Upgraded to LED headlights

One of the HID bulbs I used back in 2019 burned out, so with newer LED technology I upgraded to a new set of D3S LEDs.  OPP ULITE D3S Led Headlight Bulbs, 3RD-Gen 100% Plug & Play, Canbus Error Free, 6000K White 70W 8600LM Headlights Bulb, Replace OEM Xenon Bulb

The process to remove the headlights is really simple, 2 screws with I believe T-25 bits.  Then tug on the housing and it comes forward.  

You can see the old HID bulb on the right, and the replacement LED on the left

Remove the collar from the HID and position it correctly on the new LED bulb

Just align the square hole with the square spot on the LED and it slides right in place

Plug the LED into the HID harness

Simply tuck the extra wire/connector inside the headlight

The results are pretty awesome!  The 6000k offers a blue-white light and these are much brighter than the HID setup!

Highly recommended!!!

Let there be light! (in my hatch)

Some of the simplest (dumbest) things that we take for granted is lighting, sure everyone thinks of headlights - but what about the interior?  You know, you just got back from the store and you pop the trunk/hatch and you can barely see...

A simple, inexpensive mod is to upgrade to lights with brighter lumens and longer life - so you do this ONCE, not many times...

Diode Dynamics has a great reputation, we love their driving lights Mountune MP275 FMIC Installed so I opted for some 194 HP5 Cool White LEDs from DD.

Diode Dynamics

Super simple install, I'll let the pics do the talking...

OEM 194 bulbs (incandescent) about 4300K  - under cover (normal) on left and exposed right

NEW HP5 LED installed (exposed) these are 6000K

this is the HP5 installed behind the lens

left is OEM incandescent - right is the HP5 LED

and the final result with both HP5 installed!

as you can see - it's a much brighter, whiter light and visibility is increased at probably 1/4 of the power draw and should last the lifetime of the vehicle!  

Definitely Two-Thumbs Up! 

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