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I've got a 2018 JLU Sport S and I have the crappy 1990s halogen headlights. I'm ready to be able to drive my vehicle at night so I'm looking for bulb replacement recommendations. I've been reading that all the aftermarket headlights are junk and don't last, and I saw that the mopar LED headlight kit is 2,000$, so I was thinking of just replacing the bulb in my factory headlights with an LED one. Does anyone have recommendations for LED bulbs that work well in the factory headlight casing? Is this the right way to approach this issue? And also I'm looking for some sort of video tutorial that shows me how to replace the bulb in the factory headlight casing.

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I've been reading that all the aftermarket headlights are junk and don't last
100% not true. It depends on how much you want to spend. If you want quality, you will pay more.

Does anyone have recommendations for LED bulbs that work well in the factory headlight casing?
Most that choose to replace just the bulbs go with this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHCQ8KY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And also I'm looking for some sort of video tutorial that shows me how to replace the bulb in the factory headlight casing.
 

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I just helped another forum member swap bulbs. It took all of 30 minutes for the headlights. The hardest part was tucking the heat sink and extra wiring in the housing. LOL

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I just helped another forum member swap bulbs. It took all of 30 minutes for the headlights. The hardest part was tucking the heat sink and extra wiring in the housing. LOL

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So any H13 bulb is compatible?
 

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So any H13 bulb is compatible?
Yes. But remember. You get what you pay for. Go with the Beamtechs, if you just want a bulb replacement.
 
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Yes. But remember. You get what you pay for. Go with the Beamtechs, if you just want a bulb replacement.
Sounds good, those seem to be the highest quality I've seen so far
 

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I used THESE in my wife's '20. Work great.
 
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Got the sealight, huge difference, thanks for the tip. I feel like an utter mongoloid for not changing them earlier as it took literally 2 minutes.
All the reviews on Amazon say they cause radio interference. Have you noticed any? I was ready to buy some of these but don’t want radio interference.
 
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All the reviews on Amazon say they cause radio interference. Have you noticed any? I was ready to buy some of these but don’t want radio interference.
Never used the radio. Always use apple music, youtube, etc.
 

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Never used the radio. Always use apple music, youtube, etc.
I don’t use it much either other than Apple Music, so that works ok? Since it is going through the radio.
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