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db9146
post Oct 1 2016, 11:26 AM
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Folks,

A couple of weeks ago, I started looking for some LED headlights. There are a lot on eBay - some with different lenses, some with very funky lenses, and some that are just bulbs.

I have Hella H4s in my -6 and wanted to stay with a stock look yet upgrade my headlights to the same Kelvin color range as the Euro LED turn signal package I got from Spoke a while back (very nice, BTW). I wanted the white of the headlights to match the running lights in the bottom of the front markers. A color of about 6000K was what I was looking for.

After some research and reading some on the board here, I contacted VintagecarLEDs.com and told Thomas what I was looking for. Since I had the H4s with the glass lenses (and I really wanted to stay with them), he suggested that I look at his VC4000s and that if those sounded like what I wanted, he could sell me just the bulbs. Sounded good so I ordered a set.

They shipped quickly and I got them installed before my trip up to the Okteenerfest. They went in easy (not any more than changing an H4 bulb besides the mounting of the small black box with the electronics) and plugged into the stock headlight wiring so no "difficult to undo" mod required. Additionally, the bulbs have an adjustable ring that changes the orientation of the bulb in the housing so when I was installing mine, I looked carefully at the stock H4 bulb and noted the orientation of the bulb element to the three -prong mounting ring that goes into the back of the housing. I then loosened the tiny allen set screw and adjusted the LED bulb to a similar "1 o'clock" position and installed them. The resulting beam had the same pattern as with the original bulbs - no need to even adjust the headlights.

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Wow, what a difference. I agree with others on the board here. They work great and really improve night vision as well as lessening the load on the electrical system. I had several guys at Okteenerfest ask me about them so I contacted Thomas and he graciously agreed to offer 10% discount to all 914World member who order from 9/30/16 - 10/14/16. If you want to take advantage, just go to

https://vintagecarleds.com/

and when you're checking out, use the code "914WORLD" (all caps).

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post Oct 1 2016, 11:42 AM
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Did not see just a bulb option. I have the good H4 enclosures as well and could just use bulbs. How much were they?
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db9146   Group Buy on LED Headlights   Oct 1 2016, 11:26 AM
Mblizzard   Did not see just a bulb option. I have the good H...   Oct 1 2016, 11:42 AM
gandalf_025   Not that many will care, but these aren't DOT ...   Oct 1 2016, 11:51 AM
Bartlett 914   I am running them also. Real nice!   Oct 1 2016, 12:40 PM
Mblizzard   The issue with H4s is not necessarily related to t...   Oct 1 2016, 12:40 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   The issue with H4s is not necessarily related to ...   Oct 3 2016, 08:29 AM
Chris914n6   Our replacement VC4000 bulbs (if you check the ph...   Oct 3 2016, 02:14 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   [quote name='thomas@vintagecarleds.com' post='240...   Oct 3 2016, 02:20 PM
gereed75   what bulb and or kit is required??   Oct 1 2016, 12:45 PM
shadygrady   I just ordered a set. Hope mine turn out as well ...   Oct 1 2016, 01:22 PM
Chris914n6   Post pics of the beam pattern at night. There is n...   Oct 1 2016, 02:33 PM
gandalf_025   Found this..... Insurance Company now asking ...   Oct 1 2016, 02:49 PM
Mblizzard   Found this..... Insurance Company now asking ...   Oct 1 2016, 04:11 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   Again not legal advice in any way. But I do se...   Oct 3 2016, 08:36 AM
87m491   Duly noted, don't get into an accident at nigh...   Oct 1 2016, 07:01 PM
db9146   The VC4000s are a glass lens, Hella H4 copy that c...   Oct 1 2016, 03:11 PM
db9146   The issue with H4s is not necessarily related to ...   Oct 1 2016, 03:23 PM
tomeric914   FWIW, we bought these specifically for OLOA2016 wh...   Oct 1 2016, 06:23 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   FWIW, we bought these specifically for OLOA2016 w...   Oct 3 2016, 08:38 AM
michael7810   FWIW, we bought these specifically for OLOA2016 w...   Oct 3 2016, 10:30 AM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   [quote name='tomeric914' post='2405858' date='Oct...   Oct 3 2016, 10:50 AM
Chris914n6   This is the type of beam pattern pics I'm afte...   Oct 2 2016, 12:38 AM
87m491   That pattern difference looks like more than bulbs...   Oct 3 2016, 11:34 AM
db9146   I don't have "before" but I'll t...   Oct 2 2016, 07:46 PM
rnellums   I bought the bulb and housing assembly from these ...   Oct 3 2016, 11:17 AM
Mikey914   The LED has a more broad spectrum (AKA natural lig...   Oct 3 2016, 12:56 PM
t collins   I ordered a set today, my thanks to db9146 and Tho...   Oct 3 2016, 03:19 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   Just for a quick comparison, Here is a Vanagon use...   Oct 4 2016, 07:10 AM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   Working on sizing the images down right now, they ...   Oct 4 2016, 09:16 AM
Wyvern   I am just about ready to do this swap .... BUT wou...   Oct 4 2016, 10:22 AM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   I am just about ready to do this swap .... BUT wo...   Oct 4 2016, 11:17 AM
Wyvern   [quote name='Wyvern' post='2407069...   Oct 7 2016, 12:55 PM
Chris914n6   Actually a pizza box, or better poster board, in f...   Oct 4 2016, 12:57 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   Actually a pizza box, or better poster board, in ...   Oct 4 2016, 12:58 PM
Chris914n6   For $150 I would expect you would have alread...   Oct 4 2016, 10:25 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   For $150 I would expect you would have alrea...   Oct 5 2016, 07:10 AM
Mblizzard   For $150 I would expect you would have alre...   Oct 5 2016, 08:01 AM
Bartlett 914   Can you tell which one is LED? There is somethin...   Oct 5 2016, 02:38 PM
tomeric914   These http://www.ebay.com/itm/Truck-Lite-27270C-.....   Oct 5 2016, 05:56 PM
pbanders   I'm using these instead of the Truck-Lites ht...   Oct 5 2016, 08:25 PM
bandjoey   "Thank you for contacting Hagerty. If the onl...   Oct 6 2016, 09:33 AM
JmuRiz   I just used Brad's link and found a set of tru...   Oct 7 2016, 01:37 PM
pbanders   I just used Brad's link and found a set of tr...   Oct 7 2016, 02:00 PM
mepstein   I just used Brad's link and found a set of t...   Oct 7 2016, 02:20 PM
db9146   Guys, I have to say that I am a bit disappointed w...   Oct 7 2016, 03:23 PM
Coondog   Guys, I have to say that I am a bit disappointed ...   Oct 18 2016, 10:21 PM
thomas@vintagecarleds.com   Guys, I have to say that I am a bit disappointed...   Oct 19 2016, 06:52 AM
JmuRiz   FWIW those led drop ins are great for people with ...   Oct 7 2016, 05:49 PM


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