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> LED Headlights., Does anyone here have any experience with these?
mmichalik
post Nov 27 2019, 09:28 AM
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I just saw these on a Facebook post and they look kind of nice.
I've already purchased some LED marker and break lights from Spoke, and I'll finish off ordering the blinkers and reverse lights shortly but, I don't recall seeing any headlights on his page.
They appear to be pretty much plug-n-play so, I thought I would ask.

http://www.carmagic.us/led7.html

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post Nov 27 2019, 11:03 AM
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LED headlights have been my latest obsession. It started with trying to find more info on the Carmagic headlights. I've had no luck finding any useful info on the Carmagic lamps but at the price they are charging, I suspect they may be Chinese knockoffs. I did find a whole bunch of useful info on the Youtube channel by 'Headlight Revolution' No surprise, there is a lot of BS out there and not all LED lamps or bulbs are created equal. Take home message is that when retrofitting LED bulbs in housings, it is important that the LED diodes are precisely placed to match the location of the original incandescent bulb or the beam pattern gets screwed up. A lot of bulbs fail that requirement.

After WAY too much time watching and reading reviews and test results, I've decided to buy a pair of Hella Vision Plus H4 housings (DOT certified) and install GTR CSP Mini H4 LED bulbs in them. Those are about 2.5x brighter than halogen while maintaining the correct beam pattern and consuming only 16w so don't use a cooling fan. The complete package will also be about 2/3 the price of the mystery Carmagic lights. If I wanted the brightest bulb, I'd get GTR Ultra 2 bulbs, but they are 41.5w, and I don't want to have to run more wire for a relay.

Obviously, I don't have any actual experience with these, it's just what I've settled on after a lot of research. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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mmichalik   LED Headlights.   Nov 27 2019, 09:28 AM
mtc911   I just saw these on a Facebook post and they look...   Nov 27 2019, 09:30 AM
mmichalik   i bought these and love them - https://vintagecar...   Nov 27 2019, 09:34 AM
poorsche914   Please give Vintage Car LEDs a look... these guys ...   Nov 27 2019, 09:36 AM
horizontally-opposed   Please give [url=https://vintagecarleds.com/]Vint...   Nov 27 2019, 10:18 AM
Cairo94507   I like the Vintage Car LED lights as they look ess...   Nov 27 2019, 09:41 AM
FlacaProductions   I have these: https://900designs-container.zoeysit...   Nov 27 2019, 10:56 AM
bbrock   LED headlights have been my latest obsession. It ...   Nov 27 2019, 11:03 AM
mepstein   Like Michael, I went with the GE Nighthawk LED hea...   Nov 27 2019, 11:19 AM
mmichalik   Thanks everyone! It gives me a lot to think a...   Nov 27 2019, 12:07 PM
abes914   Thanks everyone! It gives me a lot to think ...   Nov 27 2019, 01:42 PM
Mikey914   Thanks everyone! It gives me a lot to think...   Nov 28 2019, 11:44 PM
Chris914n6   The LED retrofit bulbs glare really bad (like high...   Nov 27 2019, 12:46 PM
Olympic 914   Another possibility are the Trucklites LEDs 27270...   Nov 27 2019, 12:54 PM
mepstein   Another possibility are the Trucklites LEDs 2727...   Nov 27 2019, 12:58 PM
914sgofast2   I too have a set of the LEDs bulbs from 914Rubber....   Nov 27 2019, 02:34 PM
preach   My plan is to head to the local PnP and grab some ...   Nov 27 2019, 02:40 PM
bbrock   At a minimum, I think it's important to make s...   Nov 27 2019, 10:10 PM
Chris914n6   DOT stipulates that a certain percentage shine upw...   Nov 27 2019, 11:38 PM
bbrock   DOT stipulates that a certain percentage shine up...   Nov 28 2019, 10:10 AM
mepstein   DOT stipulates that a certain percentage shine u...   Nov 28 2019, 11:06 AM
dr.tim   I'm now thinking something like Truck-Lite/GE...   Nov 30 2019, 08:51 AM
falcor75   If your car has to pass any kind of inspection whe...   Nov 28 2019, 03:34 AM
76-914   +1 for 914rubber's lights. They've been in...   Nov 30 2019, 10:02 AM
bandjoey   Vintage LEDs in E lens. I picked E because the lig...   Nov 30 2019, 11:43 AM
Mikey914   Our latest version allows some adjustment to the a...   Nov 30 2019, 12:39 PM
ConeDodger   Here is 914rubber.com LED VS: H4   Dec 1 2019, 10:41 AM
porschetub   Those LED ones have a blue tinge or I'am I mis...   Dec 1 2019, 01:56 PM
gereed75   Went with the vintage car 4000 model in their h4 l...   Dec 1 2019, 02:26 PM


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