[DeTomaso] New LED Headlight Option?

Lashdeep Singh lashdeep at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 16 13:17:33 EST 2022 

Julian, how did you know I wanted to retain the factory-ish look?? :)

I did check out Mike D’s Holley suggestion but may give one of the most purchased and reviewed Amazon items a try.

I switched over to Nilite LED bulbs in my 2001 Superduty and have been very impressed with their performance. They are indeed Night and Day in difference…

> On Nov 15, 2022, at 23:31, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Unless you are going for a completely new look (which modern LED's certainly allow) I'd stay with swapping out halogen bulbs for LED, by far the cheapest option. I upgraded my F150 Raptor to 5000K LED bulbs some time ago and it was literally like night & day, the best upgrade I have made. I contemplated getting LED bulbs for my GT5 Amerisport quad eyes but still need to take additional measurements as there isn't a lot of room behind the light housing and bucket for the cooling fans, complicated by the fact many of the online listings don't provide detailed information on the length of the bulb unit with fan.
> 
> As Mike says, there is a lot of junk out there, I usually wade through the customer ratings to aid decision making, but eve then those can be manipulated. Even if you sort by customer rating on Amazon, the sponsored results will appear first!
> 
> Julian
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> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of MICHAEL DREW via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New LED Headlight Option?
>  
> Lashdeep,
> 
> Although I have no experience, I know there is a LOT of cheap Chinese junk out there on Amazon etc. 
> 
> Holley actually got into the retro LED game and seems to have some really terrific offerings, in both modern whiten and vintage sealed beam off white. Look on the Holley website and also on YouTube. 
> 
> Mike (likes my 1980s halogens….) 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Nov 15, 2022, at 16:15, Lashdeep Singh via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Has anyone tried a good plug and play LED headlight that is reasonably priced?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> >> On Nov 15, 2022, at 18:38, Dan Courtney <dan at excaliburre.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >>    Larry are these the headlight relays for conversion to Halogen or LED?
> >> 
> >>  Dan
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   Julian, how did you know I wanted to retain the factory-ish look?? :)

   I did check out Mike D's Holley suggestion but may give one of the most
   purchased and reviewed Amazon items a try.

   I switched over to Nilite LED bulbs in my 2001 Superduty and have been
   very impressed with their performance. They are indeed Night and Day in
   difference...

     On Nov 15, 2022, at 23:31, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
     wrote:

   Unless you are going for a completely new look (which modern LED's
   certainly allow) I'd stay with swapping out halogen bulbs for LED, by
   far the cheapest option. I upgraded my F150 Raptor to 5000K LED bulbs
   some time ago and it was literally like night & day, the best upgrade I
   have made. I contemplated getting LED bulbs for my GT5 Amerisport quad
   eyes but still need to take additional measurements as there isn't a
   lot of room behind the light housing and bucket for the cooling fans,
   complicated by the fact many of the online listings don't provide
   detailed information on the length of the bulb unit with fan.

   As Mike says, there is a lot of junk out there, I usually wade through
   the customer ratings to aid decision making, but eve then those can be
   manipulated. Even if you sort by customer rating on Amazon, the
   sponsored results will appear first!

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   MICHAEL DREW via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 5:30 PM
   To: Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Dan Courtney <dan at excaliburre.com>
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New LED Headlight Option?

   Lashdeep,
   Although I have no experience, I know there is a LOT of cheap Chinese
   junk out there on Amazon etc.
   Holley actually got into the retro LED game and seems to have some
   really terrific offerings, in both modern whiten and vintage sealed
   beam off white. Look on the Holley website and also on YouTube.
   Mike (likes my 1980s halogens....)
   Sent from my iPhone
   > On Nov 15, 2022, at 16:15, Lashdeep Singh via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   >
   > Has anyone tried a good plug and play LED headlight that is
   reasonably priced?
   >
   > Thanks
   >
   >> On Nov 15, 2022, at 18:38, Dan Courtney <dan at excaliburre.com> wrote:
   >>
   >>    Larry are these the headlight relays for conversion to Halogen or
   LED?
   >>
   >>  Dan
   >>
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