I used to have a set of Spyder projectors on my car, and there was a sticker on them that specifically said no HID's. I personally love them and if they work in this application that would be great. Usually the led's don't produce as much heat as HID's do and I don't want to risk a fire.
OPTIC DRL LED Projector and tail lights opinions
- Thread starter Fink117
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
Yeah I read about the spyder ones being a waste of money. I'm hoping these aren't.
When you say you had to to put your OEMS back on; did you mean you had to put the OEM bulbs back in or the entire headlight housing?
Are you currently running this setup now? If so what headlight bulb are you using?
K2 Kaiju
Full Access Member
I put oem housings back on. I didnt have time to mess with set up so I put old lights in. I purchased some h7 lamps on amazon (thats what bulbs the lows are) and put them back on, but they didnt output right (not lined up correctly and were unusable), and had to pull them again. Once you do it 4 times, its less than 15 min a side to change. Mine are spyder, and had same light pattern you had before it went out. Plasma tube really looks good...
Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
Thanks for clearing that up. But you said yours were Spyder's; so not the ones in the original post made by DT Motto?
Definetly like the way these look and think it may be a time for a change. Really like the way the tail lights look similar to the ones on the current trucks.
K2 Kaiju
Full Access Member
Dt motto was seller on ebay, box said spyder. I like the tails too...
Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
TAHOEBLACKONBLACK
Member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2015
- Posts
- 78
- Reaction score
- 13
The LEDs I used have fans, but for them to fit, I had to shave to metal bars behind the headlights.
TAHOEBLACKONBLACK
Member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2015
- Posts
- 78
- Reaction score
- 13
LEDs are brighter.
CrashTestDummy
Full Access Member
I was starting to get interested in these, until this. So no different from OEMs, as far as fitment of the bulbs, huh? Oh well. They DO look nice.
OP
OP
Fink117
Full Access Member
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2013
- Posts
- 88
- Reaction score
- 6
Do you have any pictures of your head light cut off marks on a wall by chance? Probably going to be buying these come tax time
TAHOEBLACKONBLACK
Member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2015
- Posts
- 78
- Reaction score
- 13
I'll get some for you
I installed the tail lights from DT Moto on my Denali last week and they really dress up the exterior and make it look much sleeker. You can't use your original reverse bulb and need to install a 3157. It's not in the instructions.
OP
OP
Fink117
Full Access Member
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2013
- Posts
- 88
- Reaction score
- 6
That looks great Morris! Definitely picking up a set.
Ben Hinz
Full Access Member
I need to follow this thread! Id love to see pictures of these headlights with LED lows and highs!
Woods
TYF Newbie
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2017
- Posts
- 4
- Reaction score
- 1
Anyone know a good LED KITS for this ones? If I'm not wrong they use, H7s and H11s?... I want something that will fit good as for space, don't want to modify or cut anything on truck. Thanks!!! Appreciate it.
Woods
TYF Newbie
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2017
- Posts
- 4
- Reaction score
- 1
Anyone out there, with an answer?... I opened them today and the wiring is completely custom. Is there any LED KIT that fits plug n play? Or a guide to install LEDs on this ones?
I just put these on my 11 Tahoe, got Auxbeam gold H7 LED BULBS. The tip on the bulb would not fit the the opening but then I realized that the tip just unscrews. Took a 4 days later got to drive with them on at night for 5 hours. Lights up the road beautifully. Bulb went right in. There is about 1/2 in of air space behind the led bulb once you put cover back on.
Don't get them from DT MOTO on eBay. They are $40 more then other sellers yet they're all made by spyder. I got mine from dtmoto as it said everywhere that it comes with led bulbs which it does not.
Also, here's some more info :
Plasma tube is not bright enough for DRL use, in daylight it's no brighter then the white paint on the truck. Plasma comes wired to sidemarker led so it's plug and play and comes on with parking lights. Everything is setup to fit you factory bulb connectors and factory parking/turn/drl sockets.
Brackets holding the lamp in place seem flimsy although once you install it the lamps doesn't move around.
In my opinion, way better light then factory lights with 55watt hid bulbs.
On housing it says do not with hid bulbs although the lamps come with an extra low beam bulb cover which has a cutout to fit hid bulb pigtail gromet.
Last edited:
There isn't room behind the h1 high beam to put led. I used cool blue with factory lights for high beam and they matched the hid lows nicely
This lamp does have projectors although they all seem to be different as far as light output quality.
Hid bulbs get hot and the light output seems to be scattered all over the place.
Led bulb light seems to be concentrated where it matters lighting up the road and. It the trees.
I had hid bulbs in factory housing and got a pair of auxbeam gold led bulbs. Bulbs would not fit do to low room between headlamps and header panel. I did however get to compare the light pattern output between hid and led and was just blown away by how much more light the led puts out.
Last edited:
