Led Bulb Help

[Gamzzz]

Hey everyone, 04 Denali with crappy headlight output.

Recently purchased some LED's bulbs off Amazon that had good reviews but once I installed them they really made no difference other than the color of the light...I have a hard time at night seeing everything due to these bulbs.

Curious as to what everyone is running in their trucks. I am not interested in doing a retro fit though. I am sure that works outstanding and puts out a lot of light, but I am wondering what brand and type of bulb would be best without all that extra work.

Thanks!

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I use JDM Astar LEDs inside and outside of my truck, and I am happy with them. The folks at JDM Astar will work with you to get the LED that meets your needs and budget.

Other folks on this Forum will chime in with their LED conversions, along with their opinions on the results.

Good luck on your search and conversion.

 

[Sdp1234]

I agree, trying to find a solution for my 04 Denali. Right now it seems like my headlights are worse than my 04 Wrangler and that’s bad.


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[05Single]

Hids . Trust me . Do not use leds in those housings

 

[latvius]

What about these LED headlights bulbs?
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/9...005+GMC+Yukon&preselect=&preselect_restrict=1

 

[SnowDrifter]

I have these in mine. They're a tight fit and you need to take the mounting bracket off the back to get 'em in there, but they do fit. They're adjustable and take some adjustments to get them aligned appropriately in the housing, but they're bright as hell. Between these on my high/low beam, and the 6hi mod, I have better lighting than a lot of my buddies with light bars

Little disclaimer, these seem to be out of production. YMMV on availability

https://oman.desertcart.com/product...-110w-10-400lm-6000k-cool-white-2-yr-warranty

 

[OR VietVet]

How dirty/clouded are the housings you are putting the bulbs in? What is the, for lack of a better way to put this, "candle power" of the bulbs you purchased and are there more powerful LED bulbs that you passed on?

 

[SnowDrifter]

How dirty/clouded are the housings you are putting the bulbs in? What is the, for lack of a better way to put this, "candle power" of the bulbs you purchased and are there more powerful LED bulbs that you passed on?

Adding a little asterisk here

Be mindful of china special. They over rate / inflate their ratings. Headlights aren't special in this regard, it's across the board *cough* 8000w amp that takes 10ga wire for $49.95

And of note, lumens will be the rating you're looking for, as it refers to overall light output. Candlepower is output at distance i.e. how focused the beam is. That's why something like a 10 million candlepower spotlight really isn't all to bright. It's just because the beam is so narrow and only lights a small area at 300ft that makes it 'bright'

 

[latvius]

Well I just ordered these (10%off) and will let you know how good they are.
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/9006-led-headlight-bulbs-morimoto-2stroke.html
Also as a 2nd step I am going to polish the headlights.

 

[OR VietVet]

Well I just ordered these (10%off) and will let you know how good they are.
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/9006-led-headlight-bulbs-morimoto-2stroke.html
Also as a 2nd step I am going to polish the headlights.

So these would be the second set you order? Show a link to what your ordered to begin with.

 

[latvius]

So these would be the second set you order? Show a link to what your ordered to begin with.

nope first set

 

[OR VietVet]

You said this in your OP. I am confused.

"Recently purchased some LED's bulbs off Amazon that had good reviews but once I installed them they really made no difference other than the color of the light...I have a hard time at night seeing everything due to these bulbs."

I am not asking if this is the second set of the ones you just ordered and provided a link for. I was curious what you bought when you made the statement that I just posted from your OP.

 

[latvius]

You said this in your OP. I am confused.

"Recently purchased some LED's bulbs off Amazon that had good reviews but once I installed them they really made no difference other than the color of the light...I have a hard time at night seeing everything due to these bulbs."

I am not asking if this is the second set of the ones you just ordered and provided a link for. I was curious what you bought when you made the statement that I just posted from your OP.

I am not the OP

 

[OR VietVet]

I am not the OP

I messed that up. It was a senior moment. Sorry!

 

[latvius]

LOL np!

I messed that up. It was a senior moment. Sorry!