Looking for led headlight recommendations

[keith4909]

Want a nice high end, nice light pattern for my 67 Gto
Any recommendations and pics? Thank you

[Schwartz Performance]

I've had good luck with the Hella housings and bulbs they come with.. Or as a brighter upgrade, RaceSport LED's. They're H4 bulbs.
If you want to keep the stock look, that's my choice.

Like these
https://www.amazon.com/HELLA-002850811-Halogen-Conversion-Headlamp/dp/B001G7A9YS

-Dale

[viperman]

just bought Octane lighting generation 3 leds for my 69. Install was a breeze and nice white light. Haven't been out at night yet, but for $100+ , seems like money well spent.

JR

[showdog75]

I'm happy with my Truck-lite Phase 7's.

[andrewb70]

I've had good luck with the Hella housings and bulbs they come with.. Or as a brighter upgrade, RaceSport LED's. They're H4 bulbs.
If you want to keep the stock look, that's my choice.

Like these
https://www.amazon.com/HELLA-002850811-Halogen-Conversion-Headlamp/dp/B001G7A9YS

-Dale

Dale,

What do you do for the high beams? Install a H1 bulb into the inner headlights? (70 GTO)

Andrew

[anguilla1980]

I went with these housings: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GUPLFMQ

...and these bulbs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/282395337505

Don't let the price of the housings fool you, they are great quality.

I wanted to run the better designed 9007 type bulbs. I actually bought the Lasfit LS 100W 9007 11000LM 6K LED Hi/Low headlight bulbs but I don't see those listed on eBay right now even tho that is the link I bought them from.

I had to reverse the pins on the plugs that come with the headlights so the high/low was correct for my 69 Firebird. I couldn't be happier. I do most of my street driving at night and this setup is absolutely fantastic! It was like driving by candle before by comparison.

[Kyle Simpson]

I shopped Oracle and Dappper. Oracle didnt fit, Dapper was too pricey. I ended up going with Octane....check them out!

[Camaro68+69]

X2 for Octane lighting, I have them in both my cars and for 100.00 they are really good, Several of my friends put them in their cars, 68 camaro, 70 Chevelle, 62 Corvette and its all plug and play..no cutting at all on any of these cars

[andrewb70]

Link?

[CarlC]

The Camaro used to have the glass Hella H4 housings using the 100W, 100hr rated bulbs. Though supposedly the brightest bulb available at the time by Hella, they were nothing in comparison the the JW Speaker LED's. They literally turn night into day and is the single best night driving upgrade made to the car. Though expensive, I would not hesitate to go down a similar path today.

[anguilla1980]

Yeah the Lasfit LEDs I have are brighter than anything on the road, even brand new 2020 cars. A much more real looking white too. The housings do a great job at cutting them off.

[mc84_zz4]

You can add Dapper Lighting to your list of housings, they offer Projector housings using H11 halogen, HID, or LED bulbs, with clear or OEM appearance lens, and several options for Halo, Halo w/switchback turn signal, and RGB halo of all colors.
They have bi-Xenon (hi/lo beam) on their 7" and large housings (using a shutter style cutoff beam), and as a custom order also in the 5.75" and 4x6 sizes, so you can get HID or LED with hi/low beam, to work properly as 4 high beams.
I would chose HID over the LED anytime, due to the color limitations of LED, and the superior reach of the HID beam.
https://www.dapperlighting.com/

I have no problem with H4 halogens, I use Bosch 4x6 on my car, and they have an excellent smooth even control, no hotspots. For bulbs I use the H4 Phillips Xtreme (55/60w w Xenon), which is probably the best of current H4 available.
I also like the H4 for the most variety of wattages, color range, and brands available, their only drawback is lifetime.
I have some off-road bulbs with 55/80w, 80/100w, etc, but they are overkill, as 4 hi-beams of 60w will absolutely blast an easy 1/4 mile.
https://www.rallylights.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/650x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/7/0/70477-6024_lux_7_2.jpg

I have tried several of the LED retro-fit bulbs in the 4x6 H4 reflector style housings, all of the ones I tried had dead zones and/or hotspots on the low-beam, although the high beam was great.

One thing to note about LED lighting, most of the products on the market use 6,000k color, which are practically useless in rain or on recently paved asphalt.
Also, most light at 6,000k and higher, most green/blue/tan objects shift to a gray-ish tone, reducing your depth perception and contrast.
Another point, blue light is not processed well by the eye, as it cannot control the pupils as well, allowing too much light, causing glare.
You eyesight will fatigue faster with blue light. (5,000k, 6,000k, 8,000k, etc)

If you lookup HID bulb comparisons of 4300k, 5000K, 6000K, 8000K the actual Lumens put on the road are about 10-15% reduced for each step above 4300k, therefore you think the whiter light is brighter, but it is actually being reduced by the blue filter, and your eye cannot focus as well.
There is a flash-effect with intense blue light as well As an exercise grab a super-bright LED flashlights, anything above 250 lumens, and run with it at night outdoors, you will not be able to focus well on the ground in front of you, and if you look left/right will notice your peripheral vision is shot.

From my experience, I would suggest some quality H4 housings with the Phillips Xtreme, or better yet: get some decent Projector housings with HID bulbs (bi-xenon) for the low beam, and run whatever you want for hi beam if your car has 4 headlights. HID bulbs also have a decent selection of color ranges to chose from.

[minendrews68]

Link?

Andrew, Look here: https://www.octanelighting.com/?target=search&mode=search&including=all I have these in my '68 (non halo angel eyes though)

[andrewb70]

Andrew, Look here: https://www.octanelighting.com/?target=search&mode=search&including=all I have these in my '68 (non halo angel eyes though)

Thanks for the link. How is the light pattern on these?

I have watched a bunch of videos showing various headlights and the patterns vary a great deal. Some of the are not great at all.

Andrew

[ULTM8Z]

Its hard to beat the OEMs for cutoff line and light pattern.. Its why I haven't undone my 2008 Acura TL projector height swap from about 10 years ago for some of the newer aftermarket stuff. Only thing I did is upgrade to D2S LEDs.

[minendrews68]

Thanks for the link. How is the light pattern on these?

I have watched a bunch of videos showing various headlights and the patterns vary a great deal. Some of the are not great at all.

Andrew

I like the look of mine, I'll try to get pics the next time I have it out while it's dark.

[keith4909]

Thank you so much for everyone’s response. I checked them all out and I found the dapper lighting to look the best for the direction of my build. They are quite expensive but what isn’t in our hobby.

[badazz81z28]

I have Dapper too. No cutting on mi 70 with the LED7

[BK2LIFE]

Want a nice high end, nice light pattern for my 67 Gto
Any recommendations and pics? Thank you

For the money, there is nothing better than JW Speaker headlights. The cut off is sharp and amazing like a late model lexus, the output is extremely impressive, the only issue i have is for older cars, like your GTO, they look to 'futuristic' for my liking. But depending on the build, they can fit in, and the wow factor is impressive. Below is a picture of the LOW beams only. Literally the brightest and well-designed aftermarket headlight I’ve ever used. And I have used a lot.

182449

[badazz81z28]

^^ Appearance is important to some folks....I don't want spider or bug eye looking headlights.

[keith4909]

I saw the jw speaker options. They looked great. Also looked like I had to do some modifications. So I went with dapper. The dapper looks classic but modern at the same time. I ordered them up. I choose the black housing 17/30w low/high led with standard halo switch back. I think they are a month or so out from delivery. They are more on the top end price wise. Hope the money reflects the product.

[77thor]

Truck-Lite or Octane are the best that I've seen... Octane being much cheaper.

[andrewb70]

For the money, there is nothing better than JW Speaker headlights. The cut off is sharp and amazing like a late model lexus, the output is extremely impressive, the only issue i have is for older cars, like your GTO, they look to 'futuristic' for my liking. But depending on the build, they can fit in, and the wow factor is impressive. Below is a picture of the LOW beams only. Literally the brightest and well-designed aftermarket headlight I’ve ever used. And I have used a lot.

182449

Do you have the exact part number for the 5.75" set?

[Tsaints1115]

I have purchased these housings. They're real glass with a tradition looking pattern on the lens.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F322727/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[viperman]

I did the octane lights, and also did the headlight relay upgrade...night and day difference..pun intended.. JR

[BK2LIFE]

Do you have the exact part number for the 5.75" set?

https://www.jwspeaker.com/products/led-headlights-model-8630-evolution/

[ORBandit]

Phillips released sealed beam replacement LEDs this year. Expensive, but well worth it. I installed four in my 79 TA. Work amazing, fit perfect, no wiring changes, etc. Rockauto was the cheapest.

[anguilla1980]

Phillips released sealed beam replacement LEDs this year. Expensive, but well worth it. I installed four in my 79 TA. Work amazing, fit perfect, no wiring changes, etc. Rockauto was the cheapest.

Happen to have the P/N or a link?

[Vimes]

Phillips released sealed beam replacement LEDs this year. Expensive, but well worth it. I installed four in my 79 TA. Work amazing, fit perfect, no wiring changes, etc. Rockauto was the cheapest.

Looks like they're 6000K. How well do they work on a rainy night? The higher K bulbs usually wash out in the rain, but I can't see Phillips releasing a headlight that won't light a rainy night.

[badazz81z28]

Happen to have the P/N or a link?


They look like the same China lights you can buy on Ebay, https://www.usa.philips.com/c-e/au/car-lights/led-interior-and-exterior-lighting/led-integral-beam.html#led_integral_beam

[anguilla1980]

They look like the same China lights you can buy on Ebay, https://www.usa.philips.com/c-e/au/car-lights/led-interior-and-exterior-lighting/led-integral-beam.html#led_integral_beam

Thanks. Hard pass for me as they are plastic and have an ugly bar through the middle of them.