Hi All,
First post, apologies if this is an often repeated question, however I've searched and gone back a couple of years of posts before posting. What I really would like is advice or current knowledge on 5.75 LED units.
i have 5.75" hella dip/main units in a kit car. I bought these after reading this forum as they were described as the best unit still available. I tried them with a few h4 bulbs and some "well reviewed" LED eBay special bulb, which was just utter rubbish. Nice and bright looking, but beam was all over the place no matter what I tried, so they didn't stay in. I've also tried an hid kit. So I've been looking into LED replacements and there seems to be more snake oil rubbish out there than even LED bulbs.
The internet is awash with cheapo 5.75 LED units, a few with very positive reviews from purchasers (or fake posts of course) - there seems to be 3 types:
1. Unbranded $50-100 stuff
2. "Branded" $2-300 stuff that looks suspiciously like the unbranded stuff but have names - sunpie, visionx, highsider are a few
3. JW Speaker
i think it's reasonable to say I wish I had read posts here before trying hid kits and LED bulbs as I've effectively thrown away good money, so I want to do it right, finally.
I like the look of the JWS 8630 evo,it seems to be the only decent unit out there, and is available to suit left hand traffic, which I need.
My question is, is this still the only viable LED unit in 5.75", or is anyone aware of a quality alternative
that will be available in the short term. The JWS units are expensive and I don't want to make another mistake whilst trying to improve the lights.
Cheers!
First post, apologies if this is an often repeated question, however I've searched and gone back a couple of years of posts before posting. What I really would like is advice or current knowledge on 5.75 LED units.
i have 5.75" hella dip/main units in a kit car. I bought these after reading this forum as they were described as the best unit still available. I tried them with a few h4 bulbs and some "well reviewed" LED eBay special bulb, which was just utter rubbish. Nice and bright looking, but beam was all over the place no matter what I tried, so they didn't stay in. I've also tried an hid kit. So I've been looking into LED replacements and there seems to be more snake oil rubbish out there than even LED bulbs.
The internet is awash with cheapo 5.75 LED units, a few with very positive reviews from purchasers (or fake posts of course) - there seems to be 3 types:
1. Unbranded $50-100 stuff
2. "Branded" $2-300 stuff that looks suspiciously like the unbranded stuff but have names - sunpie, visionx, highsider are a few
3. JW Speaker
i think it's reasonable to say I wish I had read posts here before trying hid kits and LED bulbs as I've effectively thrown away good money, so I want to do it right, finally.
I like the look of the JWS 8630 evo,it seems to be the only decent unit out there, and is available to suit left hand traffic, which I need.
My question is, is this still the only viable LED unit in 5.75", or is anyone aware of a quality alternative
that will be available in the short term. The JWS units are expensive and I don't want to make another mistake whilst trying to improve the lights.
Cheers!