Which aftermarket LED headlights?

[Grit dog]

So thinking about upgrading to some decent headlights one or both square body’s.
Kind of looks like the top three are Holly retro Bright, RMS, or HE.
All seem very similar. I think one of them has glass lenses. Haven’t compared bulbs, but all are similarly priced.
Opinions?

 

[legopnuematic]

You might look into an H4 conversion housing and then find a suitable bulb. That is I think basically what the Holley Retrobrite is.

My buddy @4x4blaze has KC headlights in his 75 K5, I think they were meant for a newer jeep, had to trim the buckets to clear them but look pretty good, glass lenses. (Maybe me tagging him will prompt him to finally post here and not lurk ) They are mighty bright though.

I haven’t entered the world of LED headlights myself, but I’ve seen enough faded and yellow plastic ones to want to avoid them if possible.

 

[TotalyHucked]

If you're willing to spend the money, the Holley RetroBrights are the best on the market. But I couldn't swallow the cost, so I went RMS. These are his V2's I think, they were like $275 for all 4 with harnesses and bulbs. Very happy with them, glass lens that looks stock and great output. Hector is a great guy to deal with, quick response times and great customer service. One broke on my first Dino's trip from a rock, I hit up Hector for a replacement and I had it within 3 days I think.

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[Tonimus]

I put these in my '78. https://a.co/d/hHU4LKU

I had to shim the back out a little as the new rims are slightly thinner than the old ones and the trim ring didn't clamp down properly. For the price, I was more than happy to do it.

As far as the LED bulb, I use the Auxito branded H4 bulbs. I have been running them in my motorcycle for years now without issues. And on my bike they run any time the bike is running. I've ridden for hours at high temps (well over 100*F) and had no problems with the bulbs.

 

[TotalyHucked]

My buddy runs the glass Hella H4 conversion lights with LEDs in his '76 and it's like being in a modern Benz. The light output is amazing

 

[AuroraGirl]

My buddy runs the glass Hella H4 conversion lights with LEDs in his '76 and it's like being in a modern Benz. The light output is amazing

scatter

 

[TotalyHucked]

scatter

Nope, nice and focused with a perfect cutoff line. Looks damn near the same as an HID in a projector housing

 

[CalSgt]

I went with the Holley retrobright in mine, for the cost I would have preferred a glass lens but mine are not likely to spend enough time in the sun to get opaque like so many of the new cars with plastic headlights. They appear very well built, have a nice pattern and color temperature, I don't have much time on them to give a real good assessment.

The only thing that really bothered me was how they hook up to the factory harness, each bulb has a 6" pigtail coming off the back that plugs into the factory wiring harness. The factory connecter is rather large and is shaped to mate up with the rear of the light housing. I had to tuck the harnesses between the headlight bucket and the core support to make them look nice. If I hadn't spent so much time shaving and simplifying my engine bay it wouldn't have bothered me to just let the extra harness hang in plain sight.

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[Catbox]

Max has a set of Bangin Headlights and they work quite well as they are projector lights.
They have the glass lense and that was what Max was after for the set in his '49 truck.
He just told me to talk to George.

George may also do a group buy as he is a small business that builds these out of his garage in Australia.

Bangin' Headlights - LED Headlights For Classic Cars & Trucks

LED headlights designed for classic cars and trucks. Real glass headlights for vintage looks combined with the latest in LED projector technology for sharp and bright light. Be safer and make driving at night fun again.

www.banginheadlights.com

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They look correct and shine bright on the road.
I will be putting these into all of the classic rides when it is time to do so.

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[AuroraGirl]

Nope, nice and focused with a perfect cutoff line. Looks damn near the same as an HID in a projector housing

Is this a 1985? I have a round eye Hella housing with a good LED in it, theres scatter. its not a lot. but its still scatter.
Id be interested in seeing your exact bulb/beam on a wall in low beam
Esp if you have a sealed beam to compare the original? like when you upgraded

 

[TotalyHucked]

Max has a set of Bangin Headlights and they work quite well as they are projector lights.
They have the glass lense and that was what Max was after for the set in his '49 truck.
He just told me to talk to George.

George may also do a group buy as he is a small business that builds these out of his garage in Australia.

Bangin' Headlights - LED Headlights For Classic Cars & Trucks

LED headlights designed for classic cars and trucks. Real glass headlights for vintage looks combined with the latest in LED projector technology for sharp and bright light. Be safer and make driving at night fun again.

www.banginheadlights.com

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They look correct and shine bright on the road.
I will be putting these into all of the classic rides when it is time to do so.

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I've seen these and wondered about them. I'd love to do a proper projector in my truck to get even better light

 

[TotalyHucked]

Is this a 1985? I have a round eye Hella housing with a good LED in it, theres scatter. its not a lot. but its still scatter.
Id be interested in seeing your exact bulb/beam on a wall in low beam
Esp if you have a sealed beam to compare the original? like when you upgraded

I was referring to my buddy's '76 round eye truck. There's very, very limited scatter. I don't have any pictures but it's very close to this google image, not as hard a cutoff line but not far off. My '85 lights do have some scatter, but they're not bad at all. Really no worse than a halogen, I've had a buddy drive my truck at me sitting in his camry before cuz I was curious

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