2004 Headlight Bulbs

specops1526

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Jan 17, 2007
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One of the bulbs in my 04 blew out again. Is there a drop in LED replacement that anyone has had success with? These Sylvania H7s don't seem to last very long.
 

ERover82

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Nov 26, 2011
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Beam pattern in reflector headlamps is highly dependent on a correctly sized and positioned filament light source. No LED can emulate filament light distribution to produce a correct beam pattern.

Also, the 5700K color temperature of this LED is inferior to the 2700-3000K temperature of halogen lamps for human vision processing.

The intensity of LED is superior, but ignoring the fundamental problems is stupid, irresponsible, and illegal.
 

rovercanus

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Apr 24, 2004
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Beam pattern in reflector headlamps is highly dependent on a correctly sized and positioned filament light source. No LED can emulate filament light distribution to produce a correct beam pattern.

Also, the 5700K color temperature of this LED is inferior to the 2700-3000K temperature of halogen lamps for human vision processing.

The intensity of LED is superior, but ignoring the fundamental problems is stupid, irresponsible, and illegal.

But it's so kewl!
 

4Runner

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May 24, 2007
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Boise Idaho
No. I did have to trim the rubber boot but nothing else. I know some people are down on the LED thing but these work great in the disco reflectors. They are left /right orientation specific. I really haven't had anyone complain about the lights and are one of the few products that was better then what they said it would be. No, I don't work for the company.