Thread: LED replacement headlights - Better than HID but sit down for Price

If you want to order from the US just use a forwarding agent like "ship-to" , "ustooz" Etc. They charge a smallish fee that pales into insignificance compared to the exorbitant distributors markup.

I think these Local distributors are soon to become history.

A while back we changed over from the standard filament landing lights on the aircraft I look after. The filaments only have a normal life of approximately 25 hours.
In normal airspace landing lights are usually used on descents into the terminal area, so they were changed regularly, at no small cost either.
We then changed over to LED about 18 months ago and they are still going strong and certainly with less current draw. I would be surprised if we ever have to change one in the near future.

But in the US they drive on the wrong side of the road - would'nt the lights be dipped the wrong way?

Originally Posted by manic

But in the US they drive on the wrong side of the road - would'nt the lights be dipped the wrong way?

I have the USA made Trucklite LED's on my Defender, they dip straight ahead, not to the left or right. which is why the Harley Davidson and other M/cyl that use 7" round headlights get retrofitted with them. (motorbikes dip straight, as you would not be able to see on low beam going around a corner one way or the other)

the dipping straight is a non issue - may not be strictly legal ?? but vision to the left on low is better than H4's and i've yet to be flashed by oncoming drivers.

Originally Posted by Barra1

Any chance of the "details" as to where and how he obtained these lights?

He is on a run down to perth ATM , when he gets back I will ask him, think he mentioned before that him and a mate got a set each or something.
cheers
blaze

Originally Posted by kenl

If you want to order from the US just use a forwarding agent like "ship-to" , "ustooz" Etc. They charge a smallish fee that pales into insignificance compared to the exorbitant distributors markup.

I think these Local distributors are soon to become history.

Another option if they wont ship to that u.s forwarding site would to look at the u.k distribution stockist as they would buy far more than us and would hopefully be closer in price to the u.s.

Terrafirma Duo-Lux 7 inch Headlights | Lighting - 7 inch LED Headlights Accessories for Land Rover Vehicles# this mob make them in lhd or rhd not sure on price

Originally Posted by bretty15

Terrafirma Duo-Lux 7 inch Headlights | Lighting - 7 inch LED Headlights Accessories for Land Rover Vehicles# this mob make them in lhd or rhd not sure on price

Could not find an online price in OZ but in the UK cheapest I found was 450 "pounds" ex vat per light, so 900 pounds plus delivery from the UK per pair, would need to order them separately to stay under the $1k import allowance here.

Think at that price I will be happy with my $450 delivered pair of LED truck-lites when they come, if not I will sell them on ebay and put my old ones back in and get a light bar.

How on earth are LED lights so expensive, the LED is 50yrs old.. A holiday must have been had in the development..

cheers