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The_AK
04-17-2018, 11:02 AM
I'm looking to update my fog lights to LEDs - anyone have any experience with any particular brands?

Specifically looking for H7. I'm seeing plenty of options on amazon and ebay but want something that wont disintegrate within the next 3 months. Doesn't matter if it produces error codes since I can code those out.

Acura604
04-17-2018, 11:14 AM
i have these and they work great.... pure white light....fanless operation:

i think about 6000k color temp.

https://i.imgur.com/9aumrj6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vHif82r.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WRRGCxN.jpg

CCA-Dave
04-17-2018, 11:14 AM
I'm using https://brightsource.ca bulbs in my cars, and so far I've been quite happy.

-Dave

Speed2K
04-17-2018, 05:15 PM
Not H7s but I installed Car Rover H11s on my daily for the low beams and Nighteye (now called NovSight), also H11 in my fogs. I've been using them for about one year now and they both work great!

twitchyzero
04-17-2018, 05:48 PM
XenonDepot's kit with Philips LumiLED while good build quality, aren't bright enough (but I'm comparing with Morimoto bi-xenon HIDs)

JDMDreams
04-17-2018, 06:13 PM
I've had the older style smd ones and had random flicker and random partial bulbs burn out

asian_XL
04-17-2018, 06:42 PM
$20 Chinese LED low beam and high beam (with fan cooling), LED yellow foglights have arrived, but not yet installed

The box says 55w, but actually it is 32w or even lower. 5000K looks quite 6000K to me, but so far so good.

http://i68.tinypic.com/24bs20x.jpg

http://i65.tinypic.com/2enrst5.jpg

Hcoreposer
04-17-2018, 10:57 PM
Would recommend Cree bulbs. Unfortunately though there are fakes so buy it from a proper vender, but can definitely tell the difference just by light output while still being a lot brighter than your average bulb and reliable. Definitely good value for the money. Morimotos if you want to ball out though imo lol.

The_AK
04-18-2018, 08:30 AM
Thanks everyone in this thread. I ended up ordering Eagle Quietvision as per recommendation from a friend. He has them on his Dodge Ram which seem to light up the entire parking lot.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91brvaxHtbL._SX569_.jpg

Expresso
04-18-2018, 08:31 AM
Anybody try the ones where you can put different films on? Curious to see the differences between the two yellow films.

OriginalJC
04-18-2018, 09:08 AM
I swapped out the headlight bulbs and fog lights in my wife's car in 2016 with:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G16BTF6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HGGHU26/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Both have been working with zero problems for 2 years now, and huge improvement over stock (into projector headlight housing).

JDMDreams
04-18-2018, 01:21 PM
I've seen my friends car with led bulbs, color is nice but very dim and some even advertise as not meant for use on headlights. I'm actually looking for new bulbs for my projector fog lights. I've had 3000k hid fog lights before and I'm not sure if it's cuz they were cheap but they turn out to be green or neon high lighter yellow. Not a deep yellow. I'm thinking of doing yellow tint with 4300k. But if anyone has good experience with 3000k led bulbs let me know. I've just heard most cheaper ones are bad cuz either they are dim, burn out, over heat or fans fail.

Acura604
04-18-2018, 02:15 PM
yah be warned...sometimes the 'stock oem' projector lens does NOT work very well with LEDs.. .light is scattered like shit. i tried the OPT7 set above on a 2016 civic and it was JUNK.

AzNightmare
04-18-2018, 06:00 PM
I don't recommend the LEDs with optional yellow tints.
They tend to give out more of a lime-ish yellow/green colour than a true 3000k yellow.

twitchyzero
04-18-2018, 06:26 PM
I've had 3000k hid fog lights before and I'm not sure if it's cuz they were cheap but they turn out to be green or neon high lighter yellow. Not a deep yellow. I'm thinking of doing yellow tint with 4300k. But if anyone has good experience with 3000k led bulbs let me know. I've just heard most cheaper ones are bad cuz either they are dim, burn out, over heat or fans fail.

not LEDs but just get Nokya Hyper Yellows and be done with...$20 gets you reliability, deep yellow, more-than adequate output...have them in my high-beams for DRLs EleGiggle

LEDs are nice for flashers and brake lights, but they're totally unnecessary if they aren't from factory (unless they've drastically improved in the last 2 years)

ssjGoku69
02-22-2019, 09:16 AM
Nokya Hyper Yellows for $20 per bulb? or 2 bulbs for $20?

All I see are $50 for 2 bulbs

That being said, has anyone tried LED bulb without fans? Do they go kaput quickly?

yray
02-22-2019, 09:44 AM
headlight bulbs or signal bulbs?

ssjGoku69
02-22-2019, 01:30 PM
This would be for H8 foglight bulb

Badhobz
02-22-2019, 04:22 PM
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asian_XL
02-22-2019, 07:38 PM
never get the 2 sided LED, pay a bit more and get the 4 sided

https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/cache.php?img=http%3A%2F%2Fi67.tinypic.com%2Fn39bf d.jpg

Acura604
02-22-2019, 07:48 PM
^^ beam pattern pix of the 4 sided and specs/where to buy? thanks

twitchyzero
02-22-2019, 07:53 PM
Nokya Hyper Yellows for $20 per bulb? or 2 bulbs for $20?

All I see are $50 for 2 bulbs

That being said, has anyone tried LED bulb without fans? Do they go kaput quickly?

20 bucks/pair shipped to the US

they've lasted me around 5 years now...just bought a pair in 921 last month

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=nokya+hyper&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=12

the fanless xenondepots with aluminum leaf heat spreaders in ours is still going strong after 3 years, but like i said, output isn't significantly better than stock haolgens

asian_XL
02-22-2019, 11:32 PM
^^ beam pattern pix of the 4 sided and specs/where to buy? thanks

2 sided bulbs will have dark area and 6000k is difficult to see at night.
My car comes with projectors, so it doesn't blind anyone with the 4 sided one and super bright 5000k light (the headlight level in the picture was on the lowest setting)

I got them from China, you probably see it on ebay. It costs me $60 a pair, but seems like there are some replica that goes as low as $40 a pair.

https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/cache.php?img=http%3A%2F%2Fi67.tinypic.com%2Fou9mb 8.jpg

trollface
02-23-2019, 09:12 AM
Don't LED headlights have really bad light dropoff compared to HID/HALO

Eff-1
02-23-2019, 10:24 AM
Serious question because I'm not that smart: How is installing aftermarket LED bulbs in a halogen housing different or better than putting HIDs in a halogen housing, which usually results in awful glare for other drivers?

asian_XL
02-23-2019, 04:01 PM
^ LED doesn't come with a ballast like HID, the highend one comes with what they call "LED driver" (whatever that is), but it's only the size of an eraser hanging on the wire .

Installation is just like normal halogen, but the back end might stick out quite a bit for the fan. It depends on who made the kit, my kit comes with a rubber cover at the back, which says it protects the wiring.

Glare...ah, I am sure reflector headlights will blind people on the road.

Chinese site:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.41.2af01410FGg9aB&id=567728326624&ns=1&abbucket=19#detail

twitchyzero
02-23-2019, 04:17 PM
Don't LED headlights have really bad light dropoff compared to HID/HALO

aftermarket ones, quite likely
not factory stuff

Serious question because I'm not that smart: How is installing aftermarket LED bulbs in a halogen housing different or better than putting HIDs in a halogen housing, which usually results in awful glare for other drivers?

it's not so don't put it in a reflector bowl...it needs to be focused with lenses like HID