LED Headlight Bulbs
#11
I’ve used brands like hikari and lightening dark and they worked fine and actually worked great with a projector lens, in fact I much prefer them to xenon conversions if they fit, but it is just a light wash in my reflector housings. Nbs has plenty of bulb room (unlike 14+ trucks).
The lessor import brands have durability issues.
If the PIAAs would project properly in my housings I would gladly pay the extra. LEDs are exploding right now, in another year they may be a great option for me. Hell, even a couple years ago they were nothing compared to xenon conversions. Now, wouldn’t do xenons again. It’s nice not waiting for warm up!!
The lessor import brands have durability issues.
If the PIAAs would project properly in my housings I would gladly pay the extra. LEDs are exploding right now, in another year they may be a great option for me. Hell, even a couple years ago they were nothing compared to xenon conversions. Now, wouldn’t do xenons again. It’s nice not waiting for warm up!!
#12
If you're dead set on going LED headlights, and I'm still not convinced LED's are up to par for the job...you might take a look at Morimoto's offerings. They cost less than the PIAA (and I think with PIAA you're paying a good amount just for the name) and look like they might be nice pieces. Also, they're 8mm shorter behind the base than the PIAA which could make all the difference in whether or not they're gonna fit in your truck. Oh, and they're only $120/pair for 9006's instead of PIAA's at $200+/pair
Richard
Richard
I also looked at these:
https://headlightrevolution.com/gtr-...ulbs-9006-hb4/
I’ve used brands like hikari and lightening dark and they worked fine and actually worked great with a projector lens, in fact I much prefer them to xenon conversions if they fit, but it is just a light wash in my reflector housings. Nbs has plenty of bulb room (unlike 14+ trucks).
The lessor import brands have durability issues.
If the PIAAs would project properly in my housings I would gladly pay the extra. LEDs are exploding right now, in another year they may be a great option for me. Hell, even a couple years ago they were nothing compared to xenon conversions. Now, wouldn’t do xenons again. It’s nice not waiting for warm up!!
The lessor import brands have durability issues.
If the PIAAs would project properly in my housings I would gladly pay the extra. LEDs are exploding right now, in another year they may be a great option for me. Hell, even a couple years ago they were nothing compared to xenon conversions. Now, wouldn’t do xenons again. It’s nice not waiting for warm up!!
#13
TECH Veteran
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Retrofit is the way to go. I recently did Morimoto Mini H1 projectors in some aftermarket clear lens housings. They fit really well with minimal modification. These particular housings look good but had horrible reflectors in them. I'm loving the output and beam pattern of the projectors.
#14
Absolutely, a retrifitted projector is going to be the best result as far as light pattern. And I admit those actually look pretty good. All the aftermarket projector headlights are way too “tuner” for me. And I personally can’t stand “halos” on my suburban.
If the chrome surround on that lens was just a little more plain it would really fit my simple conservative taste.
If the chrome surround on that lens was just a little more plain it would really fit my simple conservative taste.
#19
TECH Enthusiast
Even if I wanted to...I don't think most of these would even fit the 2006 low beams. Just not enough space back there. After paying what I did for new OEM headlights I'm not too sure I would even want to experiment with hacking the bracket.
Richard
Richard