Backstory- I purchased my 2000 Jeep Wrangler in the past couple months. I couldn't stand how dim the stock headlights were, and didn't want to drop serious coin right away on JW Speaker lights, or a Truck-lite setup, these are $400-700+ headlight setups. I went with the cheap truck-lite knockoffs and have had no complaints with night time driving on my end when weather is dry and clear, or blinding oncoming traffic as well. I had my girl drive the Wrangler, and I drove our Grand Cherokee, and small Honda to see how the glare was, and surprisingly had no issue's there.
Come to last night, and first time with them in the rain. It was basically like having no headlights at all on the road. They were great for signs, and seeing the rears of cars still though. Just basically zero actual pavement visibility.
Is this common on LED, or HID styled lights due to the light color, and just something that has to be lived with and get nice fog lights? I should say the vehicle has no fog lights yet, PO took them off and can not find them for me when called. Waiting on a BF sale hopefully to snag some. I ordered a better than stock halogen setup for the meantime, but want to keep the LED for the output and color due to driving back roads each night for work. They really are awesome on clear, and dry nights.
I have spent less than 150 total on both sets of lights currently, and can reuse my knockoff lights on an offroad toy if I have to get rid of them. The JW speaker lights are what I am leaning to next, but if the light will drown out in inclement weather as a byproduct of the light color then I am not shelling out over 700 for them.
Thanks
Come to last night, and first time with them in the rain. It was basically like having no headlights at all on the road. They were great for signs, and seeing the rears of cars still though. Just basically zero actual pavement visibility.
Is this common on LED, or HID styled lights due to the light color, and just something that has to be lived with and get nice fog lights? I should say the vehicle has no fog lights yet, PO took them off and can not find them for me when called. Waiting on a BF sale hopefully to snag some. I ordered a better than stock halogen setup for the meantime, but want to keep the LED for the output and color due to driving back roads each night for work. They really are awesome on clear, and dry nights.
I have spent less than 150 total on both sets of lights currently, and can reuse my knockoff lights on an offroad toy if I have to get rid of them. The JW speaker lights are what I am leaning to next, but if the light will drown out in inclement weather as a byproduct of the light color then I am not shelling out over 700 for them.
Thanks
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