Upgrades to the OEM Yukon 21+ headlights

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Vladimir2306

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Subscribed. Coming from my German vehicles, these headlights leave SOOOO much to be desired, it's not even funny. I feel the fog lights put out better light than the headlights. Hoping you get this up and running soon.
Thank you. I will write as news emerges. So far, custom modules have been ordered from production in China. We are waiting for them to be made and delivered when we try to install them in the headlight.
 
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Hello everyone who follows our work. A prototype for the head light with a rectangular lens has been made. And the mask is printed. Theoretically, the GMC Yukon headlight can accommodate 3 Bi-Led modules. But, the consumption of one module is 42W, three modules at once, taking into account the drawdown, will consume about 100W. Immediately problems arise as to whether the Headlight's wiring will withstand the removal of a huge amount of heat. The generator will most likely hold up, because at night I drive with a 360W LED high beam beam, and the voltage does not drop.


At the same time, the consumption of standard low beam is 30-35W.
We are currently thinking about two options. Option 1. This is the installation of one Bi-Led module instead of the upper sector of the low beam headlight. Thus we get 1 new Bi-Led, 1 standard low beam, 1 standard high beam. Theoretically, such a set will be quite enough to clearly improve the standard light. Option 2. This is the installation of two Bi-Led modules instead of the upper two low beam sectors, and leave 1 standard high beam. With this option, the light will be very good, but the headlight’s electricity consumption will already double. And that includes creating heat.
 
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Hello everyone who is following the project. The frame production process is currently underway. So far everything seems to be working out as it should. All modules fit into the headlight. We are still considering two options. These are two low beam modules. And one is purely distant. Then you will be able to maintain the appearance of the standard light. Or instead of one high beam module, two square high beam modules. Everything will depend on what and how it fits in the headlight.
Among the visual differences from standard headlights, the module caps will have to be removed. They greatly distort and cut off the light. But thanks to the rectangular modules, we hope it will be possible to preserve the appearance of the standard headlights.
 

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Hello everyone, we have already assembled a structure from lenses that will be placed inside the headlight. Externally, the lenses are made very close to the OEM headlights. They will be placed in reverse order. OEM is the two top ones are the near modules, and the bottom block is the far one. Now we have mounted the Near module on the frame below. In the middle is a Bi-Led module, on top is a high beam module. Since the top will be hottest, the main beam was placed there, and the cooling is better at the bottom, so the low-beam modules went there. It turns out that the visual of the closest two modules will actually be saved, but not from above, but from below. And there will also be two distant modules (One Bi in the middle and Far on top).
And they decided that the transparent caps would be cut off, since they give a very strong distortion of light. By the way, there is a suspicion that if you simply cut off the transparent caps, the quality of light in the Yukon will greatly improve.
 

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