Anyone tried GTR Ultra 2 LEDs in 2015+ Tahoe/Suburban?

[pro510]

I have a 2016 Suburban LT and have been using aftermarket 35w HIDs for a few years without issue until recently. Now one of the bulbs occasionally doesn't turn on (repeated off then on usually gets it going). Rather than replace with another set of HIDs I was looking at LEDs again and came across the GTR Ulta 2's and seem to get good reviews but wasn't sure if they would work well (beam pattern, and low voltage DRL) in our vehicles. I tried emailing Headlight Revolution who were selling the lights but they have not responded.

Is anyone on here running these?

Thanks in advance

 

[sncourtesy]

I put these in my Yukon and have been very pleased with the look and performance..Had them on for over a month with no issues....

 

[turbo5]

I just got the GTR Ultra2 LEDs for my 2015 Tahoe. Installed them last night but having trouble. They will stay on for a few minutes but then shut off. Turning off the headlights manually then back on would not make them come back on. No errors reported on the dash. It started to rain so I didn't do any additional troubleshooting. I emailed GTR customer service and waiting for a reply. Thinking this is a load issue but the Ultra2 bulbs were not supposed to need resistors.

 

[Eidens13]

I ordered and am waiting for them to come in the mail for my 2020 Burb

 

[Eidens13]

Anything further on these LED’s? Anymore reviews?

 

[GranPrix]

Do a search on here for Hikari..

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077BT6M6...uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

 

[GranPrix]

Do a search on here for Hikari..

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077BT6M6...uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

 

[Eidens13]

Do you have them? What do you think? Was wondering about the GTR ones

 

[sspearsau]

I ordered the GTR 2s from Headlight Revolution when they were doing a 20% off sale a month ago. They were backordered and just arrived to their warehouse on Friday. Mine were shipped out and arrive tomorrow. My plan is to install them this weekend. I will try to remember to take some before and after photos with them in.

In discussing with the sales rep, he seemed like a pretty honest guy (and sold me on the cheaper option). He said for the past 8 years he would not have recommended LED lights for projector lenses. He said that HID would be better 10/10. The GTR 2 changed his opinion on that, and made it such there is little to no difference between the two. At the end of the day though he said that anything compared to the stock halogens will be a night and day difference, so you really cannot go wrong either way.

More to come...

 

[Eidens13]

Sweet. Which was the cheaper option? Thanks for the update and look forward to the install mine are shipping early next week cause of being back ordered

 

[sspearsau]

The LEDs (GTR 2) were cheaper than the HID set (don't remember which set he used as comparison, but I think they were also GTR).

As far as LEDs go, the GTR 2 I think are actually at the higher end of the spectrum, but he said money well spent for what you're getting. I believe it based on what I have read up on these.

 

[Eidens13]

Yeah same here. I’m looking forward to you review

 

[sspearsau]

I’ll start off by saying I’m very impressed with the light output. Pretty incredible really, and I’m disappointed a $60k+ vehicle comes with the terrible halogens when comparing them to these.

The install was very easy. Particularly the driver’s side. The passenger side wasn’t bad, but it did entail removing the air box. I used this link for the directions, and it is spot on.

All in all the install took about 20 minutes. The only surprise with the outcome is the fan noise that emits from them. I guess I was expecting a silent bulb, but it definitely is moving some air in those airtight housings. Unnoticeable when your car is on, but when you unlock and the lights come on, it’s very noticeable. Not a big deal though.

I took some before, during and after pictures against my garage. You can see the difference in the hotspots. I haven’t been on the road with them yet, but I’m sure it’ll be a huge difference. I’ll also point out the the cutoff line is the exact same, so I am not expecting any upset oncoming traffic. Let me know what you think!

Factory Halogens:

GTR 2 on Driver side and Factory Halogen on passenger side:

GTR 2 on both:

Factory Halogen:

GTR 2:

 

[sspearsau]

Here is the full frontal with the GTR 2 lights installed:

 

[Eidens13]

Nice! They look great. Looking forward to installing them when I get them. I’m getting the low beams, high beams, fogs and switchback turn signals in the front and reverse and brakes for the rear. I will post photos when I get them all done.

 

[601PPV]

Looks nice! I installed Hikari Ultras a few weeks ago. Found them on eBay for 35 bucks.

Are you doing the hi beams too? Haven't done mine yet.

 

[sspearsau]

At this point I’m just planning on doing the low beams. I use my high beams for about a total of 30 minutes a year, so for me not worth it. If I was somewhere more rural or traveled on a lot of unlit roads, I would absolutely do it!

 

[sspearsau]

Nice! They look great. Looking forward to installing them when I get them. I’m getting the low beams, high beams, fogs and switchback turn signals in the front and reverse and brakes for the rear. I will post photos when I get them all done.

Have you gotten around to installing the lights yet? Interested to hear your feedback on them.

 

[Eidens13]

I have not even received them yet. I ordered on March 13th and am still waiting. I’m getting a bit annoyed because they keep telling me they will be in soon. Hopefully they will ship next week. How are your doing? Good on the road?

 

[Tiki]

LEDs should always have long distance shots. I had the same excitement with my LEDs (different application) and they are significantly under performing at normal halogen differences. Love to see some shots down the road.