^ That makes a lot more sense to me, tks Soundy. LEDs being low draw you wouldn't expect the PS' to have to work very hard, but from what I know, LEDs don't get very hot and obviously PS' do.

And yeah, the LEDs themselves can run pretty warm at these levels of light output. Little indicators in electronic gear are maybe a dozen milliamps - low current, very little heat, and very low light output. Headlamps, driving lights, etc. are a lot brighter, require more current, and will create more heat. Most of the heat though, is going to be in the driver circuits.

thought about getting these

H3 LMZ PLATINUM HIGH OUTPUT LED HEADLIGHTS FOG LIGHTS - H3 - Fog Lights - Shop Bulb Type

overseas auto just posted this on facebook:

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but being PIAA i'm too afraid to ask how much :o

BUMP from the dead!

6 years later and LED headlights have come along way.

A ballast is dead and it's come to the point of deciding to change to LED or buy the ballast and continue replacing parts of the HID system as it continues to fail.

So many different LED's out there now, from like $40-200. What have you guys tried and would recommend? I need it to fit under a plastic cap.

didn't bother with retrofit this time, factory koito halogen projectors

had decent run with philips cells on 2 previous sets so that's what i thought might be a good starting point

gen2 philips: worse output than stock AND failed in 6 months, pos fan design

wanted to try cheap-af '4-sided' ones: the plugs didn't even fit, waste of time

currently have fanless osram sylvania: decent output, standing up to light-medium offroad abuse

There are many types out there, most of them are direct fit or offers accessories to fit your car.
cheapo $10 one doesn't last long and very dim as it only has 2 LED diodes, the only I bought claimed to be samsung chip 4-sides LED, they were $50 in China. I have been using them for 3 years, no problem at all, very close to our Toyota LED brightness (photo can't justify).

https://i.postimg.cc/N0Bt1Mz5/foglights.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/prwbyXjV/here.jpg

I find it hard to get led bulbs to work depending on the application. If you drive a car that has that big cap over the bulb and wiring then it pretty much won't work unless you want leaks and hack up the cap. Same with factory hid, as most of the time the ballast is a part of the headlight housing and all the wires are built inside the light. The power cables is one single custom multi pin cable that plugs into the headlight unit and controls all your bulbs.

Ive put LED bulbs in all my cars, works great. I try to buy LED bulbs that have cooling fins, a fan and the driver thats not part of the bulb itself. cause keeping the light itself cool will make it last longer

both pairs of xenon depot fanless have been going for at least 5 years, i dont think decent ones will have to worry about longevity

Did you buy the sylvania zevo available at Canadian Tire? Cuz all I find are osram or sylvania, not both names on the same product.

yeah its marketed as the sylv zevo fog lights here
Testing: Osram LEDriving HL H11 Gen2 headlight bulbs ? Automotive LED Research

i didn't realize that and imported from europe

For anyone thats looking into leds, i highly recommend Aukee's 55w 18000lm off amazon they cost about 60 bucks, and makes a night and day difference, i run them on all my cars and trucks 4 Long haul hinos that drives to northern bc at night so lots of deer's and moose at night(no more hitting them after install)

Use them as Low beams? How's the cut off for reflector type housing?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...ectors.454371/

Most comprehensive look into the issues I've seen.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...#post-19689311

His test show hikari ultra LED bulbs fair the best. Currently running them in my tacoma and had them in my old projector civic headlights

https://www.amazon.ca/Headlight-Conv...8296856&sr=8-1

Bumping this thread up again. I ended up buying the Zevo bulbs from Canadian Tire and now 1 is having issues. upon start up, they flash ~5 times then stay off. Can't find my receipt, but from my old posts inquiring about them, they're about 1 year old. Fingers crossed that Sylvania will still warranty it.

To those running Sylvania Zevo, how long have yours lasted you?

not headlights, but i use zevo LED's for the trunk lights in her RX (the only 2 bulbs that are halogen in her car. WTF toyota you cost cutting idiots) and they've lasted well over 3+ years now.

Of course they dont get THAT much use, but we pop the trunk everyday to grab stuff. your mileage may vary

p.s. i bought these SEAL light LED's for my ES to replace the HID's and they've been working excellent so far for 2 years. Only like 40 bucks off amazon and no CANBUS error.

Yea I'm not baller enough to buy the big brands, I buy usually $40 ones from Amazon with high rating and they are usually pretty good. Or if you can wait from AliExpress. Auxito, I forgot what other brand I used.

Watched a youtube video that explains which LED lights are better than others. This was like 2 years ago but i assume the same info still applies. The jist is, make sure u buy a LED light that has a fan, to help cool it, and the driver thats seperate from the light itself. Like anything, heat hurts the longevity of products and having a LED that has everything built into it wont last.

My wifes been running LEDs in her Rav for 5 years now, and ive been running them in my truck for 3 years. Still going

I installed some 3000k leds the colour looks pretty nice haven't really tested to see if it's brighter than stock