while I agree that a generic LED bulb TYPICALLY doesn't work well with a given halogen headlight lens, this combo does indeed seem to work well together. I'm going on two years with my beamtechs, and I've yet to get a single flash from other drivers indicating I'm blinding them. I definitely would not be running them if they seemed to cause other drivers grief, but that doesn't seem to be the case and the light output is vastly superior to the OEM halogen candles.
Several other posters here have mentioned the same concerns. No apparent problems with the multi-sided LED bulbs floating around in this thread with these stock reflectors though. Or maybe all of the offended drivers that we're blinding every day are just really polite.
Have you made a conclusion on these new bulbs yet?
They are still in and working perfectly but I had to add a thin layer of rubber to the pre installed seal that they came with to get them to fit properly and seal to the headlight housing. Once I did that they work great. My only complaint is minor. The firehawk bulbs have a red housing around the LEDs and if you look at the headlights during the day while they are off, you see a glint of red from the reflectors
I'm glad they are working out for you! I ordered the standard beamtech ones everyone recommends and am still waiting for them to arrive. I did see they have one that's double the price but I couldn't find where anyone had tried them so I wasn't sure if they would work or if they might run too hot. Have you tried these? BEAMTECH H13 LED Bulbs, 22000LM 9008 G-XP Chips 120W 6500K High Power Xenon White Conversion Kits 360 Degree Lighting Plug N Play Halogen Replacement https://a.co/d/gmJmBOl
These pictures are from tonight with the $55 Firehawk H13/9008 LED Bulbs, 20,000LM bulbs from Amazon. I complained to the seller about the rubber seal not being thick enough for the bulbs to fit tightly and seal to the housing and they sent a second set that wasn't any better so I found a couple of large rubber washers and cut them to fit. They fit and seal perfectly now and I have the second set if these go out.
Finally got brave enough to pull the trigger and swap all forward lights to led. All I can say is thanks to the many of you that did this and reported your results giving me the confidence to follow you all. all I can say is the results are amazing. Thank you all
Incandescent lamps are much less expensive than LED lamps.
Yep, the biggest issue with proper pattern on bulb replacement is them getting the diode placed consistently for proper reflection. Places with less consistent QC could end up all over the place for hot spots and bad patterns even if some are perfect.
