LED high beams?
 

Hey Guys,

Has anyone tried these LED H-7's? Seems to be pretty good reviews..... Thinking of trying them in my '98 as high beams......I live in Bucks County PA..... Which is aptly named..... The deer are brutal this time of year..... So any advantage I can get....

https://www.amazon.com/LASFIT-Headlight-Kits-Philips-Adjustable-Beam-Hi/dp/B01EYQ8746/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Those would be fake Philips.

These are genuine Philips
https://www.powerbulbs.com/us/product/philips-x-treme-ultinon-led-headlamp-h7

They are not "fake Philips". They are genuine Lasfit.

Has anyone successfully put these bulbs (either of the ones mentioned here) in their car?

These won't fit in our lights will they? At least not without some modding?

It would be a gamble. There isn't much room back there.

They will fit in the lights high and low beam sockets but you won't be able to close the door which seals the light housing .This is because the fan on the leds protrudes too far .I wonder if its ok to leave this door off altogether which would leave the light housing unsealed .I have been running these leds in my Subaru (HB ) for almost a year now and they a just great . $30us pair from ToAuto via Aliexpress .

If you can't close the rear covers, then they don't fit. ;)
If you left the covers off, you'd get dirt, moisture and many other things inside your headlight.

Rats!!! I guess nothing comes easy!

I do hate the orange tinted halogen hi beam bulbs that it came with..... I think I'll give these a try....

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-CrystalVision-Ultra-Upgrade-Headlight/dp/B00U1OL44G/ref=sr_1_4?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1511180466&sr= 1-4&keywords=h7+headlight+bulb&dpID=51MDBuIBb1L&preS T=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

I used an LED-type that has metal ribbons/mesh for the heatsink. This allows fitment of the rear cover.

Personally I'd avoid using any bulb that has a COB (chip-on-board) or "large" LED blob. I stuck with LEDs that are just about in the same size, shape, and placement as the halogen filament would be. I tried the COB and blob types on my Subaru, and the small-chip type works far better (high-beams and foglights).

Do you recall the name or model number?
Thanks!

I have not used them in my Boxster, but I have LEDs in my 1973 911 and our Saab Aero Wagons. They are terrific.

Highly recommended. eBay has thousands of choices.

My Murano
 

I purchased a new Murano this year, it has full LED headlamps....best headlights I have ever seen on anything....I wish I had these in my Boxster

Here's what I bought (low and high beams), not available right now though. :( At least it'll give you an idea of what to look for.

Fivanus H7

LED headlights
 

I added LED headlights to mine and they are working great. Very happy with them. It's a bit of a tight fit but the covers do close with no issues. I used them for low beams and high beams. I have the LED's in my Subaru and most of my bikes too. I even recently added LED bulbs to my front and rear trunks.
I own a motorcycle accessory business and H4 and H7 bulbs are popular in bikes. The lights I sell are manufactured by Cree and I've had very good results with them.
The toughest part of the install is getting the wire retainer in place. Cheers. Ernie

Perfect! Thanks, as long as I have an idea of what will physically work, that'll help :cheers:

I had one headlight go bad last month, it gave me a reason to replace the weak halogens that came stock on the S. I found an led replacement that was recommended by someone here on ebay. No mods, plug and play. Much brighter than the old halogens.

Did these fit in a Boxster headlight assembly.... Where ya able to get the door closed even with the ribbon heat sink?


Thanks!
Fred

Yup, I sure did. :) Beauty of the ribbons is that they can be redirected to where there's more space.

Thank Ya Sir..... There are a bunch of this style for sale on Amazon..... Some Chineasium some name brands (also Chineasium, sigh!) but the prices for these are very reasonable prices.... May have to give a set a try..... But have to polish my lenses first..... I can barely see the road driving to work at 0h-Dark-30!

Thanks!
Fred

With these sealed inside the headlight housing, will they run cool enough, could they get hot enough to melt the headlight housing?

I would have thought that the LED option would 'burn' cooler than the halogens .... but with some of the observations I'm reading, I'm a bit concerned that the heat sink ribbons would melt the housing cap?

I think the heat concern is more on the resistor pack than the heatsink. I can try to get in mine to test.

Ah, okay. The resistor pack is what also plays a part in the computer not throwing an error, correct?

Incorrect info on my part, it's a ballast. :) Our cars don't have a bulb-out warning (well at least mine without the dot-matrix display doesn't). I would wager that the copper ribbon heatsinks wouldn't create any more heat than a 55w halogen would, but I'll try to measure that to be sure.

Hey guys.... just for info. The ‘blob” type LED’s I linked above WILL fit and function. With the door closed.... however my doors have been opened up by the previous owner for his (HID?) headlight mod. Which will let the fans “breath” time will tell how it holds up.... but so far.... i like it!!!

Bad Bad idea leaving off any cover. I concur with PW. On my VW Sportswagen the smaller rubber cover came off the passenger side headlight and a Tree Frog found it's way inside. It could not get out and finally died. Glad it was not a snake. I hate those. Funny story right! I have no idea what happened to the cover, but I ordered another. All is well now.....No more Frogs!

Yeah I wouldn’t have cut the slot in the Door for the HID ballast and anti flicker modules.... but spilt milk, I. guess....

I may plug the slot with silicone, etc
But having some fresh air for the LEDs can’t be bad....

https://imgur.com/gallery/Vv970

https://www.amazon.com/Aukee-Headlight-Lumens-Extremely-Conversion/dp/B07FRC77GX/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=154863024 0&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=h7+led+headlight+bulb&psc=1 I purshcased these and everything works fine. Plug and play but I cannot get the brights to work. I replaced my stock bulbs (high and low beam) with these H7 LEDs. So 2 on each side. But when I try to turn my brights on, the indicator light on the dash comes on, but the lights dont change at all. Is this because im running 2 LEDs on each side? Should I run a low beam LED and high beam halogen or vice versa? Any suggestions will help, thanks.

I have LED's for the Low Beams and parking light LED's in the headlights. All things work just fine and look great when all on. I also have LED"s for my Fog Lights. They are my DRL's, and switched on with the ignition key.

I’ve got H7 led’s with the ribbon type heat sinks and all work fine. The only negatives are 1) when using the fog lights, the high beam indicator on the dash goes off and 2) they somehow degrade my fm reception


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High beams are supposed to shut off when fog lights are activated. This is normal operation.

I phrased it incorrectly... when turning on the fog lamps, the blue high beam indicator on the dash comes on.

Ah...
You may need a load resistor on the high beam bulb.

Philips xtreme ultinon H7 high beams
 

Has anyone used the Philips xtreme ultinon as replacement for their H7 high beams? Any issues with heat and the resistor melting the housing of the headlights?

How did these bulbs work out? Any burning of the lens?