I have factory denali projectors on my 06 Yukon. I put JDM astar 880 leds in my worthless fog lights and it made a HUGE difference. But now I have a white light for the fogs and yellow for the low beams and it looks a bit silly. I've done research but have not heard to much about people currently installing LED into projector housings; all I've seen is people doing it years ago when LEDS 1st came out. Any input?
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Hello, thanks for the explanation of what is concerning you about, we have the best leds you can get , we have the 12000 lumens leds, there is nothing brighter than this, however we do not suggest my customers to use leds for the projector housing because leds the bulb itself block the lights versus hids, hids are going to give you a better light output and leds will downgrade the light output.
Here is the perfect picture for it.
We have the right kit for your car in case you would like to get the right setup, bellow is the link:
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HIDs are a pain instsll wise. Itd not plug and play from what i understand. Lotd of wiring and you have to have room for thr ballast which i dont believe the denali projector does. I have Vouke LEDs in my denali low beam projectors. They work really well. The output is great and they only ran about 50 bucks for the set. It's complete plug and play. Take your factory halogen bulbs out, connect the driver that's connected to the led bulb to your factory lowbeam wire harness, put the bulb in the housing and your good to go. I have the ones that have the little braided copper cooling tassles, which works far better space wise than the cooling fans, they don't need any modification to the bracket that holds the headlight housing in place. Much less hassle than LED, and pretty good results for what I spent, given that I didn't do a full retrofit.
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I understand your concern about the hids versus leds and space to install them, example, we have installed hids in the 2017 Yukon/Thaoe and low beams hids are extremely easy to installa, you can just use 3M Double sided tape and place it close to the low beams back housing, it has plenty of space, also for high beams, you can use our led kit and it fit all led kit inside the houisng high beams caps., no cables hanging down or anything like that.
Also our hid kit has been tested and is the only hid kit that works with latest 2013+ vehicles with no problems. We provide the only most advance hid kit in the market with no issues, no error messages or flickering. We also have tested this kit in the 2000+ years and its an amazing kit, super easy to install, all plug and play, direct fitment.
For any questions or concerns, you guys are more than welcome to ask me, I am here to help. Thanks
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The original poster said he has a 2006. His lights are going to be much different than the the 2017 models, and even different than the 2013 models. Im not saying he shouldn't buy HIDs from you. I'm just answering his question about what LEDs are like to use and how it's easier in his particular model to go with LED because it requires far less work and is a cheaper option than HID for his model.
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Hello, here is the link for the items you are looking for
https://vanquishauto.com/headlight-bulb-high-beam-9079.html
https://vanquishauto.com/h1-g55-xenon-hid-conversion-kit-led-super-bright-replacement-88.html
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Better off with a ddm tuning premium hid kit
Vanquish auto should be banned! I don't appreciate him trying to push his hids off on me, and he does not seem to understand that i don't want to dick around with hids. I'll just stay with my basic halogen bulbs if I can't find a LED kit that works well in these older projector housings..........
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Well like I said before I have leds in my denali projectors and they work fantastic. Let me know if you want more info on them.
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I would also like to know about this.
I've been thinking about getting some LEDs for my projectors. I tried a set of HIDs in them, and I didn't care for them.
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These are the ones I went with for my low beams on recommendations from a couple other members here that also have them.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01F..._SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Vouke+G5+9005+kit
They are direct plug and play bulbs. And you will need this style for your yukons with the copper braided cooling tassles that come out behind each bulb, as they fit perfectly in between your headlight housing and bracket. The cooling fan style bulbs work but with modification to the bracket behind the housing and I didn't want to go that route. Easy to do upgrade and for the price the results are great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01F..._SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Vouke+G5+9005+kit
They are direct plug and play bulbs. And you will need this style for your yukons with the copper braided cooling tassles that come out behind each bulb, as they fit perfectly in between your headlight housing and bracket. The cooling fan style bulbs work but with modification to the bracket behind the housing and I didn't want to go that route. Easy to do upgrade and for the price the results are great.
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hello, what are the pros / cons of these lights? I'd like to consider installing the low beam LEDs in my 2006 YXL OEM headlight housings, but am mostly concerned with the cons. I've seen amazon reviews of deadspots, etc.
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So far I haven't had any issues with them. The output is really good for an LED in a factory projector. I havent noticed any deadspots in the light pattern. The output is clear and focused pretty well. It's sharp and had and nice color tone in the light. But it's not an obnoxious glaring bright light.
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In Denali housings and correct harness, took less than an hour to retrofit both housings and run the harness. A total newb would take Maybe 2 hrs
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Can you post a beam cutoff pic against a wall from 50feet?
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Why don't you just put him on your ignore list
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At first I had trouble getting the driver side bulb in properly:
I forgot to take a picture after I reached in with a hook to turn the bulb the rest of the way. With it in place, the driver side bulb has the same pattern as the passenger.
This photo makes them look a bit brighter than they do in person.
I looked at them side by side (put both bulbs in the driver side to compare to the 9011 HIRs I have in the highs still, and had in the low beams. They seemed to be a little bit brighter, but they are right about our eyes having an easier time seeing the yellower light of the halogen bulbs.
I had to make sure I bent the heatsinks half to the right and half to the left, otherwise it wouldn't fit right on the driver side.
Best bet would be to retrofit these with some quality projectors.
To be honest, I'm not real impressed with these lights in my projectors.
I forgot to take a picture after I reached in with a hook to turn the bulb the rest of the way. With it in place, the driver side bulb has the same pattern as the passenger.
This photo makes them look a bit brighter than they do in person.
I looked at them side by side (put both bulbs in the driver side to compare to the 9011 HIRs I have in the highs still, and had in the low beams. They seemed to be a little bit brighter, but they are right about our eyes having an easier time seeing the yellower light of the halogen bulbs.
I had to make sure I bent the heatsinks half to the right and half to the left, otherwise it wouldn't fit right on the driver side.
Best bet would be to retrofit these with some quality projectors.
To be honest, I'm not real impressed with these lights in my projectors.
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W8TVI
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Driving home tonight from work, They seem to be ok, and have a little bit more even light pattern than the halogens.
They seem to be just as bright in the projectors as the halogens.
I still might end up getting another set to put in my high beams, just so they all look like they are basically the same color temp.
Here is a shot of the beam pattern on a wall, about 50 feet away:
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