One reason I bought on Amazon is their reurn policy. If this turned out to be less than I expected, they would go back. Right now, I have no thoughts about returning them. They have met all my expectations.

Those will be my next upgrade.

I think the hids George installed are about as bright. I think the hids throw a more even light pattern. There are some brighter and dimmer areas with the led that the hids don't have.

The leds are awesome because they are a 15 minute install with no modifications. The super sharp cut off is also very cool.

John

Very neat upgrade, I have 65w H4s in my car, but may think about these...especially when/if I get my car done and want to drive it to events that last to the evening.

Anyone have a volt-meter in their car...if so, how is the volt drop with these headlights vs standard?

Thanks,

LEDs at this level get hot. From the pics it looks like the whole rear housing is a ribbed heatsink. The majority of vehicles using this style headlamp are front engine so will have turbulent air behind the unit. The 914 is relatively enclosed. Might not be a problem but it should be looked into just in case. Heat kills electronics.
Even 60w equivalent house light bulbs have built in heatsinks.
Testing during the day will give you a better idea of heat buildup during summer nights.

Amazon...
Q: How much power do these draw on High? on Low?
A: According to ge tech specks... The lights draw 1.8 amps on low beam and 3.6 amps on high beams.


I might have used the wrong formula...

GElighting website...
How many Watts are these (LED Headlamps)?

The GE LED Headlamps produces a similar amount of light to 55 watt halogen product however, because LEDs are more efficient, the LED Headlamp uses less power.

Is there a silver band with "GE" across the middle of these or not? I see pics both ways:

From Grassroots Motorsports (on a Miata.... sorry):

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Grassroots Nighthawk review

From Amazon:

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No silver band seems much more presentable to me.

The ones without the GE might be trucklites

Might matter to me on a 911. On my 14, the lights are either on or down.

So yours have the bands?

Yes. The band on mine is chrome/mirror, not silver. There has to be some sort of divider since low beam is only the top half of the bulb. The bottom half stays dark until you turn on the high beams. The low beams project the amount of high quality light you would expect on a modern car. The high beams are amazing but make the low beams look dark after you shut the highs down. But there's no way to drive towards another car with the highs. They are blinding.

I just ordered a pair. Looks promising

David

Where are you guys buying these from? Amazon?

Yes. $165/each

I'd be interested in seeing a photo of the light pattern of these LED's, how they compare to H4's.

Check post 39, looks like a modern HID light pattern

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2103800

How Do They Do Thay???

My email today from Amazon listed 7 different LED 7" headlights for sale. Next the drone will deliver them with a mechanic to put them in.

I'm interested but they did not know it was me looking.

Oh yes, they did.

They use cross-domain cookie exchanges to track your browsing habits across multiple websites.

That's how facebook knows that i looked at newegg for a new graphics card and then facebook starts feeding me ads related to the card models i viewed over there.

Basically, different websites are exchanging your browsing history with each other to generate a more or less complete map of your browsing habits.

This has been happening for a long time ...

OMG this is cool. With the time change, I am driving very dark, windy roads alot. PLEASE keep posting about install tips and whether or not leaving them on for 1+ hours causes heat buildup.

Thanks!

With the 914 World crew we could maybe organize a GROUP BUY on these. Especially if a vendor could get wholesale price. I'd buy them today if the price were comparable to my H4s.

$165 seems bargain basement for right now. In time I'm sure they will be less. I don't feel any heat from the bulb after a half hour of night driving. Installation takes 5 to 10 minutes per side with one Phillips screwdriver.

Has anyone seen any interference issues? Does anyone have a 75 or 76? It may be an adjustment issue but The face of the headlight was dragging on the inside.

Thanks

David

LED headlights are pretty common now. I'll post pics of my SEMA findings after I upload them.
The backside didn't get all that warm really. However the bulb replacement LEDS were borderline touchable.

pics...







www.hpiusainc.com


www.szatr.com

After the install and driving for a few days....update and results. Are they worth the money? Final verdict on heat and some street pictures? Thanks.

Drove home at night at least a half dozen times. My opinion hasn't changed. I will never go back to standard bulbs. But now I am ready to get Spoke's led taillight upgrade.

And his front lights. They're Very Nice™.

The install was easy, but I did forget to get the extra wire and connector tucked up and behind the light. It hung down, then jammed when closing, but was OK. All set now! I included a photo below of the connector hanging down - don't do that!

I should have a chance for some night driving soon. So far, they look much brighter that H4s while in the driveway at dusk
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Chris, give us your opinions of night driving with those new bulbs. You had H-4s before with 55 or 100?

How do they compare?

Did Amazon bump the price up or just for me? http://www.amazon.com/GE-NIGHTHAWK-Round-R...p/dp/B00BQX2BT8
it list them at $290.65 -100.00 coupon+= 190.65 not 165.00

Amazon tends to fluctuate prices based on available stock, could be they are running low. Not unusual to see price bump drop back down when they get more stock in.

Heat is not a problem. The SEMA displays were on half a day when I got there. The rear housing is one big aluminum heatsink.

The replacement bulbs wouldn't fit so it's mute.

After driving mine all through winter here iin Australia, i have been folloowing this with much interest.

Thinking i now know what Santa is bringing.....

It's a great upgrade and would take 5 minutes to reverse if you needed to. I'm really glad you guys let me In on this product.

After driving with these for about a month I can say this is an awesome upgrade!
The light is super bright compared to my not very old 55W H-4s, which were way brighter than OEM set-up that was in there 10 years ago. They are worth adjusting, as the light spread improved when I aimed them up a bit. I added a link to the reviews on Amazon - a lot is written. I was happy to read that I am not the only one to notice the bright "X" formed in the middle of the road by the somewhat angular hot-spots in the pattern of light

Overall, bright, WIDE, white light 2-4x brighter than standard options and the install is plug-n-play. I was constantly "over driving" my old lights during PM forays on the local twisty forest roads, but now can see way ahead and much farther around corners as I cruise at 55mph

I can't comment on the high beams. Mine don't work
Need to fix that, but less important now w these new headlights.

http://www.amazon.com/GE-NIGHTHAWK-Round-R...yRankDescending

Still loving mine.

I look forward to driving at night now...

John

You need to fix your high beams. They are too bright to use around traffic but light up like the sun on an empty road. If both your highs are out, it might be your car and not the lights.

Yup, it's not the new headlights. I have the Jwest flasher, Jwest fuse assembly, and a "newer" wiper stalk assembly, so all of that wiring has been messed with and I obviously didn't put something together correctly. I've replaced the relay, added that "jumper" to it, and still I can't get the little blue light or "click" to indicate the high beams should be working....

Those headlights are amazing! Can we get them at a discount in bulk?? Group buy!

Any other source or coupon known for these?

just ordered mine. Amazon has the $100 off coupon which brings the price with shipping to just under $200 each. I placed two seperate orders for 1 each to use the coupon for each order. It says you can't do that but it seems to let you.

Yup- that is how I bought mine too.

me 2. I can't imagine that you won't be very happy with the lights. I sometimes use mine as daytime running lights since I know the lifespan is multiples of normal lights.

I'm in the process of doing the relay wiring with the jwest kit for my new H4's and now I see this thread!!
Can I assume you don't need the relay set up with these lights as they don't draw a big current?? That would sure simplify things...

That is correct. Just remove the old and plug in the new.

just ordered with my wife's prime acct. did 2 orders and both took the coupon. It just asked me if I wanted a duplicate order as I did them both back to back. anxious to try them out! probably will end up with them on both cars!!

These are awesome.
My lights should arrive tomorrow....is there any difference between left and right hand sides? Couldn't find much info.
Regardless, this upgrade is going to be amazing!

Excuse my newbness, but is there a way to leave the headlights up and not have any lights stay on? I can only get them to stay up and have the running lights stay on. Tried a bunch of different combos of key and switch positions but couldn't figure it out....or is my wiring jacked up?

yes, pull the round relay by the light motor, then turn off the lights

^^thanks. Does that relay control the motor or the bulb, or both?


never mind...found it in my wiring diagram. it is only for the motor.