Installed Morimoto's and they look Marrrvelous!
09-10-2016, 06:37 PM
#41
Originally Posted by 4x4TruckLEDS.com
You can rotate the bulb from the base to help with a cut-off if need be. The bulbs are also coming out the sides (diodes) rather then all around, which helps produce a cut-off.
There is a reason a lot of people use them over the other brands out there (like putco, who honestly just re-brands someone elses and charges you twice as much - i'm NOT a fan of Putco, as all they sell is re-branded stuff at 2x the price)
That putco set you got... goes for like $75 online anywhere, just under a different name.
I'm glad you are happy but it's not just about how YOU see the light, it's about what you to do other drivers that concerns a lot of people. I don't care where ya buy the lights from as long as ya don't blind oncoming drivers.
There is a reason a lot of people use them over the other brands out there (like putco, who honestly just re-brands someone elses and charges you twice as much - i'm NOT a fan of Putco, as all they sell is re-branded stuff at 2x the price)
That putco set you got... goes for like $75 online anywhere, just under a different name.
I'm glad you are happy but it's not just about how YOU see the light, it's about what you to do other drivers that concerns a lot of people. I don't care where ya buy the lights from as long as ya don't blind oncoming drivers.
09-10-2016, 07:54 PM
#42
Motor 10
Thread Starter
09-10-2016, 08:00 PM
#43
I think he meant "isn't that what they all do" ??? If that was the question, no... most bulbs you can't rotate from the base... so the bulb installs and the diodes are situated in ONE position only, non adjustable.
The newer LED kits allow you to actually rotate the bulb from the base... which is great.
I installed some LED"s on a buddys car and out of the box the bulbs would not fit... the base of the fan stuck out and kept hitting his air box. So I was able to actually rotate the bulb from the base while keeping the diodes where I needed them.
It also allows you to adjust the pattern. For example on the 2014 and earlier trucks that use an H13, it's best to rotate the bulbs 180 degrees (opposite of what the instructions say) which work best in that housing. Same for other vehicles, the adjustability lets you pick your beam pattern.
On an ATV you may actually set the bulbs so that they throw light HIGHER, because you are off-road and you don't need to worry about blinding other drivers since hopefully, nobody is driving at you in an ATV. So best to throw that light ALL over the place.
The newer LED kits allow you to actually rotate the bulb from the base... which is great.
I installed some LED"s on a buddys car and out of the box the bulbs would not fit... the base of the fan stuck out and kept hitting his air box. So I was able to actually rotate the bulb from the base while keeping the diodes where I needed them.
It also allows you to adjust the pattern. For example on the 2014 and earlier trucks that use an H13, it's best to rotate the bulbs 180 degrees (opposite of what the instructions say) which work best in that housing. Same for other vehicles, the adjustability lets you pick your beam pattern.
On an ATV you may actually set the bulbs so that they throw light HIGHER, because you are off-road and you don't need to worry about blinding other drivers since hopefully, nobody is driving at you in an ATV. So best to throw that light ALL over the place.
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Bafflingbs (09-12-2016)
09-16-2016, 11:46 PM
#44
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09-16-2016, 11:53 PM
#45
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Looks great. I wouldn't buy anything from the tool of a "vendor" above. All his posts are claiming on people's rigs that he is suprised they got such cheap lights or they should have got his blah blah blah. Morimoto makes some good stuff, I did a retrofit of the D2S 3.0 that has amazing output, and am going do the spare set with fxr once this shutdown ends and I have time again. My led fog lights are also not the led guys brand so I'm sure he'll say something about why I should have got his instead of my rigid sae duallys.....
I also see he's still saying his have a cutoff when the only way to get a cutoff is with a projector designed with a cutoff shield.
Either way, the Morimotos are great, be had a set on for almost 2 years and love the output and beam spread.
If you want to really drop coin and do it right go for a projector hid set up or retrofit to hid with projectors! You won't be disappointed.
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10-04-2016, 11:33 PM
#46
...{Snip} Now if you put the Anzo headlights in (or someone else if they are popular) with projection I'd recommend LED's as an upgrade. Longer lasting then HID, more durable as well and more of a truer white (HID tend to be on the bluer spectrum in the 6000k range while LED are pretty white 5500-6500)...{/Snip}
LEDs are great but it isn't a free ride. They create heat and heat destroys electronics. No doubt they will improve with time but you cannot make a blanket statement like they are better than HIDs with no real run time to back it up.
10-05-2016, 12:56 AM
#47
This is just a rediculous comment. Your comparing a projector type cutoff with hids to led lighting in a halogen housing. Hands down the projector would have better results and there would be no comparison. After I upgraded from led halogen to OEM led headlights by far no comparison with the light output. Also with the morimotos it completes the setup. A little bit off on the tinge in the light output but close enough
10-05-2016, 11:37 PM
#48
How is "Here's the cutoff on my morimoto hids. There bright and have a nice crisp cutoff" a rediculous comment? Seems legit to me. I'm just glad I didn't put LEDs into factory halogens like you did. That's rediculous!!
10-06-2016, 10:50 AM
#49
10-08-2016, 02:16 AM
#50
Motor 10
Thread Starter
Boy, has this thread gone off topic
