Planning on getting an HID retrofit

**zechs** · July 20th, 2018 05:56 PM

Get a morimoto led projector na lang. Hehe

**leodawesome** · July 20th, 2018 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by apt2a

A big no no. HID projectors are made to dissipate light from HID bulbs. LED headlights have completely different LED housings, even for projectors.

Some LED lights actually fit in the projector housings. And assuming some of them dissipate 360degree light like what HIDs do, will they be effective? Imagine less power without the need for a separate wiring relay.

**leodawesome** · July 20th, 2018 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by zechs

Get a morimoto led projector na lang. Hehe

Problem with them is come replacement time. Need to open the headlights again since the whole projector needs to be replaced. Plus they are very expensive.

**D3nb3r** · July 20th, 2018 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by leodawesome

Some LED lights actually fit in the projector housings. And assuming some of them dissipate 360degree light like what HIDs do, will they be effective? Imagine less power without the need for a separate wiring relay.

Yes the base of the led bulb fits but is the focal point of the led bulb the same? For example, a projector for d2s bulbs are designed specifically for d2s and the reflector of housing is designed for a d2s focal point or source of light. You change the focal point, you change also the output. A 1mm difference from source will be magnified on the output. Kaya yan din ang reason why you cant just install kahit anong hid or led bulbs on a reflector housing that is designed for halogens. Check the pic below.

**Ulamboy** · July 21st, 2018 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by leodawesome

Problem with them is come replacement time. Need to open the headlights again since the whole projector needs to be replaced. Plus they are very expensive.

Arent white projector headlamps terrible for rainy days? Mas lalo na pag tinted yung windshield?

**zechs** · July 21st, 2018 06:23 PM

Well the trend is going towards led anyway, siguro it depends how well you implement the lighting.

Fortuner, montero, odyssey all with led projectors, are they all bad?

**magtatertots** · July 21st, 2018 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by zechs

Well the trend is going towards led anyway, siguro it depends how well you implement the lighting.

Fortuner, montero, odyssey all with led projectors, are they all bad?

Honestly, OEM LED projector headlights from those vehicles are way better than halogens of course but if you pit it against HID projectors especially retrofitted HID projectors sobra layo parin ng difference. As in sobrang layo.

We have the latest LC200 with the OEM LED projectors and I compared its headlights with one of our best HID projectors in our lineup. Difference is at least 3 times parin in performance.

**D3nb3r** · July 21st, 2018 09:18 PM

Isama mo na rin sir tots ang stock led headlights ng monty which IMO the stock 25w hid projectors of the strada will outperform it. Or maybe there is just something wrong with my eyes

**zechs** · July 21st, 2018 10:39 PM

Haha ako din biased sa setup ko of course. Pag nasilawan ako sa led ng fortuner and montero dahil naka-high beam sila, i-high beam ko din sila. Tagos sa led nila ung ilaw ko haha

**D3nb3r** · July 22nd, 2018 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by zechs

Haha ako din biased sa setup ko of course. Pag nasilawan ako sa led ng fortuner and montero dahil naka-high beam sila, i-high beam ko din sila. Tagos sa led nila ung ilaw ko haha

Meron ding dati bagong fortuner naka sunod sa akin. Dadalawa na lang kami sa highway tapos naka high beam pa and ayaw naman mag overtake. Ginawa ko nag slow down ako nang konti so wala siya choice kundi mag overtake nung naka overtake na sinundan ko rin sa likod sabay highbeam ko rin to give him a taste of his own medicine. Yung stock led output ng HL nya nagkaroon ng shadow sa harap nya sa lakas ng output ng mini d2s + xv bulbs ko hahaha.