LED Headlights for our syncros ... pros & cons?

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Hi all,

My virgin post on our new patch and many thanks to all who’ve put in the hard yards to bring it to fruition.

Given our barely passable syncro headlighting for the past 30 years, I thought it about time to introduce this topic to see if it’s up for discussion, ideally to share ideas, facts & experiences to date.

To start with, my understanding is the outer hi/lo beam lights require an H4 and the inner hi beam light requires H3 type base fittings. Correct?

I see for example that VanCafe and Vanagain have LED lights available for Vanagons, with VanCafe being an outer only, whereas Vanagain has both. However in my view, sadly all offerings lack sufficient information to enable a prospective customer to make an informed decision. Why this is so I have no idea.

Seems to me the technology for LED headlights is rapidly evolving, with models on offer just a couple of years ago NLA, replaced by new models.

Continuing on, so in attempting to gain a basic understanding, I came across a retailer video called TRUTH ABOUT LED HEADLIGHT BULBS, its purpose being to educate anyone interested in the topic which otherwise to the uninformed and confused, in my view remains in the can of worms category!

Here’s the link below, please take the time to view it fully, hopefully to generate purposeful discussion here by many, for the benefit of all interested members …
https://headlightrevolution.com/led-headlight-bulbs/

Cheers.
Ken

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Following on from this, anyone using LED headlights?

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A lot of them are poor quality and do not focus correctly. I have not heard of any good reports of these replacements. Do not buy from the US as they use different globes.

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Just fitted Philips Gen2 Retrofits. Not cheap though but thought I give it a crack. Reviews are good and some of my friends back home have fitted them too.
Just haven’t had the chance yet to test them on the road.
Also they are not available in H3 and H1, would be nice to find a nice solution for them too

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Please report back Arne after a good night test run.

Cheers,

Scott

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I have Narva H4 LED and they are excellent. Good pattern never has any problems with the MR plod or other motorists. The JW Speaker ones are pretty good too I think they are much the same. I went with Narva due to having more AUS Cred in my book. Cost about $200. My High Beam I have kept as Halogen. The reason for this is seeing wildlife at a distance sux with LED due the the wavelength of light. The warmer hue of Halogen is far superior for spotting brown animals agains a green background. So I have a combo setup which works well for me and my eyes.