Headlight recommendations

Anyone? I have those crappy LEDs in my gen 3 right now. I would love to update the lighting.
Before the crappy LEDs the previous owner had H IDs that failed in under 8000 miles.

 

Just replace the bulbs and keep the headlights. It wouldn’t make sense I change the headlight assemblies just to put in different bulbs.

 

Only real issue with high ouput LED's is the heat. Unless properly cooled, they burn out quickly.

I've used these for the past three years, amd they are still going strong. When I first purchased them, they were $30 a pair. $15 is a great deal.

 

I've had 35w 4300K AC HID bulbs/ballasts in our Prius and Camry going on 5 years or so with no problems. Haven't had to replace the bulbs yet, though I do believe that they have color shifted somewhat and lost some of their brightness, but they were way whiter and brighter than the OEM halogen setup.

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Look into the H11 to H9 conversion. It’s cheap and an easy first step. The bulbs will not last anywhere near as long as running the h11 but in your case it’s worth it.

 

It is a good alternative, but you have to be extra careful about getting the passenger side bulb seated correctly (straight). An improperly installed bulb, cocked to one side will definitely melt the plastic headlight housing.

I had H9 bulbs in both cars before switching to the HID setups.

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I did some reading. Seems some people had problems with over heating.
About half the people put the H11's back in.
I guess it would depend on how much night driving you do, and how long.
Maybe for shorter runs you'd be okay. But if you drive longer, you risk burning
the wires, and housing, and possible fire.

Procede at your own risk, as yours (and possibly other's) lives are at risk.

Here's a video I found on how to do the modification:

 

I understand not wanted to modify it. Too risky!
If you look at the package, they show you the light pattern, some thrown further down the road.

I've been thinking of trying some led ones, but for some reason everyone says they get hot.
One of the charicateristiscs of led's is they don't get hot. And if they burn out faster, It's too much of a
hastle changing them all the time....

I just polish the lenses and I can see fine!

 

Are the headlight housings still clear, or starting to fog over?

I like "foresty" btw; sparked a breakfast discussion here. If it's not a word it outa be.