Tahoe/Yukon Headlight Information Thread

[NASTY GM]

LED with disco lights

 

[NOSOK]

I installed Silverstar Ultras maybe 1.5 years ago. The driver side burned out recently. I don't drive the suburban much anymore, especially at night, so I'd be surprised if that bulb had more than 100 hrs of use. Pretty pitiful life.

Put in some LEDs from Amazon as a replacement since they cost the same and claim better brightness. Just put these in an hour ago so no night driving yet, but I'll try to follow up later.

Initial thoughts. They seem well built - lots of aluminum and they feel solid. Install was just as easy as the halogen bulbs. The brightness claim (20,000 lumens) is complete BS - it's laughable. Just staring at them in the day the Silverstar Ultra seem brighter. From an aesthetic perspective, I'm not a fan of the color - it's too blue. Hopefully this doesn't impact visibility. They don't seem to have excessive glare either - no worse than the halogens.


I did find this video helpful. He didn't mention these "Sealight" bulbs I got but the design is adequate, albeit there's no fan (so cooling is limited).

 

[gooffeyguy]

LED with disco lights View attachment 420471

A bit illegal to drive on public roads in most states though due to the color, lol

 

[NOSOK]

Beam cutoff on those LEDs is pretty good, better than expected. From a quick drive around the block I'd say visibility is considerably better than the old Silverstars. I probably need to aim the headlights as well as I've never done that. Doubt it's possible in my driveway though as it's pretty steep.

 

[NASTY GM]

A bit illegal to drive on public roads in most states though due to the color, lol

They change all colors. Colors are for parking only. LOL

 

[thefrey]

Might be some mad science in me to think of making some frankenheadlights. but has anyone explored replacing the OEM halogen housings with a round projector type headlight? i'm not sure if it would look good or not but something to explore...