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Originally Posted by cycleguy55
BTW, no LED headlight replacement bulb is DOT approved for highway use. None. Nada. Zilch. LEDs can't place the light in the exact same registration as a halogen filament, meaning lamp assemblies designed for halogens will project a different pattern with LEDs - usually with significantly more glare to oncoming traffic. The same applies to retro-fitting HID bulbs to lamps designed for halogens.
The only legal, DOT-approved, approach is to replace the entire headlight assembly (lens, reflector, LED light source) that's designed around the LED.
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That is what I was trying to say minus the DOT approval part. I personally though the pattern with the LED in my Hella housings was awful. It threw light all over the place and the only way to make the road bright was to put in an LED that was super bright. I tried 3 different LED bulbs with the same result. When I installed the clear lens housing, it looked quite good, but the car didn't look right with that housing.