Anyone installed these headlights yet?
January 24th, 2015, 11:37 AM
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Anyone installed these headlights yet?
https://www.xtremeledsonline.com/sto...-Headlight-Kit
Classic Four 5 3/4 inch LED Headlight Kit $299.99
Classic Four 5 3/4 inch LED Headlight Kit $299.99
January 27th, 2015, 02:00 AM
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Many people are selling these aftermarket LED housings that are not DOT street legal.
Can you see the glare coming off them from an elevated position where the picture was taken???
That means oncoming drivers will be blinded by the glare coming off these. That light beam shouldn't scatter THAT high.
They are not designed properly, so no I wouldn't buy them.
You will get the same result from putting HID bulbs into a halogen designed housings......insane glare and not legal.
More importantly they are dangerous to other drivers on the road.
Can you see the glare coming off them from an elevated position where the picture was taken???
That means oncoming drivers will be blinded by the glare coming off these. That light beam shouldn't scatter THAT high.
They are not designed properly, so no I wouldn't buy them.
You will get the same result from putting HID bulbs into a halogen designed housings......insane glare and not legal.
More importantly they are dangerous to other drivers on the road.
Last edited by Aceshigh; January 27th, 2015 at 02:03 AM.
January 27th, 2015, 09:11 AM
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The marketing text says designed to dot standards but not dot listed....I wonder does that mean it meets dot standards? My guess would be no I think the text was added and carefully worded to make it seem like it could meet dot standards, but doesn't.
January 27th, 2015, 07:36 PM
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This place has DOT compliant LED headlights, but only 7" size.
January 28th, 2015, 09:34 PM
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Great information guys...is there a kit out there somewhere for what you guys did? We are doing a frame off on my '72 and I am in parts buying mode right now. Will have a whole new harness from painless...
January 28th, 2015, 09:48 PM
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January 29th, 2015, 02:30 AM
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glass or plastic?
Nick:
Thanks for sharing the Summit links. I've been considering this conversion for my project (especially the relays) but didn't think to check Summit. I have 2 questions for you:
1. Do these Hellas kits have glass housings or are they plastic?
2. Did you have to modify your headlight buckets to install them?
Thanks
Thanks for sharing the Summit links. I've been considering this conversion for my project (especially the relays) but didn't think to check Summit. I have 2 questions for you:
1. Do these Hellas kits have glass housings or are they plastic?
2. Did you have to modify your headlight buckets to install them?
Thanks
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January 29th, 2015, 05:37 PM
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They are glass, very nice quality. I did have to cut the headlight buckets open to allow the bulkier glass housing to fit. I used some sheet metal sheers and repainted them.
I also had to elongate one of the notches in the headlight buckets to fit the 3 tabs on the headlight that keep it clocked in the correct position.
The curve between the high and low beam housing is slightly different, which is needed so the lows beams are short and wide pattern, and high beam is longer and narrow.
I was afraid this detail would stand out and annoy me, but unless I'm actually crouched down looking at them, it's not even noticeable.
I also had to elongate one of the notches in the headlight buckets to fit the 3 tabs on the headlight that keep it clocked in the correct position.
The curve between the high and low beam housing is slightly different, which is needed so the lows beams are short and wide pattern, and high beam is longer and narrow.
I was afraid this detail would stand out and annoy me, but unless I'm actually crouched down looking at them, it's not even noticeable.
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