ANTLINE Extremely Bright 3157 3156 3156A 3057 4057 4157 3057LL 3457 3157K 21-SMD 1260 Lumens LED Bulb Replacement Brilliant Red for Car Brake Tail Turn Signal Blinker Lights Bulbs (Pack of 4)
Sold by: ANTLINE

$20 bucks for 4...worked perfectly on my 2006

 

H11 H8 LED Headlight Bulbs, Newest Upgraded 8 Sides CSP Chips 360 Degree Lighting, High Beam Low Beam Fog Light Super Bright White 6000K 12000LM All-in-One Conversion Kit
Sold by: mall2000

$50 for a pair and worked amazingly well....now you have lowbeams and brakelights for cheap

 

Unless someone has come across one, There are no LED replacement headlight bulbs that are DOT approved.
LED light is very directional and does not focus properly in headlight housings designed for incandescent bulbs.
They may look brighter but will not provide the need light down the road like a halogen bulb will. The LED headlights on the newer vehicles are purpose engineered and designed for LED emitters and do not have replaceable bulbs.
Also, the LED bulbs need air circulation to stay cool or the chips life will be very limited. Some have cooling fans built in that fail, some have large heat sinks and may not fit.

Many of us have gone to the Sylvania ZXE bulbs which are the same wattage as the OEM but produce 50% more lumens and are very close to an HID in performance. I have had these on my truck for three years and am very happy the them. We just got back from a trip to Big Bend. Driving at night back from the McDonald Observatory and from watching the sunset in Santa Anna Canyon in pitch black, I was very pleased with the performance of the headlights on high and low beam given the headlight design is pretty marginal to begin with.
The other option is to do a HID conversion. That requires wiring in a ballast for each bulb and losing your DRL function and the cost is 4X the ZXE bulbs. The ZXE bulbs are available in your local parts stores.
Greg

 

Unless someone has come across one, There are no LED replacement headlight bulbs that are DOT approved.
LED light is very directional and does not focus properly in headlight housings designed for incandescent bulbs.
They may look brighter but will not provide the need light down the road like a halogen bulb will. The LED headlights on the newer vehicles are purpose engineered and designed for LED emitters and do not have replaceable bulbs.
Also, the LED bulbs need air circulation to stay cool or the chips life will be very limited. Some have cooling fans built in that fail, some have large heat sinks and may not fit.

Many of us have gone to the Sylvania ZXE bulbs which are the same wattage as the OEM but produce 50% more lumens and are very close to an HID in performance. I have had these on my truck for three years and am very happy the them. We just got back from a trip to Big Bend. Driving at night back from the McDonald Observatory and from watching the sunset in Santa Anna Canyon in pitch black, I was very pleased with the performance of the headlights on high and low beam given the headlight design is pretty marginal to begin with.
The other option is to do a HID conversion. That requires wiring in a ballast for each bulb and losing your DRL function and the cost is 4X the ZXE bulbs. The ZXE bulbs are available in your local parts stores.
Greg

Very well said Greg. I do not disagree at all.

I’ve got a small HID ballast setup for my low beams. I’ve had experience with them as I used a slightly older version on my motorcycle a while back. I like them. To me they are brighter at a longer distance and up close, I did one at time and visually compared the difference. In my opinion, my headlights are aimed properly. The pattern is similar to the incandescent bulbs, but further on the ground. I was my own test subject and they are not glaring for on coming drivers. They aren’t blue, as I used 5K bulbs. For what it is worth, I measured temperature on my R vs. several other Rs at multiple points using an Fluke IR meter at a tech day and the lens and reflector on my HID was cooler. Not super scientific, but I was curious. I use the ZXE high beams, as the HIDs take a moment to ignite. Please don’t hate on me.

 

As mentioned LED's for hi/low beams are not a great idea. If you do one at a time and look at it at night from a slight distance you'll see how obviously it is that less light is emitting. Funny cause it's a brighter light but not enough comes out to show the difference and the OEM bulbs are actually brighter from a distance.

I did HID's in mine and pulled the DRL fuse and love it. I think I got mine on Amazon for like $60-$70. But not sure they will work in the 05-06 SSR's cause we tried installing them in an 05 with no success. They work fine in my 03 though.

 

I changed my head lights to the ZXE one tonight and did the complete LED bulbs for everywhere else. What a difference it made. I was going to do a side by side comparison with my 04 with stock stuff and the 05 with all the upgrades. Took me about an hour and a half start to finish. Well worth the money and time to do it. I highly recommend it to everyone.

 

Sounds to me like you guys know what you're talking about here. I've always thought the stock headlights were not very good. Crystal clear lenses too, makes me wonder how the guys with cloudy lenses see much. I'll be changing my bulbs out soon, thanks guys!

 

Agreed @Texasbaehr the ZXEs are more economical and they work well. Your cornering lamps are slick, for everyone else I’ve seen them in person. Since I’d used the brand of HID on my motorcycle and had great results, and I was able to fit the ballast in its headlight bucket, it was a known quantity for me. I mounted the ballasts in the R under the fender brace, no extra holes.

FWIW, my HIDs are from DDM Tuning and I drive an 06. After driving it and our 6spd with stock incandescent headlights at night, it was startling. I was reminded of a 6v generator system, but the lights didn’t get brighter when I used the little pedal on the right.

 

I purchased these 14 months ago and the fans became very noisy over time. I called them and was told some changing had been done since and was sent a replacement set, thanks to the 3 year warranty, this came in handy. The new replacements are very quiet and work very well!

 

I changed to Sylvania ZXE, three times as bright as OEM. $60 a pair. Any Auto Store.

I tried HID, check Auto laws, HID outlawed on highway by lots of States.

Dicktator

 

Anyone done a comparison of H9 vs H11? The extra lumens is intriguing!

 

Thanks @Texasbaehr. I ordered the complete set from Amazon today. Am anxious to get them and install before the Branson trip. I opted for the Yellow fog lights. Regards, Bruce G.

 

I received the package outlined above. Installed them and the main lights are noticeably brighter. I opted for the yellow fog bulbs. Thanks for the recommendation. Regards. Bruce G.

 

Anyone know what the difference is other than price in the ZXE and the ZXE Gold?

 

About $10 more. Frankly though, not worth the extra $ because if you put them side by side it hard to tell the difference. The ZXE Golds are slightly more whiter light but barely enough to tell the difference from the ZXE.

 

Pictures with the new zXe’s and the 880 yellow fog lights. Even though the fog lights are only 27 Watts, they really project. Regards. Bruce G.

 

Thanks Mike. I was concerned about the proximity of the connector to the bottom of the bumper cover. I did not check about the locking tabs. It had the right prong receptacles and I plugged it in! How would a person go about obtaining mating connectors (2) for the ZXE 893? As I understand it, I could then (A) change the bulb to the 881 or (B) connectors and bulb to the 893. Regards. Bruce G.

 

You could take the 893 to a chevy dealer and get them to order up a pair of repair harnesses that you can splice in. They are carried by AC Delco as well. Maybe NAPA would have them too......

I've been running 893's for years with the connector secured by electrical tape. Doesn't phase me at all. Not ashamed of it either.......

Mike

 

Thanks. Electrical tape has been added to the list. Thanks for the .pdf! Regards. Bruce G.

 

Is there a light that makes the front turn signals brighter

 

Contact joshvette on this forum. He has done a lot of research on all the lights
being switched over to LED. Much brighter and cooler and longer lasting. They do require a different flasher and should be changed front and back together. He has all the info and sells it as a kit with instructions etc. I did my whole SSR inside and out and it is awesome. Even the back up lights are like headlights now. Check him out.

 

You might check on a thread by Joshvette. He has done a lot of work in that area. Regards. Bruce G.

 

I did my entire lights last week and tonight was the first time I went any distance at night. It was well worth changing the lights. Fronts went with the H11 ZXEs went with all the LED kit. The back up lights are the best. I also found I should have been checking my lights better when I swapped them I found 3 marker lights had been out and one license plate light was out.