I use Simdevanma LED bulbs in my pick-up, both high and low beams (which are separate). I've had absolutely no issues with them after 2 years (the low beams double as DRLs so they get a lot of use). With the truck off and the lights on you can barely hear the fans running. Just make sure you have space behind the headlight modules for the fans - I could not use these bulbs in my wife's VW Passat because there was no extra room behind the headlights.
Just be prepared to have oncoming traffic flash you with their high-beams because these are much brighter than standard, but the 6000-6500K color temp is great for night driving. If you have good airflow behind your headlights then you won't have any cooling issues. I will admit that removing the headlight modules from my 2013 Chevy Silverado was much more complex than I anticipated so I would suggest watching some how-to videos if you plan on doing this yourself.
Jon651 wrote, "I use Simdevanma LED bulbs in my pick-up, both high and low beams (which are separate). Just be prepared to have oncoming traffic flash you with their high-beams because these are much brighter than standard, but the 6000-6500K color temp is great for night driving."
No, it's not. The 600K+ color temperature produces glare which seems dazzling to the eyes but does not allow seeing as far, nor as much detail, especially color detail, as a warmer color temperature does. It does not penetrate fog and rain as well as warmer color light either. It also creates eye strain for other drivers, and they are not legal for use on public roads if they are blinding other drivers.
You can't put an LED bulb in a regular incan housing and have it street legal. In some cases you can put them in projector housings, or buy a matched sets of housings designed for the specific bulb, AND aim the housing a little more down and to the right, to make them street legal.
The key to HID/LED is the projector (that eye-ball looking-like thing) in the headlight. It takes all the glares and focus it to the center so increase in light output as well as no glares. People who just buy HID/LED to put onto their headlight without projector decrease their light ranges and blinds everyone. This is a serious road hazard issue that should be ticketed and/or removed.
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Just be prepared to have oncoming traffic flash you with their high-beams because these are much brighter than standard, but the 6000-6500K color temp is great for night driving. If you have good airflow behind your headlights then you won't have any cooling issues. I will admit that removing the headlight modules from my 2013 Chevy Silverado was much more complex than I anticipated so I would suggest watching some how-to videos if you plan on doing this yourself.
Not necessary. I see plenty of people flash when newer Xenon or LED equipped luxury cars pass. Most people just don't know better.
Jon651 wrote, "I use Simdevanma LED bulbs in my pick-up, both high and low beams (which are separate).
Just be prepared to have oncoming traffic flash you with their high-beams because these are much brighter than standard, but the 6000-6500K color temp is great for night driving."
No, it's not. The 600K+ color temperature produces glare which seems dazzling to the eyes but does not allow seeing as far, nor as much detail, especially color detail, as a warmer color temperature does. It does not penetrate fog and rain as well as warmer color light either. It also creates eye strain for other drivers, and they are not legal for use on public roads if they are blinding other drivers.
You can't put an LED bulb in a regular incan housing and have it street legal. In some cases you can put them in projector housings, or buy a matched sets of housings designed for the specific bulb, AND aim the housing a little more down and to the right, to make them street legal.
Thank you!