Are LED headlights a worthwhile upgrade?

[CBODY67]

There are "load adjusters" to stop the "hyper-flash" when LED bulbs replace the normal bulbs in the turn signal positions. They have to be grounded to the body, I believe. They are available many places.

The other issue which affects instrument cluster bulbs is accumulated ingress of fine dust that gets into the interior. Lowered windows and such. Just a cleaning out of the cluster and the "filters" for the bulbs can make a good difference in the resultant brightness of the bulbs. Like getting a better reflector. Not unlike cleaning out a tail light housing and lens.

 

[carrman]

NOT about headlights but about dash lights for the gauges.

I have a 1994 Dodge B-150 Van. The bulbs that illuminate the gauges
were pathetic: I could barely see the gauges. I ordered a bunch off the web
and after installing them: "a miracle". The green glow now makes all the
instruments pop out and easy to see! That was making me crazy and
now I am so happy I changed out the OEM bulbs.

DASH BULB #194 GREEN LED 1 1/16 INCHES LONG

put the above into a Google search and you will see what comes up.

Repaced all of my dash and interior lighting with LED's. The camera makes it look brighter than it actually is, so in person it isn't quite that bright and glaring.

 

[Sir Dodge alot]

I too was in this Headlight/LED conundrum, I didn't want to modify the harness as it's intact & original, so if the next owner wants to put back the Halogens, it's ready to be swapped out.

Led's draw very little current and very little heat compared to the Halogens, meaning driving in snowy weather can ice up the LEDs, few years back it was snowing and the snow started piling up in the headlight bucket/lens face.

I drive my cars as a daily driver, so the snow issue was evident, but it doesn't blizzard that much in Texas.

I've done a comparison of how the Halogen's looked with the LEDs mounted side by side, sorry you couldn't see the lens pattern, it still was like halogen pattern, this is very good as most LEDs have a sharp cutoff area.

The LED lights were from: Vintage car LEDs.
Note: the LEDs were not the cheapest, but the extra lumens does quite the job being able to see at night.
Lumens of LEDs: 6500

Also, Merry Christmas and Happy new years!

 

[Henrius]

Love to see it when vintage car owners use their vehicles in regular commutes!

Got to start doing that aw well. I just get so paranoid about nicks and scrapes to my perfect paint.

 

[Sir Dodge alot]

Love to see it when vintage car owners use their vehicles in regular commutes!

Got to start doing that aw well. I just get so paranoid about nicks and scrapes to my perfect paint.

I agree, daily driving classics is quite the experience, The paint on the Dodge still has got some blemishes & small rust patches.
I brang back the paint as much as I could with careful oxidation removal.
But I'm still somewhat wary of getting the paint too dirty than it already is.
It's certainly checked the boxes of original "patina"

 

[CiseJ]

You got to admit, one thing that is an improvement with new cars is the power of the headlights. I feel like I am driving blind when driving my classic cars at night.

Ran across a company called Headlight Experts. The sell glass light shells that look like OEM, but have modern LED healights inside. Not cheap! $199 for ONE high and low beam pair. So converting right and left would cost $400!

I am not talking about HIDs (which require a lot more power), but LEDs.

Has anyone tried these? Are they a worthwhile upgrade?

Yes LED is absolutely worth it.