Headlight Upgrade Ideas/Experience to LED HID

[setauketjeff]

I'm seriously considering upgrading my stock sealed halogen beams to LED.  I'd like to see down the road when going 75+MPH.  With a little research I've found a company out of California, Octane Lighting, that makes open glass lighting housings that replicate our H5001 H5006 sealed Halogen Beams.  They accept LED bulbs with no wiring mods or HID's with modification.  You can even get them with 4 variations of Halos (but the open housings to accommodate the Halos have flat fronts and are not faceted like their OEM replacement ones).  Has anyone had any experience with this?   I'm tired of my tired 1971 headlights and would like them to look like the OEMs, but light like something from something from the 2010's.

[odzking]

Maybe I'm confused, but aren't all glass headlamps halogen now? www.napaonline.com/en/p/LMAH5001
Maybe you re referring to the ones that take the newer style plug in lamps/bulbs.
I see them on EBag all the time in conversion kits. I purchased one set but the back was so large I would have had to make the hole bigger in back of the headlamp seat. I didn't want to cut them up so I stayed with the halogen. They are just regular headlamps and don't work really any better. Still crappy at night.
An example ... you can see the back is fairly big:
www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Set-H5001-5006-5506-5-75-Round-White-LED-Halo-Crystal-Headlight-Conversion-/222620227375?hash=item33d533172f:g:CjUAAOSwYlBZm0EK&vxp=mtr
Here is another that is glass but doesn't show the back, says requires "slight modification":
www.ebay.com/itm/H5001-H5006-Head-Light-Glass-Housing-Conversion-Lamp-5-75-Round-H4-PAIR-B-/222620300116?hash=item33d5343354:g:ZnUAAOSwuzRXdvEB&vxp=mtr
Here is the one from Octane and SAYS will fit in stock bucket. BUT they are $24 each!
www.ebay.com/itm/5-3-4-H5006-H5001-Stock-Glass-Metal-H4-Headlight-Halogen-Light-Bulb-Headlamp-/231493405083?epid=1841832346&hash=item35e615099b:g:croAAOSw0e9UyxCd&vxp=mtr

[setauketjeff]

Was looking at the LED bulbs. Much more light, and less power consumption. Should last longer and don't require rewire with relays or ceramic sockets. The Halos are just an option I'm considering. www.ebay.com/itm/5-3-4-SMD-Blue-Angel-Eye-Halo-6K-6500K-LED-360-Bulb-Crystal-Clear-Headlight-Set-/232133822740?hash=item360c410914:g:ZNEAAOSwCGVYAbTE&vxp=mtr

[charger440sixpac]

Sept 20, 2017 23:05:44 GMT -5 setauketjeff said:

Was looking at the LED bulbs. Much more light, and less power consumption. Should last longer and don't require rewire with relays or ceramic sockets. The Halos are just an option I'm considering. www.ebay.com/itm/5-3-4-SMD-Blue-Angel-Eye-Halo-6K-6500K-LED-360-Bulb-Crystal-Clear-Headlight-Set-/232133822740?hash=item360c410914:g:ZNEAAOSwCGVYAbTE&vxp=mtr

These look interesting. Do you know if they make a version without the goofy 'halo'?

[setauketjeff]

Yes, they make these without the Halo to look exactly like the OEMs. Here's their web site, with an example of their Glass Lens with a removable H4 bulb: www.octanelighting.com/p-190-5-34-crystal-clear-halogen-headlight-headlamp-sw-6055w-h4-light-bulbs-set-of-4.aspx. They have two different glass lenses, one is flat and the other is faceted like our old OEMs. The LED bulb is so new, that they don't yet show that combination. I called and talked with their Sales Rep Dan.

[setauketjeff]

Here are a few examples of the Stock Looking ones www.octanelighting.com/p-239-5-34-stock-h4-halogen-light-bulb-headlight-super-white-5560w-headlamp-set-of-4.aspx
www.octanelighting.com/p-241-5-34-stock-style-h4-halogen-conversion-light-bulb-headlight-5560w-headlamp-set.aspx

[odzking]

But again on all these, you're going to have to chop up the headlamp seat/bucket for it to fit.
For the once a year I drive the car after dark not to mention the price, that is why I opted to pass.

[setauketjeff]

Our cruise nites go past 8:00pm. And without AC, PS, PB etc. it's much more fun to ride when it's cool. I also take the car out in the winter when there is no snow or salt on the road. I'm going to have them give me the dimensions of their glass enclosures with the cap on and measure it against the buckets on my 71. Now looking online for LED headlight bulb replacements for my Trailblazer's Halogen ones. Screw it, if everyone else is blinding me so they can see (Audi, Lexus, BMW, etc.), then why shouldn't I be able to see a 1/2 mile down the road too?