LED - vs - HID... which way to go?

[CREETO]

so i'm looking to upgrade the headlights, and foglights soon, and am wondering which of the 2 systems is the way to go. i have been trying to research the LED headlights, and just can't find enough material to base a decision on. can anyone here give any insight as to which way i should be looking??? thanks for the help ya'll!!!

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[zach2011]

I asked the same exact thing here awhile ago. Everyone said HID's, haha. LED headlights won't even compare to them!

Nice Z71 by the way!

 

[nytahoe]

well hid are more main stram right now. not to much info on led head lights. a few new cars have them. but right now like anything else if u can find some thing the price is going to be high and how long will it last?

so for now i would go with hids. i have them and love them. i wont have a car/truck with out them. or untill leds blow them out of the water.

 

[Modded]

LEDs don't produce good light, get HIDs in the lowbeams for sure.
Also I have LED fogs and like them alot, they are bright, but the light/beam that is produced goes straight in the air lol, not to the road at all!

 

[nytahoe]

LEDs don't produce good light, get HIDs in the lowbeams for sure.
Also I have LED fogs and like them alot, they are bright, but the light/beam that is produced goes straight in the air lol, not to the road at all!

not tru aome new cars already have them. escalade for one

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.osram-os.com/osram_os/EN/Press/Press_Releases/Light_Emitting_Diodes/_img/300dpi_Escalade_Platinum.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.osram-os.com/osram_os/EN/Press/Press_Releases/Light_Emitting_Diodes/Cadillac-LED-headlights-with-OSRAM-LEDs.jsp&usg=__W05qvSZq8IgOzpqf9swe6Bacotw=&h=2000&w=3000&sz=2611&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=nsMV6EawY1qvwM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3D2008%2Bescalade%2Bplatinum%2Bheadlights%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1R2GPEA_en%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

 

[zach2011]

That's too many LED's.

The DRL's on those double as low beams, which is pretty neat. I guess you just gotta find the right kind.

Anyone know if those LED Escalade lights will work on a non-Platinum 07 ESV?

 

[Modded]

not tru aome new cars already have them. escalade for one

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.osram-os.com/osram_os/EN/Press/Press_Releases/Light_Emitting_Diodes/_img/300dpi_Escalade_Platinum.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.osram-os.com/osram_os/EN/Press/Press_Releases/Light_Emitting_Diodes/Cadillac-LED-headlights-with-OSRAM-LEDs.jsp&usg=__W05qvSZq8IgOzpqf9swe6Bacotw=&h=2000&w=3000&sz=2611&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=nsMV6EawY1qvwM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3D2008%2Bescalade%2Bplatinum%2Bheadlights%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1R2GPEA_en%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

Yeah I knew the Esky Platinum had it, but I'm pretty sure it has HIDs too.
Also the Phantom Drophead has LEDs too.

 

[CREETO]

thanks for the replies so far. still researching more info on the LED's... i've seen the kits for tahoes on ebay from under $100 up to around $250 but not real sure on the quality of those kits, or if they produce effective illumination.

 

[raidernationmike]

Just installed HID on my new 09 Yukon Denali
here's the H13 kit I got for xmas
<http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Xtreme_HID_Kits_Digital_HID_Quality_Proven_since_2001_s/21.htm>

Installation was a bit challenging though the kits makes it so easy...
RH: had to remove the air intake box. Easy side
LH: had to remove a few bolts, move the windshield wiper reservoir aside just barely enough to get my fat hands in the well to lock in the harness. Seemed a bit too difficult considering there was must more real estate on the left headlight with room for a second (aux) battery which is currently non-existent

Was able to zip tie all the loose cables and run them along the side of the engine compartments and double taped the ballasts to make it look like a stock install.

 

[07-fivethree]

Just installed HID on my new 09 Yukon Denali
here's the H13 kit I got for xmas
<http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Xtreme_HID_Kits_Digital_HID_Quality_Proven_since_2001_s/21.htm>

Installation was a bit challenging though the kits makes it so easy...
RH: had to remove the air intake box. Easy side
LH: had to remove a few bolts, move the windshield wiper reservoir aside just barely enough to get my fat hands in the well to lock in the harness. Seemed a bit too difficult considering there was must more real estate on the left headlight with room for a second (aux) battery which is currently non-existent

Was able to zip tie all the loose cables and run them along the side of the engine compartments and double taped the ballasts to make it look like a stock install.

About the kit that is mentioned above... is that just low beam HID's, or is that highs and lows?

 

[raidernationmike]

it's a low beam kit. other than needing to "flash" someone, there won't be a need to use the high beam in "extreme" conditions. though i know there are peeps out there that wont go for the HID kit because of that. my wife drives an X5 which has the projection xenon lights and this kit outshines it. the high beam happens to be a halogen bulb in the bmws.

 

[nytahoe]

i would still get a hi/lo hid kit.

 

[07-fivethree]

Im wanting to get HID's in my Dodge, and the hi/lo kits are aruond $280. I like knowing that everything matches. lol

 

[eandj23]

i got my hid kit from ebay and have had a ton of problems with them! They worked but only on the low, and of course that is a problem when you buy the hi/low kit.

I have heard great things about DDM Tunning but i also heard good things about the person i got mine from. Now i am back to halogen while they figure out what was defective on my kit.

Install isnt too difficult just a pain in the ass to be under the hood 5 times taking the head lights in and out to check wiring (which i had to do).

I would recommend getting a hid kit from DDM Tuning!