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Halogen vs LED bulbs

Dont have HID and dont want to get them being ballasts always break, want to get a nice bright white light, was looking in LED H11 bulbs and they look really nice and brighter then halogen AND supposed to last way longer. anyone have experience with these? its for my limited 2010
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XenonDepot is a vendor/sponsor on the forum and they make an excellent product. I have the H11 4300K kit with the upgraded bulb and they work fantastic. 10x better than the stock garbage. If you want super bright white with minimal blue, I would go with the 5000K. 4300K is great, but I think 5000K give you a little more white.
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Dont have HID and dont want to get them being ballasts always break, want to get a nice bright white light, was looking in LED H11 bulbs and they look really nice and brighter then halogen AND supposed to last way longer. anyone have experience with these? its for my limited 2010
One problem with LED bulbs in our neck of the woods - they don't get hot enough to melt snow/ice off your headlights as you drive.

Make sure you do a proper projector retrofit when you go led/hid - otherwise you're just another dickhead blinding everyone on the road. My $0.02 - mount an auxiliary LED bar and use it only when there's no oncoming traffic.
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Dont have HID and dont want to get them being ballasts always break, want to get a nice bright white light, was looking in LED H11 bulbs and they look really nice and brighter then halogen AND supposed to last way longer. anyone have experience with these? its for my limited 2010
You have a reflector headlight. NOTHING you put in there will work properly. (ETA: Except maybe a 'better' halogen bulb)

And fyi, the only ballasts that "always break" are the cheap shit ones, just like any other cheap junk product will.
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XenonDepot is a vendor/sponsor on the forum and they make an excellent product. I have the H11 4300K kit with the upgraded bulb and they work fantastic. 10x better than the stock garbage. If you want super bright white with minimal blue, I would go with the 5000K. 4300K is great, but I think 5000K give you a little more white.
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You have a reflector headlight. NOTHING you put in there will work properly. (ETA: Except maybe a 'better' halogen bulb)

And fyi, the only ballasts that "always break" are the cheap shit ones, just like any other cheap junk product will.
i checked out XenonDepot and they seemed pretty decent, has anyone purchased HID's from them? do they last?? Do they work well in the cold winters?
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Yes, yes, and lastly IDK.
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do they last??
Do they work well in the cold winters?
Where the heck are you getting this stuff? You need to stick with halogens.
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Where the heck are you getting this stuff? You need to stick with halogens.
soooo, does that mean they dont work well in cold winters??
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soooo, does that mean they dont work well in cold winters??
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soooo, does that mean they dont work well in cold winters??
That's correct. Perhaps you've noticed the absence of premium cars in colder climates? You know; Audi, Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Volvo, Infiniti, Range Rover .... all the ones with HIDs as standard equipment.

Like I said, save yourself the grief and stick with halogen. Oh, and stay out of the Kool-Aid.
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man all those vehicles in Minnesota must suck in the winter time, especially in north Dakota.

I see plenty of brand new luxury brands in north Dakota. hell there is even a tesla in town, albeit the only one and there isn't a supercharger in the whole state.

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I prefer The retrofit source for lighting upgrades.

I have ordered from both places, both are good and work. But the build quality of the retrofit source's products are leaps and bounds ahead of what xenon depot uses.

This is my opinion. Not knocking xenon depot at all.
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XenonDepot is a vendor/sponsor on the forum and they make an excellent product. I have the H11 4300K kit with the upgraded bulb and they work fantastic. 10x better than the stock garbage. If you want super bright white with minimal blue, I would go with the 5000K. 4300K is great, but I think 5000K give you a little more white.
I second this. Just installed the same kit this weekend with the Phillips OEM bulbs. Looks awesome. A bit of extra wiring with the relay harnesses but i'll take that over any chance of frying the stock wiring.
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That's correct. Perhaps you've noticed the absence of premium cars in colder climates? You know; Audi, Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Volvo, Infiniti, Range Rover .... all the ones with HIDs as standard equipment.

Like I said, save yourself the grief and stick with halogen. Oh, and stay out of the Kool-Aid.
that doesnt make sense, therers PLENTY of luxury cars in Canada WITH HID's and they work fine in the winter. Anyway i ordered a pair off ddm tunning, they offer lifetime warranty at an amaazing price and have amazing reviews AND people that have purchased them say they work just fine in freezing temperatures
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