What do you do to keep the SNOW AND ICE from covering your LED HEADLIGHTS.

[SaiintNick]

Living In the south we seldom deal with winter weather. Now going into our second storm of the year I have devised a wat to prevent snow and ice from building up in my headlight buckets and blocking my light. It is a shame on a truck so expensive to do this. Does anyone have a better idea. The blue tape went on first. Than the clear packing tape. Works good but looks ridiculous. Thanks for any input.

I drove in a snowstorm here in S Utah and just got out to let my dog out and wipe them off. Luckily it wasn't ice.

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[LoneWolfUSMC]

I know this thread is a couple months old, but I replaced the wife’s halogen headlights in her JLU Sport with the heated Oracle LEDs. She just wanted the increased light output, but I opted for the heated version because we do get bad ice storms every couple years. They seem to work great.

I have been researching this because I wasn’t sure how well the non-heated factory LED headlights on my JTR would work in the ice. I don’t really want to swap them out for another set of Oracles because they have great light output in normal situations.

 

[AOGAudiman]

I know this thread is a couple months old, but I replaced the wife’s halogen headlights in her JLU Sport with the heated Oracle LEDs. She just wanted the increased light output, but I opted for the heated version because we do get bad ice storms every couple years. They seem to work great.

I have been researching this because I wasn’t sure how well the non-heated factory LED headlights on my JTR would work in the ice. I don’t really want to swap them out for another set of Oracles because they have great light output in normal situations.

Depends on the type of snow you get. Here in the Seattle area, we tend to get wet, packing snow
"Cascade Ready-mix" is what we call it. I can tell you from personal experience that the factory LED headlights (non-heated) will absolutely pack with wet snow, and you will have to stop and clean them out if it's dark outside. I have had this happen twice in the same winter on my 0-dark thirty highway commute. Not fun.
I don't suspect you would have as much of an issue if you were in an area that had the real, cold (really nice snow.... but I don't have any personal evidence to support that statement.

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

The problem is I have to prepare for ALL areas.

We have a habit of wandering all around d North America. Sometimes in winter. I will probably suffer through this coming winter and see how the stock LEDs work out before shelling out for the heated Oculus. I really need to get the wife’s JLU out on a dark road and compare the two.

 

[Labswine]

I simply don't go out. I'm retired so I can do that if I want.

The one time I got caught in a snow event was coming back from Toronto to home. That was the year Buffalo got hit with like 7 feet of snow. Since Buffalo was basically closed, I had to go around the north side of Lake Ontario, and drop down through New York to get home. Well, on that trip, I got to the Ft. Drum area and it was snowing like, biblically snowing, but my Overland didn't care. Anyways, it was mid afternoon by that point so still plenty of light so see. Anyways, I had to get gas and when I walked in front of my Jeep, the headlights were totally snowed in. I have aftermarket LEDs so... That was the first time I realized this is an issue. So, having said that, if I ain't gotta go out in it, then the solution to this question, at least for me, is very simple. STAY HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WambliSka]

I moved to Nevada.

Now jokes aside, I go skiing in southern Utah and never found this to be a problem. I guess I need to pay more attention.

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