#Halogen vs hid headlights upgrade#

Almost ZERO HIDs work well in reflector headlights, there are a few vehicles where that is the case but our trucks are not one of them. Be very selective about the bulbs you buy and try and view beam patterns of those bulbs in your vehicle, LEDs are much more particular than halogens because of their light dispersion being concentrated to a couple nodes.Ĥ.

Some LEDs (like the Opt7's) are finally getting to the point where they actually produce a usable beam pattern comparable to stock.

You're better off with a more uniform light pattern from the stock halogens.ģ. These same bulbs with the scatter create a lot of hot spots and dark spots, which makes it harder for your eyes to see the road. Many HID and LED bulbs produce a ton of scatter up high, by the time you aim them properly (following NHTSA guidelines where no light goes up towards other drivers' eyes) you've aimed them so far down they are useless.Ģ. You can just link a thread if there is one that answers my questions.Ĭlick to expand.Disagree with this statement.ġ. Do i go with a aftermarket housing that has a projector and reinforce the seal in some way? The just add HIDs to the aftermarket housing?

#Halogen vs hid headlights upgrade#

Any suggestions? I really want to upgrade to a whiter light than what halogen offers. Typically aftermarket housings suck and leak after a time as I have learned by reading numerous threads. BUT, i do not have the time to retrofit a projector into my stock housings (or the know how really, but ill just use time as my excuse). I read that HIDs in stock housings can also be blinding, not have a good light cutoff, etc. For this reason, im leaning towards HIDs more for both headlights and fog lights unless there is good reason to go with LED.

LED is becoming more popular, but aftermarket wise i read that they are blinding for oncoming traffic and do not throw the light as far down the road as halogen or HID. I have a 2011 Sierra Denali 1500 and looking to upgrade my headlights to likely HID or LED. In this case, I have not found exactly what i am looking for, though, it very well may be in a past thread. Im not one to post and typically just search the forum for my answers to not beat a dead cow with the same questions over and over.