do you. Forget I said anything to the contrary of what you know to be true.
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