intheburbs
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Did a bunch of research on headlight and foglight options, and settled on the "buy once, cry once" philosophy. I cried. A lot.
Settled on the Alpharex NOVA series LED projector headlights. Click here
And went with the Diode Dynamics SS3 Max LED fog lights. Click here
I wanted quality lights, good cutoffs (too many people driving poor quality stuff and blinding people), and a ton of light. Yes, I just spent $1600 on lighting.
Install went easy (besides the usual GM asshattery of having to rip apart the entire front end) - headlights were plug and play, but they did take a little finagling to get tight gaps with the fenders. The foglights came with all the necessary adapters to make them plug and play as well, and you simply re-use the 6 button clips holding on the OEM fog housings.
One final mod will be adding the 6-light module, so the fogs stay on when the brights are activated.
First impressions....
Headlight cutoff is super-sharp. A buddy riding with me joked that I can use the cutoffs as an aiming reticle if I ever add James Bond-style machine guns up front. A little more narrow of a throw than I'd like. But super-smooth light distribution with zero hot or cold spots. I give them a 9/10, only because I'd like them a little wider of a beam.
Foglights are stupid-bright with a ridiculously-wide throw. You can't overstate how much they light up the periphery. This is great for me because we live in an area heavy with deer. I joke with a buddy that I'm going to start stenciling his Tundra because he's struck 14 deer. Just a ton of light, all where it needs to go. Now, my only complaint is the the foglights are manual - I have to turn them on every time I get in. The 6-hi mod will help somewhat. On a scale of 1-10, I give them a 15. Seriously.
On with some pics....
Before pic:
During pic:
After pic:
Headlight cutoff
Closer
Fog cutoff
Closer
Headlights only (notice reflective barrier)
Fogs only
Headlights and fogs
Lows and Highs, no fogs
Settled on the Alpharex NOVA series LED projector headlights. Click here
And went with the Diode Dynamics SS3 Max LED fog lights. Click here
I wanted quality lights, good cutoffs (too many people driving poor quality stuff and blinding people), and a ton of light. Yes, I just spent $1600 on lighting.
Install went easy (besides the usual GM asshattery of having to rip apart the entire front end) - headlights were plug and play, but they did take a little finagling to get tight gaps with the fenders. The foglights came with all the necessary adapters to make them plug and play as well, and you simply re-use the 6 button clips holding on the OEM fog housings.
One final mod will be adding the 6-light module, so the fogs stay on when the brights are activated.
First impressions....
Headlight cutoff is super-sharp. A buddy riding with me joked that I can use the cutoffs as an aiming reticle if I ever add James Bond-style machine guns up front. A little more narrow of a throw than I'd like. But super-smooth light distribution with zero hot or cold spots. I give them a 9/10, only because I'd like them a little wider of a beam.
Foglights are stupid-bright with a ridiculously-wide throw. You can't overstate how much they light up the periphery. This is great for me because we live in an area heavy with deer. I joke with a buddy that I'm going to start stenciling his Tundra because he's struck 14 deer. Just a ton of light, all where it needs to go. Now, my only complaint is the the foglights are manual - I have to turn them on every time I get in. The 6-hi mod will help somewhat. On a scale of 1-10, I give them a 15. Seriously.
On with some pics....
Before pic:
During pic:
After pic:
Headlight cutoff
Closer
Fog cutoff
Closer
Headlights only (notice reflective barrier)
Fogs only
Headlights and fogs
Lows and Highs, no fogs