LED's anyone?

[RIBoater]

Anybody running low and/or high LED? H7 9005.
I have them on another car but the back end of the bulb is open and can cool. My concern on the Town Car is the headlight assembly is sealed and no air circulation may overheat

 

[jkeaton]

I have them. Really nice cutoff. Matter of fact, this is the first vehicle I have installed LED's in that the light is not scattered everywhere, blinding oncoming drivers, at least no one flashes me. I drilled some holes into the cover over the one that has fan on it for cooling. Been running them for a few months now, no issues. You will have to modify the high beam bulb holder though.

 

[RIBoater]

are those LED or HID? I see a set of ballasts. brand?

 

[jkeaton]

are those LED or HID? I see a set of ballasts. brand?

LED.

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[Nongmin]

I have them. Really nice cutoff. Matter of fact, this is the first vehicle I have installed LED's in that the light is not scattered everywhere, blinding oncoming drivers, at least no one flashes me. I drilled some holes into the cover over the one that has fan on it for cooling. Been running them for a few months now, no issues. You will have to modify the high beam bulb holder though.

jkeaton, a few questions for you.

Any issues with condensation? I bought LEDs for my Town Car, before I took the lights out, then realized they had closed covers on the back of the housings. Ended up sending them back. I gave some thought to cutting holes for the fans, but was sure condensation would be a problem. And, any splashed water might find its way into the housing.

I'm guessing you just eyeballed the locations for the fan holes, then cut, correct?

And, for the LED haters out there, here's what I found on my F-150. LEDs in a reflector housing WILL scatter and blind oncoming traffic, IF you get crappy LED bulbs. First ones I tried were terrible, scatter and no definable cutoff. Next set worked perfectly, no issues. The key seems to be the location of the diodes on the "stem" in the center of the bulb, and proper orientation of the diodes once locked in place.. If the diode location mimics that of the halogen filament, it reflects properly. Anything else is unacceptable. Many think if it's not factory OEM, it's not good. Ever meet a late model Acura MDX on a rainy night? The glare is terrible, but the DOT gurus seem to think there's no problem.

I get zero flashbacks in my F-150, so I know they work.

 

[jkeaton]

jkeaton, a few questions for you.

Any issues with condensation? I bought LEDs for my Town Car, before I took the lights out, then realized they had closed covers on the back of the housings. Ended up sending them back. I gave some thought to cutting holes for the fans, but was sure condensation would be a problem. And, any splashed water might find its way into the housing.

I'm guessing you just eyeballed the locations for the fan holes, then cut, correct?

And, for the LED haters out there, here's what I found on my F-150. LEDs in a reflector housing WILL scatter and blind oncoming traffic, IF you get crappy LED bulbs. First ones I tried were terrible, scatter and no definable cutoff. Next set worked perfectly, no issues. The key seems to be the location of the diodes on the "stem" in the center of the bulb, and proper orientation of the diodes once locked in place.. If the diode location mimics that of the halogen filament, it reflects properly. Anything else is unacceptable. Many think if it's not factory OEM, it's not good. Ever meet a late model Acura MDX on a rainy night? The glare is terrible, but the DOT gurus seem to think there's no problem.

I get zero flashbacks in my F-150, so I know they work.

No issue with condensation at all anymore. Funny, I actually has a problem with it when I first bought the car, but since installing the LED's, no more. Don't ask me to explain that one, lol. Maybe these bulbs fit tighter or something (even after resealing around the headlight numerous times, still had condensation, like every day) The headlights themselves are still sealed, the only openings inside the covers are for the bulbs themselves, so, one could surmise if the bulbs did not fit tightly then moisture could enter from around the bulb itself, but I have not had that issue. Been though the carwash numerous times. And, yes, kinda eyeballed where the fan was and drilled about 4 1/4" holes right over where the fan is blowing.

 

[raiderfan247365]

You all are brave lol. I recently tried to get some LED's stalled on my 98 Navigator but the assembly on it just doesn't allow for them, it would take some serious modification which I am just too scared to do lol. So cool though guys! If my 09 Town Car didn't have Xenon bulbs I might try and copycat your LED install

 

[04 LTC]

I'm running these. Very happy, no issues.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CBQTFDM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CBRXTT6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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[Nongmin]

No issue with condensation at all anymore. Funny, I actually has a problem with it when I first bought the car, but since installing the LED's, no more. Don't ask me to explain that one, lol. Maybe these bulbs fit tighter or something (even after resealing around the headlight numerous times, still had condensation, like every day) The headlights themselves are still sealed, the only openings inside the covers are for the bulbs themselves, so, one could surmise if the bulbs did not fit tightly then moisture could enter from around the bulb itself, but I have not had that issue. Been though the carwash numerous times. And, yes, kinda eyeballed where the fan was and drilled about 4 1/4" holes right over where the fan is blowing.

Interesting. Below is the brand/supplier I used and found them to be physically too long to fit in the light boxes, with the lids closed. Same brand in my F-150. That's why I asked about you cutting holes in the light box. The Katana fans are about 2"+ OD.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J6614JR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

it would take more than 4 1/4" holes to accommodate the fans. Do you recall the bulbs you used?

Above, 04LTC referenced LED bulbs he's using with success. But they're not crossing to the 9005/H7 designs. If these are the numbers he's using, I'm not sure how hi/lo H4 bulbs would work? Maybe he'll chime back in and educate me.

 

[jkeaton]

These are what I bought.

 

[Nongmin]

These are what I bought.

Cool, thanks! The 9005 has a fan, correct? And it has the 360 degree adjustment feature, too. The H7 looks smaller than the Katana bulb, as well, but the picture doesn't show the 360 degree adjustment holes and screw. Maybe it doesn't matter on the high beam, 'cuz you should dim your brights! I did find out the high beam needs some "creativity" to get it mounted.

I'll go over to the Amazon site and do some more research. Thanks much, keep the Deacs rolling!

Edit: Duh, the 9005 picture CLEARLY states fanless. Time for more coffee...

 

[jkeaton]

Then H7 has the fan. I'm going to pull a headlight tonight and inspect everything. I'll get a picture of the holes I drilled.

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[Nongmin]

Then H7 has the fan. I'm going to pull a headlight tonight and inspect everything. I'll get a picture of the holes I drilled.

Thanks much! Your first picture looks like a really clean installation, too.

 

[04 LTC]

Interesting. Below is the brand/supplier I used and found them to be physically too long to fit in the light boxes, with the lids closed. Same brand in my F-150. That's why I asked about you cutting holes in the light box. The Katana fans are about 2"+ OD.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J6614JR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

it would take more than 4 1/4" holes to accommodate the fans. Do you recall the bulbs you used?

Above, 04LTC referenced LED bulbs he's using with success. But they're not crossing to the 9005/H7 designs. If these are the numbers he's using, I'm not sure how hi/lo H4 bulbs would work? Maybe he'll chime back in and educate me.

Oops, my error. The correct part is there (9005) I just used the wrong link. H4 fit my Harley.

 

[jkeaton]

So. I pulled a headlight to check things out after 2 months of running these LED’s. No sign of overheating any plastic parts. I apologize for stating I drilled 1/4” holes. It’s been awhile and I suffer from CRS. Lol. I drilled a 1-1/2 inch hole over the fan. Still the best LED conversion I’ve done. No scatter. No one flashing me. Attached some engine porn for kicks.

 

[Nongmin]

So. I pulled a headlight to check things out after 2 months of running these LED’s. No sign of overheating any plastic parts. I apologize for stating I drilled 1/4” holes. It’s been awhile and I suffer from CRS. Lol. I drilled a 1-1/2 inch hole over the fan. Still the best LED conversion I’ve done. No scatter. No one flashing me. Attached some engine porn for kicks.

Okay, thanks for the pics, helps a lot. Do you think it would be possible to mount the same brand (Nineo) 9005 high beam bulb, in place of the Sealight brand bulb? And drill another cooling hole?

I ask because I've turned on my DRLs using FORScan and they use the high beam bulb. Since the light would be on most of daytime, I'm worried that the bulb without the fan might get a little hot and force me to turn off the DRLs, but using the fan-equipped bulb might get the job done. Hope I'm not overthinking this.

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[Nongmin]

Oops, my error. The correct part is there (9005) I just used the wrong link. H4 fit my Harley.
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Haha, thanks for the explanation. I find myself making this sort of error on a repetitive basis. Old age and CRS, too.

 

[04 LTC]

 

[raiderfan247365]

Thanks for all the helpful info in this thread. I won't be doing LED headlight conversion just yet, but I am swapping out every other bulb I can get to with LED's

Did anyone install LED's in their turn signals and get the hyper blink? Did you install relay? If so, where is the blinker relay located or are there multiple?

 

[lassetexan]

You have to add resistors for the turn signals otherwise it will hyper-flash.

Thanks for all the helpful info in this thread. I won't be doing LED headlight conversion just yet, but I am swapping out every other bulb I can get to with LED's

Did anyone install LED's in their turn signals and get the hyper blink? Did you install relay? If so, where is the blinker relay located or are there multiple?