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grabbed some cree bulbs from here (no affliction ) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261748650768?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Simple install, MASSIVE difference.
Just needed to put a bit of tap behind the wires (see photo) so it wont' short out inside the shell.
But don't be surprised if the automatic overheat protection leaves you without headlights some dark August night.
And please don't tarnish CREE's good name, those might have CREE LEDs but the assembly is by some cheap labor Asian source.
And since you no longer have a sharp upper low beam pattern cutoff you can't use the brightest area of the beam pattern a standard height. Absent otherwise blinding oncoming drivers....
am i remembering correctly that for those of us in the states we'd need to do a h5 to h4 conversion and then do the CREE bulbs or can i just buy the bulbs on the link you provided and swap out the ones in my US spec h5 car.
am i remembering correctly that for those of us in the states we'd need to do a h5 to h4 conversion and then do the CREE bulbs or can i just buy the bulbs on the link you provided and swap out the ones in my US spec h5 car.
thanks of the pics and update
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Same question as mcreston.... inquiring US minds want to know
glad you like them but have you gone for a drive with them yet? unfortunately i could not live with the uneven light pattern with hot spots and dim spots.
glad you like them but have you gone for a drive with them yet? unfortunately i could not live with the uneven light pattern with hot spots and dim spots.
curious for your on-road feedback
Almost all of these, at least the more expensive, well designed, incorporate an automatic shutoff circuit in case the LED chip HEAT approaches a point wherein they short-circuit.
I have now tried 2 separate sources, designs, in my 1995 Lexus LS400, and both sets would randomly shut down due to over-heating, one set even in DRL, reduced wattage mode.
Both worked fine during the wintertime.
If there isn't enough cooling airflow available in the LS then I can't see them working in our headlight buckets.
A second problem is the inability to provide the standard upper level low beam sharp cut-off to prevent blinding oncoming drivers.
The lack of this low beam shading means the bright part/section of the low beam pattern must be adjusted lower than otherwise resulting in poor night distance vision vs those with the shading, HID or even halogen.
Can you go outside and turn your bl00dy lights on and leave themon for a few hours? It must be your summertime (ish) so they should get warm and, perhaps, we can put an end to all the theorizing! We need to move on, I haven't got many years left now.
Can you go outside and turn your bl00dy lights on and leave themon for a few hours? It must be your summertime (ish) so they should get warm and, perhaps, we can put an end to all the theorizing! We need to move on, I haven't got many years left now.
Ha ha ha brilliant. I've had mine on for a few hours and they were fine.
But don't be surprised if the automatic overheat protection leaves you without headlights some dark August night.
And please don't tarnish CREE's good name, those might have CREE LEDs but the assembly is by some cheap labor Asian source.
And since you no longer have a sharp upper low beam pattern cutoff you can't use the brightest area of the beam pattern a standard height. Absent otherwise blinding oncoming drivers....
I think they are a brilliant upgrade. One of the most simple plug and play jobs so far.
03-20-2015, 06:23 AM
well, the cree bulbs are in !
