LED lights for an 04?
#1
LED lights for an 04?
Now that the sun isn't as long for the day I find myself driving at night more. I've come to realize the current lamps in the Disco SUCK. I feel like I can see pretty well at night, but I'm going to need some night vision goggles with these things. Anyway, was doing some reading (thank you to all those who have come before) and see that LEDs for the 04 aren't as common as I'd hoped. I was doing some searching and found these: https://auxbeam.com/collections/led-...ducts/gd001666
They look promising, 1:1 size to a halogen lamp. I can't find any reviews or anything on these. Has anyone used them before? For the price, I might just take the plunge but wanted to check first.
Thanks.
They look promising, 1:1 size to a halogen lamp. I can't find any reviews or anything on these. Has anyone used them before? For the price, I might just take the plunge but wanted to check first.
Thanks.
#2
If you're looking for an upgrade, the simplest path is a higher wattage Halogen bulb.
Second to that is retrofitting projectors so you can run LEDs or HIDs without blinding incoming traffic. I understand some folks don't have as much trouble seeing when they are lit up by incoming traffic with LED/HID bulbs in halogen lenses, but some folks have light sensitivity issues while night driving and those are blinding. I've been put into a couple dangerous situations because of being blinded by incoming traffic light that.
My last advice would be to make sure your headlights are clean. It's surprising how much even just a little fog on your headlights cuts down the light output. Polish them up with some polishing compound (and a buffing wheel if you have one or can get one), and then spray them with some clear coat to keep them from fogging again too quickly.
Best of luck! If you decide to go through the effort of retro-ing projectors, feel free to ask questions. I've been through the process and there is a write up on the forum somewhere as well.
Second to that is retrofitting projectors so you can run LEDs or HIDs without blinding incoming traffic. I understand some folks don't have as much trouble seeing when they are lit up by incoming traffic with LED/HID bulbs in halogen lenses, but some folks have light sensitivity issues while night driving and those are blinding. I've been put into a couple dangerous situations because of being blinded by incoming traffic light that.
My last advice would be to make sure your headlights are clean. It's surprising how much even just a little fog on your headlights cuts down the light output. Polish them up with some polishing compound (and a buffing wheel if you have one or can get one), and then spray them with some clear coat to keep them from fogging again too quickly.
Best of luck! If you decide to go through the effort of retro-ing projectors, feel free to ask questions. I've been through the process and there is a write up on the forum somewhere as well.
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discoinfernoOSV (11-27-2021)
#3
I replaced all of my lights interior/exterior with led bulbs. To make it easy just went to superbrightleds.com and got the correct fitting bulbs for everything with exception of some of the dash lights, which I had to reorder. This was recommended from another forum member and I was happy with the upgrade. Others have mentioned specific led headlight bulbs that they preferred and perhaps were cheaper if you do some investigating. One mistake I almost made was getting clear bulbs instead of matching the colors for red or amber lenses. Good luck
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discoinfernoOSV (11-27-2021)
#4
I'm running LED bulbs from Morimoto in my 04. I'd honestly not recommend them because they glare a lot. If you're looking for better light output, I'd recommend taking the retrofit route to unsure you don't blind oncoming drivers. No matter how much I've messed with my led bulbs in my housing, there's no getting around the glare issue with the 2 sided style LED bulbs. Maybe once there are some 360 degree style bulbs for h7 fitments, then there will be some improvement in the halogen projector but running an LED in the low bean bowl is really rough for anyone in the oncoming lanes.
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#5
If you're looking for an upgrade, the simplest path is a higher wattage Halogen bulb.
Second to that is retrofitting projectors so you can run LEDs or HIDs without blinding incoming traffic. I understand some folks don't have as much trouble seeing when they are lit up by incoming traffic with LED/HID bulbs in halogen lenses, but some folks have light sensitivity issues while night driving and those are blinding. I've been put into a couple dangerous situations because of being blinded by incoming traffic light that.
My last advice would be to make sure your headlights are clean. It's surprising how much even just a little fog on your headlights cuts down the light output. Polish them up with some polishing compound (and a buffing wheel if you have one or can get one), and then spray them with some clear coat to keep them from fogging again too quickly.
Best of luck! If you decide to go through the effort of retro-ing projectors, feel free to ask questions. I've been through the process and there is a write up on the forum somewhere as well.
Second to that is retrofitting projectors so you can run LEDs or HIDs without blinding incoming traffic. I understand some folks don't have as much trouble seeing when they are lit up by incoming traffic with LED/HID bulbs in halogen lenses, but some folks have light sensitivity issues while night driving and those are blinding. I've been put into a couple dangerous situations because of being blinded by incoming traffic light that.
My last advice would be to make sure your headlights are clean. It's surprising how much even just a little fog on your headlights cuts down the light output. Polish them up with some polishing compound (and a buffing wheel if you have one or can get one), and then spray them with some clear coat to keep them from fogging again too quickly.
Best of luck! If you decide to go through the effort of retro-ing projectors, feel free to ask questions. I've been through the process and there is a write up on the forum somewhere as well.
I replaced all of my lights interior/exterior with led bulbs. To make it easy just went to superbrightleds.com and got the correct fitting bulbs for everything with exception of some of the dash lights, which I had to reorder. This was recommended from another forum member and I was happy with the upgrade. Others have mentioned specific led headlight bulbs that they preferred and perhaps were cheaper if you do some investigating. One mistake I almost made was getting clear bulbs instead of matching the colors for red or amber lenses. Good luck
I'm running LED bulbs from Morimoto in my 04. I'd honestly not recommend them because they glare a lot. If you're looking for better light output, I'd recommend taking the retrofit route to unsure you don't blind oncoming drivers. No matter how much I've messed with my led bulbs in my housing, there's no getting around the glare issue with the 2 sided style LED bulbs. Maybe once there are some 360 degree style bulbs for h7 fitments, then there will be some improvement in the halogen projector but running an LED in the low bean bowl is really rough for anyone in the oncoming lanes.
#6
I'm running these in my '03: https://auxbeam.com/products/spu00174
They should fit a 2004.
It's a tight squeeze to get them into the headlight housing, but they will go in there.
The difference is impressive, and the scatter doesn't seem bad at all. No complaints from other drivers.
They should fit a 2004.
It's a tight squeeze to get them into the headlight housing, but they will go in there.
The difference is impressive, and the scatter doesn't seem bad at all. No complaints from other drivers.
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discoinfernoOSV (11-27-2021)
#7
I got new low beams from http://www.headlightexperts.com/ and there are great. Just a bit of scatter and basically plug and play. I converted my whole D2 to LED. Way better. Only had to do the fast flash capacitors or resistors in the rear.
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discoinfernoOSV (11-27-2021)
#8
I'm running these in my '03: https://auxbeam.com/products/spu00174
They should fit a 2004.
It's a tight squeeze to get them into the headlight housing, but they will go in there.
The difference is impressive, and the scatter doesn't seem bad at all. No complaints from other drivers.
They should fit a 2004.
It's a tight squeeze to get them into the headlight housing, but they will go in there.
The difference is impressive, and the scatter doesn't seem bad at all. No complaints from other drivers.
I got new low beams from http://www.headlightexperts.com/ and there are great. Just a bit of scatter and basically plug and play. I converted my whole D2 to LED. Way better. Only had to do the fast flash capacitors or resistors in the rear.
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#10
If you want to run standard 7 inch round led headlights these adapters have worked great for me for several years of on/off-road travel. Only drawback is you need to have patience as they ship from Australia.
https://www.ultraflex4x4.com/ecommer...roducts_id/201
https://www.ultraflex4x4.com/ecommer...roducts_id/201