Hi all
When I purchased my 2003 Envoy I for sure was going to upgrade the headlights. I've had HID in my past 3 Jimmies and loved them. All eBay purchases, the cheap $35 kits. Of the 10 or so I bought for myself and family cars, I had a couple of duds. Overall I was OK with the outcome.
Now on the scene are LED lights. I first considered these last year but so expensive. Once I found a Envoy I thought I'd look for LED kits and see what has happened in the last year.
After some research I decided on the Torchstar kits. Only a few reviews, but they were all good. I was concerned about light output because many of the cheap bulbs had very poor reviews. $89 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OB2WZGK/ref=pe_385040_128020140_TE_3p_dp_1
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They came in a classy box.
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I've installed 35W HID and have used 55W HID for most of the installs. These LED are compatible with the 35W HID as far as intensity.
On my Envoy I had to trim the plastic housing to make room for the LED bulb cooling fins.
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The bulbs do not allow the use of the rubber cover so I'll see how this goes long term. I trimmed the hole with side cutters while the old 9003 bulb was installed so I wouldn't get plastic bits in the opening.
The LED output is very white and clean, no color visible.
Just the right LED installed. I did adjust the lights down lower.
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More glare than I had hoped for. My 1999 Jimmy has 55W HID and very little glare all things considered. I've only had one or two oncoming cars flash me in 3 years. Maybe somebody could advise me if projector assemblies are available
This is the OEM 9006 bulbs. Dark rainy night.
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This is the LED bulbs, adjusted down. The road has a bit of a rise and I'm a bit lower than the first shot.
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Super easy to install, just pop out the old bulb, and pop in the LED, make sure you have clearance for the cooling fins, and plug the harness into the LED harness. They are instant on! Would be a great high beam upgrade, I just may do this. Very little heat at the housing lens after being on about an hour.
When I purchased my 2003 Envoy I for sure was going to upgrade the headlights. I've had HID in my past 3 Jimmies and loved them. All eBay purchases, the cheap $35 kits. Of the 10 or so I bought for myself and family cars, I had a couple of duds. Overall I was OK with the outcome.
Now on the scene are LED lights. I first considered these last year but so expensive. Once I found a Envoy I thought I'd look for LED kits and see what has happened in the last year.
After some research I decided on the Torchstar kits. Only a few reviews, but they were all good. I was concerned about light output because many of the cheap bulbs had very poor reviews. $89 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OB2WZGK/ref=pe_385040_128020140_TE_3p_dp_1
They came in a classy box.
I've installed 35W HID and have used 55W HID for most of the installs. These LED are compatible with the 35W HID as far as intensity.
On my Envoy I had to trim the plastic housing to make room for the LED bulb cooling fins.
The bulbs do not allow the use of the rubber cover so I'll see how this goes long term. I trimmed the hole with side cutters while the old 9003 bulb was installed so I wouldn't get plastic bits in the opening.
The LED output is very white and clean, no color visible.
Just the right LED installed. I did adjust the lights down lower.
More glare than I had hoped for. My 1999 Jimmy has 55W HID and very little glare all things considered. I've only had one or two oncoming cars flash me in 3 years. Maybe somebody could advise me if projector assemblies are available
This is the OEM 9006 bulbs. Dark rainy night.
This is the LED bulbs, adjusted down. The road has a bit of a rise and I'm a bit lower than the first shot.
Super easy to install, just pop out the old bulb, and pop in the LED, make sure you have clearance for the cooling fins, and plug the harness into the LED harness. They are instant on! Would be a great high beam upgrade, I just may do this. Very little heat at the housing lens after being on about an hour.
