OldGuyNewJeep
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Good information to know. But how many people are getting the bolded you mention, that do the swap?Every time a headlight thread gets started, there is the inevitable "idiots putting LED bulbs in a housing not designed for them" gets trotted out. Properly designed LED replacement bulbs have the high/low diodes in the same place as the filaments in standard bulbs (see pics). Hence the light is cast at the same reflectors and creates the same pattern. There is no "scattered light" unless somehow LED generated light travels in different planes than filament generated light.
It has been well documented that Jeep headlights are slightly high from the factory and installing brighter LEDs exacerbates this. Whether LED or halogen, properly adjust your headlights and the oncoming "flashes" will stop.
I think you summed it all up when you said “properly” designed bulb.Good information to know. But how many people are getting the bolded you mention, that do the swap?
Good point. Probably more focused on getting the higher temperature bulbs, because if 6500K is good then 10,000K is better...right?Good information to know. But how many people are getting the bolded you mention, that do the swap?
I have these in my rear bumper, very bright, I have them wired to Aux4. I flick them on and off, they’ve been totally effective in getting those behind me to dim their brights.It seems that every other vehicle I pass at night has their bright lights on. If they're not coming towards me, they are behind me blinding me. It drives me nuts!!
I can flick my headlights for oncoming, but what do you do for those behind you? Any aux switches to flick some rear LEDs?
I replaced the birthday cake candles that were in the headlight housing of my Jeep. I used very bright Amazon specials. Marked the garage door with tape before starting to show where the candles flickerd a dim glow and tweaked the new bulbs to match. No issues. Lights up great, especially on high.Every time a headlight thread gets started, there is the inevitable "idiots putting LED bulbs in a housing not designed for them" gets trotted out. Properly designed LED replacement bulbs have the high/low diodes in the same place as the filaments in standard bulbs (see pics). Hence the light is cast at the same reflectors and creates the same pattern. There is no "scattered light" unless somehow LED generated light travels in different planes than filament generated light.
It has been well documented that Jeep headlights are slightly high from the factory and installing brighter LEDs exacerbates this. Whether LED or halogen, properly adjust your headlights and the oncoming "flashes" will stop.