Halos

[Tledford321]

Just put on led halo projector headlights on my hoe a few weeks ago. Was driving at night the other day and can't see shit. My stock lights were brighter than the new halos. They came with xtune hyper white bulbs 4200k that I put in but still very dim. Any suggestions how I might be able to fix this? New bulbs?

 

[soulsea]

Oh boy.

I can tell you the solution to this but you're not going to like it.

 

[THE YETI]

Allow me Serge...

Carefully remove them.
Smash them with a sledgehammer.
Replace with a properly built retrofitted set.

 

[soulsea]

Or put back your stock housings and get the best halogen bulbs for them.

 

[Tledford321]

Retrofitted set? So they r pieces of shit? I saw them on a Denali or smthn and they were pretty bright. Wtf

---------- Post added at 08:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:22 PM ----------

They are smoked so they match the rest of my truck

 

[soulsea]

I saw them on a Denali or smthn and they were pretty bright. Wtf

Of course they were bright, they were probably putting light everywhere but on the road.

Trust me, I've been there myself ... the trash can mod is the only one for those type of housings.

 

[Regency]

Should've just asked me before you bought them haha.

 

[felixgun]

Of course they were bright, they were probably putting light everywhere but on the road.

lol. Unfortunately true.

 

[NathanJax]

 

[iwaslowr]

Tledford321, Soulsea built a Tahoe retrofit setup which would definitely provide the lighting you are after... click the link in his sig for details.

 

[Diabology]

Just put on led halo projector headlights on my hoe a few weeks ago. Was driving at night the other day and can't see shit. My stock lights were brighter than the new halos. They came with xtune hyper white bulbs 4200k that I put in but still very dim. Any suggestions how I might be able to fix this? New bulbs?

 

[drroy]

if you are Ok with the look of those headlights, all is not lost. with a small amount of effort and a few more bucks you can upgrade the projectors. As those lights already have projectors in them they will be the easiest starting point to do a proper retrofit.

rather than putting them in the trash can, put them in a oven preheated to 250 degrees on a cookie sheet for 15 - 20 min. this will soften the sealant and allow you to separate the lens from the housing. when open you simply replace the shitbox halogen projectors with a HID projector of your choosing, add bulbs and ballast, aim and enjoy.

they will be considerable easier to retro than a set of OEM style housings, A low cost projector to consider would be a morimoto mini H1 ($120 at the retrofit source), the are small and should drop right in to your current headlights, A set of ballast and bulbs should set you back another $40 or so from DDM tuning or even cheaper on ebay. you will not need shrouds.........$0.02

 

[sumo]

been there retro'ed that