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LED headlights have gradually become a commonplace addition to new-vehicle models, taking over for halogen headlights. But this transition is more than just a technological evolution. It has had benefits for the way drivers are driving during and after business hours in low-light level situations. Improvements include better illumination and beam focus.
Improved illumination is the most apparent difference from halogen lights. LED headlights can illuminate dark roadways 25% farther than their halogen counterparts, and high-beam settings on LEDs offer a significant improvement over low-beam settings, according to a study from AAA.
How an LED headlight projects the beam illustrates how it is an improvement over halogen headlights, according to Greg Brannon, director of automotive engineering and industry relations for AAA.
“LED lights are much better at their ability to project the beam where it needs to go and deal with light scatter, where halogen reflector lights don’t have as clear a cutoff in terms of the way they distribute the light,” said Brannon.
Whether an LED headlight — which consists of multiple LEDs — is set to low beam or high beam is dependent on the number of lights that are shining. When set to low beam, the individual lights of the LED will adjust to create a defined line so there is no light coming out above the beam.
LEDs (light emitting diodes) can quickly be described as transistors coated with a film that causes them to glow when electrical current is applied. Bulbs with LED diodes are replacing traditional incandescent filament bulbs as the primary form of lighting in automobiles, houses, offices, and everywhere else because they are far more efficient, bright, durable, and long-lasting.
An LED headlight bulb's longer lifespan reduces routine replacement cost, and reduces the risk of traffic stops for a burned out bulb.
A watt is actually a measurement of energy use, not light output. The true measurement of light output is measured in lumens. This chart shows how LEDs use much less energy to create equal brightness.
Because LEDs produce more lumens (a measurement of light output) per watt, only a small portion of electricity is required to create the same brightness as an incandescent or halogen bulb. As such, LEDs stay relatively cool because very little of their power is wasted creating unnecessary heat energy. To make comparison shopping easier, we've listed lumen output on individual product pages for LED headlamp assemblies and bulbs.
Even though LED bulbs burn much cooler than traditional ones, most are equipped with built-in cooling fans to keep temperatures low and steady.
LEDs also have a much longer lifespan, typically lasting up to 50,000 hours instead of the 2,000 hours we're used to from traditional halogen headlights. This is because LEDs are sealed in moisture-proof containers, have no filament that gets consumed during use, and are extremely resistant to vibration and shocks. Eliminated are time-consuming hassles of frequent bulb replacements and tickets from police for non-working lights.
Thanks to more advanced components, LED headlight assemblies are generally slimmer in depth.
Similar to the way flat-screen televisions are slimmer, LED headlamp assemblies are generally flatter in shape because the bulbs don't require bulky parabolic reflectors necessary in traditional composite housings.
With custom LED light strips/pods plus replacement LEDs for other factory lights that TruckiD also offers, your truck can truly be your canvas.
Considering all factors, it's hard to find a smarter product purchase than LED headlights when it comes to boosting visual excitement AND function.
Even though LED headlights have been catching on with many truck manufacturers as standard equipment in recent years, most trucks still aren't equipped with them. So we've made it easy to upgrade to brighter, long-lasting LEDs regardless of what type of headlights you have. Below, we explain exactly what's involved with "upgrading" each headlight style.
With "composite" headlight assemblies, all components are contained within a housing fitted with a clear, flush lens cover on the outside. While these are the type of lights found on modern passenger cars, not all trucks use them. Burned out bulbs are replaced individually through the rear of the housing assembly.
Shown here is an original equipment composite headlight assembly.
If you've got halogen composite headlights, you've got two options. The first is to replace the entire headlight assemblies with new ones containing LED bulbs for headlight, daytime running light, parking light, and turn signal use. By doing this, you can really transform the look of your truck's front fascia with stylish custom designs ranging from mild to wild - with black or colored backgrounds, projector beam lights, halo rings, swooping accent light strips, and much more!
Another, more cost-effective way to upgrade your headlight power is to leave your old composite assemblies in place and simply swap in new LED bulbs. This is easy to do because our LED conversion bulbs are sized and shaped to fit perfectly inside OE sockets, with bases and wiring connectors that are a perfect match. See below for details on headlight replacement bulbs.
With an older sealed beam headlight design, burned out bulbs are not replaced individually the way they are inside a composite headlamp assembly. It's not possible to, because the bulbs are literally sealed into an all-glass housing. Instead, the entire headlight unit is replaced.
If you've got a truck with round or square sealed beam headlights, you don't have to miss out on custom LED lighting. We've got replacements in a variety of styles.
Phased out on cars decades ago, many trucks are still equipped with round or square sealed beam headlights. If so, you can still upgrade them with replacement sealed beam style LED units than may also contain built-in halo rings, projector lenses, and other custom designs. These "plug-n-play" headlight install in place of your original ones easily and quickly without modifications.
However, despite the technological improvements they bring to the table, LED lights still face an issue that is common with automotive headlights in general, which is not being able to light the road to an unlimted distance and susceptibility to wear and tear.
Despite the brightness improvement over halogen lights, LED headlights failed to fully illuminate roadways while traveling at highway speeds.
“The LED lights absolutely do a much better job of illuminating the roadway, particularly in the low-beam application versus a halogen reflector at 150 feet more in our testing. But, still, that brings the max vehicle speed to about 52 miles an hour, so its still falling short of highway speeds,” said Brannon.
To compensate for this limitation of headlights in general, Brannon said that high beams should be used more regularly.
“In general, our advice to other drivers is that if you are on an unlit roadway and there is no oncoming traffic within a reasonable distance you should really be driving with your high beams on. If you have an auto high-beam setting on your vehicle make sure that it is activated. Because, really, at highway speeds on unlit roadways the light systems are really not able to pick up non-reflective objects,” said Brannon.
Brannon noted drivers transitioning from halogen headlamps to LED headlights will immediately notice a difference in how much they can see. However, this does not necessarily mean that everything in the light’s beam is immediately observable. What the driver is seeing more of with the LED light are the reflective objects in the road.
As with any headlamp, an LED headlamp that is on a vehicle operating in areas with hotter temperatures will face a gradual deterioration of its UV shield. This results in a cloudy headlamp, which reduces light output and increases scatter, which results in glare.
You must consider some important notes before buying dodge ram LED headlights, and it matters a lot if you’re a newbie or professional. Sometimes proper installment bothers you badly to fit the best dodge ram headlights to your Vehicle because of no tools, right?
In case, I suggest you consult a professional as all dodge rams are not easy to set up but mostly. You must note down the Vehicle’s model too. If there is no similarity in the model, you get a zero result. Please get assured before making a quick purchase.
You must care if your dodge ram headlights are weather friendly or not! Once you ensure the quality of headlight materials (Foggy, dots, water-resistant, visibility), you must consider buying the suitable dodge ram headlights.
Why not discuss a few options to buy Dodge Ram LED Headlights? Firstly, the LED headlights should be right colored though maximum LED enthusiasts love white illumination at night. Look at our products as they have combined in impressive hue, especially the white range of colors. For the Dodge Ram vehicles, it is clever to ignore incandescent bulbs as the bulbs produce a warm and yellowish hue in front of the street. Before purchasing LED headlight bulbs, think of something similar to the soft white illumination. You will be benefited from the Daylight and Nighttime strategy. You have to go technical to understand the right color code. The white light spectrum is known as the most selective color temperature.
The budget range of the LED bulbs is much expensive! Yeah, I am telling the truth. Compared to local standard bulbs, the LED bulbs have a good price range. However, the LEDs are easier to operate. The standard bulbs can be found at the local stores spending a few bucks. For being that case, we recommend purchasing the best-suited bulbs from our recommendation. You have got an inexpensive budget range by the dollars and cents! Check our products.
Non-dimmable LEDs must be selected as the dimmable LED headlights flicker the oncoming drivers and passengers. A few of the LED bulbs have traditional dimming switches. Ignore these kinds of pieces. Spend a little more and get compatible LED headlight bulbs installed in the OEM housing. Top manufacturers ignore dimmers but deeper into the reasons. Non-dimmable LED headlight bulbs keep the illumination straight to the street.
The vast majority of vehicles leave dealership lots these days with one of three headlight bulbs: halogen, HID, or LED. Halogen bulbs are the oldest of the three and are still very common. They’re extremely affordable and typically have a life of around 800 hours on average. When compared to HID or LED bulbs however, halogen bulbs are the worst performing of the three. They also require more energy than LED bulbs and are more prone to heat. At the end of the day however, halogen bulbs offer enough lighting for safe driving, but upgrading to LEDs will make a noticeable difference to your driving experience.
LED headlight bulbs are becoming more commonly used by luxury automakers such as Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. You’ve also likely heard of LED bulbs for home use, which deliver equal or better lighting with lower power consumption and longer life. LED headlight bulbs are similar, offering better performance and longevity at a greater cost. Fortunately they’ve become so popular and common these days that they don’t cost significantly more than halogen bulbs.
Some will argue that LED headlight bulbs aren’t as bright as HIDs, but they are definitely brighter than halogen bulbs. They also don’t produce as much glare as HID headlights, and they don’t need a small period of time to charge up. Just as important, LED bulbs don’t use a filament that burns out or breaks, which allows them to last much longer than halogen bulbs.
The short answer to this question is yes. The aftermarket and the products in this list are designed to be retrofit kits for vehicles with halogen headlights. What’s important to know however is that some LED headlight kits may not be legal in your state. So make sure to check local state laws before upgrading to LED headlights.
There is actually no definitive answer to this question, but we recommend replacing both your headlight bulbs at the same time, even if only one goes out. That’s because swapping out just one headlight bulb could result in a difference in brightness between the two. Also, depending on your vehicle, changing out your headlight bulbs could be a cumbersome task—you’re better off doing it once and saving yourself time down the road.
If you’re trying to be frugal or more practical—if it’s not broken, why fix it—then make sure you keep a spare bulb handy for when the other one does eventually burn out.
All our LED lights and bulbs are energy saving that are designed to replace incandescent, fluorescent, CFL, metal halide, high pressure sodium and halogen lights in your office, facility or business. They will reduce your energy consumption by at least 50%, and as much as 80%, depending on the light you choose and the light we are replacing. With LEDs lasting up to 100,000 hours, we can also reduce your maintenance on your lighting.
LEDs are comprised of 3 main components: the LED’s (the chip set that produces light), the driver (converts AC to DC) and the heat sink (to keep everything cool). LEDs take DC power from the driver and create light. The heat sink captures heat from the LEDs and the drivers. Although LEDs produce significantly less heat than the light bulbs we have been used to over the past century, the heat they produce must be managed. The better this is done, the longer the life of the product.
LED’s also performs the job of converting electricity to light more efficiently than other light sources, that is why we can replace a 400W metal halide bulb with a LED 100W solution.
There are many benefits. Here is a list of a few:
a. An immediate reduction in your electricity bill.
b. Less heat. LED fixtures are extremely efficient converting electricity into light.
c. LED Bulbs last a very long time, typically 50,000 to 100,000 hours.
d. They are virtually indestructible.
e. They do not contain mercury or other hazardous materials. Highly recyclable – with no hazardous parts, you can easily reclaim most of the parts in an environmentally safe way.
It all depends what you are converting. Incandescent to LED, fluorescent to LED, Metal Halide to LED. And this answer will change over time as LED Lights become more efficient and their lumens/watt get better.
For now, you can expect at least a savings of 50% when you convert fluorescent lights to LED and 70% or more when you convert Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium to LED.
Yes and No. First, not all LEDs are dimmable. The driver must be designed to allow dimming. Secondly, you must purchase the right type of dimmer. Most retail stores now carry dimmers specifically designed for LED bulbs. Please note, if you purchase a non-dimmable LED bulb and try to dim it, it will cause the bulb to fail and also void the warranty.
Some of our industrial and commercial LED fixtures (high bays, floods, area lighting, retrofits) work with a 0-10V dimming system. 0-10V dimming requires special wiring and a special type of dimmer.
The two most common types of dimming is: 0-10V low voltage and Triac dimming.
They shouldn’t. LED bulbs should not contain mercury or any other hazardous metals or chemicals. CFL’s and fluorescent do contain a very small amount of mercury that needs to be disposed of correctly. So when your LED bulb eventually stops to work, you don’t have to worry about costly or special disposal procedures.
Color temperature for light bulbs is measured on the Kelvin scale. LED Bulbs come in a variety of colors, but the most common are in a range from 2700 Kelvin to 7500 Kelvin. The unfortunate thing is that the only consistent measurement is the Kelvin scale, Many manufacturers like to use terms like Day White, Natural White, Warm White and Cool White, but there is not a standard that defines a Kelvin temperature to associate a color temperature with those terms. The warmer the light, the more yellow tones, the cooler the light, there are more blue tones.
In this example, we have used terms to reflect what we believe to be the right relationship to Kelvin color temperatures.
2700 – 3200: Warm White
4000 – 4500: Natural White
5000 – 5500: Day White
6500 – 7500: Cool White
It's important to note: at home we use Warm White bulbs, in the office we use Natural White and in the Warehouse we use Day White. We rarely use or even sell Cool White LEDs.
If you have a Dodge Ram 1500, you may want to consider upgrading to a new pair of LED headlights (or LED fog lights). Projector headlights will be brighter than the built in halogen headlights that come with your truck, and you may also want to upgrade the tail lights.
Xenon headlights are one way to go, and if you have a Ram 2500 you may also want to upgrade your lights. You should look at beam pattern, as well as the overall fitment of the lights.
You may also want to look at fog light bulbs, as well as drilling in to the details of LED projector bulbs. If you already have LED lights, you may need LED replacement bulbs.
If you have daytime running lights (DRL) you may even want to replace those bulbs. Many options are plug and play, as well as being fast to install.
If you have a Ram truck, you'll also want to make sure you have the best in lighting. The Ram Switchback is another popular option, but you'll still want to look at upgrading the lights.
Super bright lights will make driving in any condition easier, and other options (like the Rebel) will also benefit from having brighter running lights. The Big Horn version is another popular model, but even that needs brighter running lights to compete with LED versions.
CAN Bus is another popular standard, and lights need to be properly equipped to fit these vehicles. It's also possible to replace your tail lights with LED tail lights, though this is a little less popular than replacing the front lights on a vehicle.
