Re: LED Headight Conversion Kits - Anyone tried these? - Saab 9000 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine) | 12/12 Make Amazon Pay Saabnet!

[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

9000 Bulletin Board
1985-1998 [Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only


[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: LED Headight Conversion Kits - Anyone tried these?
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by vtsnaab [Email] (#26) [Profile/Gallery] (more from vtsnaab) on Sat, 17 Dec 2016 16:57:10 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: LED Headight Conversion Kits - Anyone tried these?, Bill Homer [Profile/Gallery] , Sat, 17 Dec 2016 10:13:44
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I tried several LED things & gave up on them as being an immature technology for this application.
They were neither reliable nor bright enough for my standards.

By way of contrast, the xenon kits I've gotten are super bright, draw less power than the halogens did, and have served me very well.

The best quality kit I've used is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009N5IW4Y/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B009N5IW4Y&linkCode=as2&tag=thesaabnetwork
I got 9006 (HB4?) in 4300K.
It is under $50 with free shipping and worth every penny IMO.

(BTW - in URLs, everything from where one sees /ref= is used for sites to track viewer's actions in some manner, so I always remove that stuff from links that I share with anyone else...)

Other xenon stuff I've tried has not been of that high quality.
A key indicator I've noticed is the builds of the ballasts; those in plastic cases with or without metal backing seem to fail very quickly, vs. those in all-metal well sealed enclosures which seem to last very well.

I got a kit with the 'xenLIGHT' brand which claimed to somehow fit both 9005 & 9006 sockets - it turned out to be utter junk fit only for the trash - hence the poor review & refund that shows if you see that one.

Another really junky set I tried was under the 'Apex' brand.

Also worthy of note with xenon capsules is that they tend to be somewhat generic in how they are made & numbered sometimes.
This can result in finding that the tubes are too long to fit into some fixtures (as happened with the 1st H3 set I got...).

All things considered this is still the very best single upgrade I've made to my car & I can only highly recommend it as a result of the drastic improvements in lighting that it has given me.
(Of course YMMV !!)

Best Wishes to All !!


Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).


Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)





StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)

This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot



Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!