Thanks. I've run mine several times and I still have it but it is now cold and damp here in western NY, so maybe it will take a little longer.
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I had HIDs in a previous vehicle and I found them to be disorienting because of the sharp cutoff line just like what you're describing here. That's one of the reasons I've been hesitant to get the LEDs.
Oh interesting.. does the white match of the halo match the headlight bulb? Mine are noticeably different colors (to my eyes anyway).
Yes...I'd agree the pic gives them a light-greeny kinda hue similar to what @xEDGEx posted. Up close & personal, they look less green in daylight. I took this a minute ago with the sun setting. Could be the daylight or the pic itself making them appear to have a greenish hue.
I think you're onto something with the green being more pronounced during daylight.. I looked again tonight when it got dark and the halo had much less green/yellow color and more closely matched the beam bulbYes...I'd agree the pic gives them a light-greeny kinda hue similar to what @xEDGEx posted. Up close & personal, they look less green in daylight. I took this a minute ago with the sun setting. Could be the daylight or the pic itself making them appear to have a greenish hue.
We "hate" you too, and you are very welcomeI hate you guys... every single one of you f*ckers... especially you, @ORACLElights. Forced me to get these things. And, thank you.
Thanks for your detailed review! Please let us know if we can answer any questions for you.I got my Black Friday special Oculus lights installed the other day, here are some first impressions and a couple notes that afaik haven't been touched on in other threads..
Overall I'm extremely pleased with these lights, they're a MASSIVE upgrade from the factory halogens. I can't really speak to how they compare with factory LEDs, but for the price, these seem to be a great alternative.
- install was a piece of cake - most time consuming part was running zipties for the wire harness
- I had trouble closing lid on the fuse box, and had to cut a small notch on both halves of the fuse box to let the fuse tap wire pass through
- the default aiming of the bulbs was quite good - on my stock JLUR the cutoff on each light sits at about 38.5" high at 3' from wall, and about 35" high at 25' from wall. They point well below rear window and side mirrors of every other car I've encountered on the road so far and no oncoming cars have flashed me either. I may actually try aiming them a tiny bit higher to get a bit more low beam distance on dark roads
- access to aiming the driver's side seems near impossible with the headlight installed (same issue on oem lights, there's just no room in the engine bay) - UPDATE - I was actually able to squeeze my hand underneath to the side and got the hex wrench in place to adjust the bulb height
- in contrast to the oem halogen bulbs that were just kind of dim everywhere, the Oculus is very bright with a sharp cutoff line. One drawback to this/one thing I'm still getting used to, is the contrast of the sharp cutoff on dark roads is so strong that I find it distracting to my eyes, especially if on a bumpy road - my eyes are drawn to the sharp line moving up and down on the road
- related to the cutoff, the top edge of the line down road is blue, like VERY BLUE, and it makes things like signs, license plates, backs of other vehicles blue. Not sure if its the same with the factory LED lights, but I wasn't expecting these to be so colored
- also related to color, the DRL halos are different, warmer color temperature than the headlight bulbs - they have a yellow/greenish tinge vs. the clear/cool white headlight bulb. I assumed the color would match, so this was mildly disappointing. Side note, I'm also running Oracle fender LED DRLs and these are clear/cool white, not yellow/greenish.
- the near fill of the low beams are so good/bright I could barely tell when my foglights were turned on (foglight LED bulbs are incoming and not installed yet
- the high beams are amazing! The output and spotlight-like projection down road is great
Attached are a couple pictures showing beam pattern at 25', low beam on a dark road, the blue line, and DRL halo color
The color is the same, about 5500-6000k. One just may appear more concentrated because you are seeing at the halo directly and the headlight through a projector lens. LEDs can appear slightly different colors when it's very sunny versus when it's dimmer. Hope that helps!
