No Reason Here For LED Lights

[new to JL's]

“Over drive your headlights….” Like that should be a concern in a modern car. Yes maybe back when we had horses and buggy’s

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[mudpup]

Combined with the LED fog lights I see better than an eagle at night.

 

[Badunit]

The factory LEDs have an absolute precision cutoff. If they're aimed correctly they will not blind anyone .

I can't speak for the Jeep LEDs but the projector beams in my Ram have a sharp cutoff and they are, in my opinion, dangerous on hilly country roads if I can't have the high beams on. When approaching a hill, the cutoff hits the road way too close to the vehicle. I can't help but outdrive my lights, even at 25mph. It is beautiful bright HID light then absolute darkness. If someone or something was just on the other side of the cutoff I don't think I'd see them. And, yes, my lights are aimed correctly. Actually they are aimed high in my attempt to see.

Are the Jeep LEDs this way?

 

[YJdude]

I think the OP intended this to be one of those rare "positive statements" about JL and, like usual in this forum, it went south.
Its all relative in my world driving at night:
2020 Explorer LED lights- Holy shit it's like a bright clear day!
2021 JL halogen - Damn, these lights are WAY better than YJ.
1995 YJ - I can see WAY better with square headlights.
1996 Dodge Ram - Are my headlights even on?!

 

[Bocephus]

I can't speak for the Jeep LEDs but the projector beams in my Ram have a sharp cutoff and they are, in my opinion, dangerous on hilly country roads if I can't have the high beams on. When approaching a hill, the cutoff hits the road way too close to the vehicle. I can't help but outdrive my lights, even at 25mph. It is beautiful bright HID light then absolute darkness. If someone or something was just on the other side of the cutoff I don't think I'd see them. And, yes, my lights are aimed correctly. Actually they are aimed high in my attempt to see.

Are the Jeep LEDs this way?

If you can outdrive ram lights
You can outdrive jeep lights

 

[ecidiego]

I'm going to remove my headlights entirely and only drive in daylight after reading this thread.

I could leave them.....but I'd be tempted to overdrive them. Off they come.

 

[Beachcomber72]

Drove our 2023 JLU in the dark last night for the first time. I ordered the Wrangler without the LED lighting. No regrets, the factory halogens light up the road just fine. If you don't over drive your headlights like you were supposed to be taught in drivers education, you will have no issues seeing what is necessary in front, or to the side of you. Also living in a snowy State, I don't have issues with snow/ice building up on the lights. I have been driving for over 45 years, and never had an issue driving at night without the aid of LED lighting. I spent the $1200.00 Jeep would have charged me for factory LEDs, and bought lots of accessories I actually got use out of. When it comes to off-roading, that's a different scenerio than normal street driving, which is all I do.

“I love my basic factory Wrangler headlights”.

said nobody ever… other than you.

Wait… is this a real thread?

 

[Maxpwns]

I think the OP intended this to be one of those rare "positive statements" about JL and, like usual in this forum, it went south.
Its all relative in my world driving at night:
2020 Explorer LED lights- Holy shit it's like a bright clear day!
2021 JL halogen - Damn, these lights are WAY better than YJ.
1995 YJ - I can see WAY better with square headlights.
1996 Dodge Ram - Are my headlights even on?!

 

[macphisto13]

I love this forum. You all make me smile.

I'm with the OP on this one. Don't get me wrong, I know the factory halogens are crap. I opted for the halogens mostly because I don't like the look of the LED light strip on the fender. I prefer the look of the old school fender lights... reminds me of older jeeps.

I figure when I finally can't stand the crap headlights, I can just swap them out with aftermarket lights. I prefer the look and I saved money. Win win. But I'll sit here and wait for y'all to tell me why my opinion is wrong.

 

[Chupacabra]

I figure when I finally can't stand the crap headlights, I can just swap them out with aftermarket lights. I prefer the look and I saved money. Win win. But I'll sit here and wait for y'all to tell me why my opinion is wrong.

It's your opinion, you're entitled to it.

I have a Sport that came with halogens. I replaced them within days with LED bulbs at least. If you've never driven a car with LEDs, and halogens are all you know, then the stock halogens are probably fine. I put LEDs in my previous TJ, which was even worse stock than the JL with halogens. So going from that, to a halogen JL was a huge step backwards.

If you're happy with the halogens, that's great. For most people, the LED headlight options are just so much better but you do you.

 

[grostage]

ops loss...led are fantastic and one of the biggest improvements the jeep wrangler has ever had.

 

[UTME]

Another vote for led headlights. The older I get the harder to see at night. Really like the brighter whiter light that led provides for improved safety.

 

[Ratbert]

Does the LED package have cornering lights? That's something that I miss.

My wife's Mercedes steers the lights into the curve. It's pretty awesome when carving tight roads.

 

[zouch]

agreed.

really bitchin' (when it's working ? ).

My wife's Mercedes steers the lights into the curve. It's pretty awesome when carving tight roads.

 

[Ratbert]

agreed.

really bitchin' (when it's working ? ).

Yeah, her Mercedes has been incredibly reliable. No check engine lights. No derating. No "service electronic stability control" error messages where it becomes challenging AF to drive.

Nearly twice as many miles and three times as old as my JLURD, but it hasn't been abused anywhere near as much as my rig.

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