CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
LED bulb update.
Well the first set of LED bulbs officially crapped out on me.
I don't have any pictures of them installed in the headlight itself, however the back is too bulky and the vibration and rubbing of the fan assembly of the bulbs seemed to have caused some problems. I always drive with headlights on so the bulbs have had nearly a year of use.
In cold weather LED bulbs do not get hot enough to melt the snow buildup on the outside of headlight housing as well as halogen bulbs. These also have a short shelf life when they are wedged into the metal of the truck by the headlight. And finally road vibration of 65psi tires, 2500 leaf spring suspension and crappy New England roads rattled electrical connections loose inside two of the bulbs.
I replaced all of these bulky fan LED bulbs with lower profile fanless LED bulbs.
I think I paid $12 shipped for all 4 bulbs. I have the same ones in my 1500 Sub and have not had any issues with them in the last year. Hopefully these last a little longer than the first set.
Bottom line: once adjusted the bulbs to face right way in the lens and proper height light throw, for the money you can't beat LED bulbs. Light distribution is so much better, road is brighter and when adjusted properly they do not blind oncoming traffic.
Well the first set of LED bulbs officially crapped out on me.
I don't have any pictures of them installed in the headlight itself, however the back is too bulky and the vibration and rubbing of the fan assembly of the bulbs seemed to have caused some problems. I always drive with headlights on so the bulbs have had nearly a year of use.
In cold weather LED bulbs do not get hot enough to melt the snow buildup on the outside of headlight housing as well as halogen bulbs. These also have a short shelf life when they are wedged into the metal of the truck by the headlight. And finally road vibration of 65psi tires, 2500 leaf spring suspension and crappy New England roads rattled electrical connections loose inside two of the bulbs.
I replaced all of these bulky fan LED bulbs with lower profile fanless LED bulbs.
I think I paid $12 shipped for all 4 bulbs. I have the same ones in my 1500 Sub and have not had any issues with them in the last year. Hopefully these last a little longer than the first set.
Bottom line: once adjusted the bulbs to face right way in the lens and proper height light throw, for the money you can't beat LED bulbs. Light distribution is so much better, road is brighter and when adjusted properly they do not blind oncoming traffic.
