Originally Posted by
AK83
Going by your sig, I'm guessing you've got a D1.
If that's the case, I can highly recommend the Philips Ultinon H4 headlight package.
It comes with two properly designed H4 LED globes, two electronic boxes to run them, which plug into your 3 pronged headlight plug.
Other than the fact that you need to mount the electronic boxes(easy) they are pretty much plug'n'play.
But with the caveat that not quite as easy as the standard H4 plug'n'play setup.
The major issue is a lack of depth behind the headlight to allow for many H4 LED designs heatsink AND also allow for the rubber cover to be refitted to the rear of the light body.
The Ultinon design is simpler and it fits(the D1).
I bought my dad a set of cheaper LED H4's with the traditional heatsink rear end design for his Ford Explorer, which has more room for the heatsink. They worked well too, but won't fit the D1 easily.
Dad wanted better lights for similar reasons that you stare .. he avoids driving at night, but sometimes gets caught out. He's 84.
The electronic box with the Philips globes mounts easily on the rear panel behind the light with plenty of room to move around.
Reason for my use of the LED globes in my main lights was simple. It was that, or a loom update .. remembering that LEDs require less current. So with the LEDs now fitted, I didn't have to change wiring to get more power to a pair of halogens!
Took me less than an hour to fit the LED globes, and I reckon most of that time was taken up on 'smoko' breaks!
I fitted the LED bar before I updated the main lights. With the main lights being LEDs now have made the light bar almost redundant when I use high beams.
Whilst the LED bar does add additional brightness to the LEDs on high beam, it's nothing like the extra light they made with the halogen main globes.
So considering your reasoning for the driving lights, I'd reckon you're better to look into the options of either: better main globes(ie,. good quality LEDs), or updating the headlight wiring loom.
The Philips LEDs were about $200(maybe $220, I think), so, pretty much on the ultra high side, whereas my dads cheaper LED H4 conversion were more like $80.
