Forum | HID or LED headlights

Post edited 9:48 am – February 5, 2010 by bossman

Well Larry, we have not familiarized ourselves with the LED headlite option, these lights are still somewhat pricy and I haven't had a customer request a set or ask us to install a set of LED lites yet-check back in 2-3 months and hopefully we can 'tell ya more about em'.

Regarding the HID's- these kits have really come down on price from what they sold for initially, just a couple of years ago! I suspect they probably offer 'more' light than the LED version, simply because they utilize a ballast to store and 'step up' the amperage going to the Xenon bulbs. HID's are typically the type of headlites you notice on some late model vehicles that have a distinct blue, yellow or amber 'tint' to them at night. Another advantage is the life of the HID bulb is much longer than the life cycle of a traditional halogen bulb-some stat's say that HID's last 8-10 times longer than 'stock' bulbs.

Another option you may consider, is to replace your standard 55W halogen bulbs with 90W bulbs and supply power to them thru a relay.This is a fairly low cost way to increase the 'see-ability' of your headlites.

Bryan Martin-BossMan

4 State trucks/Chrome Shop Mafia

Joplin, Mo