Best stock look headlight upgrade?

[Rubiconned]

Sell me the RetroBrights and get the Toyota’s!

OK. $400

 

[Rubiconned]

Upgraded to the summit LED kit. Looks period correct, sealed beam, not blue and reasonably priced. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-rp22677

What's the color temp?

 

[JMT]

OK. $400

Can't blame a guy for trying!

 

[MikekiM]

I have these from Holly, very bright easy install, kinda pricy tho... Top pic is holly, bottom is original


https://www.holley.com/products/electrical/led_lighting/retrobright/parts/LFRB180

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I have the Holley's RetroBrights...
Tried two sets of cheap Chinesium LEDs, then the Toyota/Koito H4s and finally settled on the Holley's. That was about two years ago. Zero Regrets
I wanted to stay period correct but with a brighter, 5700k output.

I've got the RetroBrights too. If I had known about the Toyotas first I would have done that and saved some $

Pattern is great. I hated the warm temperature.

Would these work? https://auxbeam.com/products/gx-ultra-h4-gp00010787

And on another note what would I use to brighten the fog lights. Maybe with a yellow bulb? If I need to get a new housing that is fine but I want it to still look oem. I saw online that due to the reflectors it won’t be much brighter. What I want to do this jeep is OEM+ lol

I have a yellow H3 bulb in the Hella driving lights. No brighter. Just more yellower.

 

[red02tj]

What's the color temp?

they don't list the specs but I'd say somewhere close to 5700k, its not halogen warm, nor is it annoying blue.

 

[DaveC]

they don't list the specs but I'd say somewhere close to 5700k, its not halogen warm, nor is it annoying blue.


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I'm sure it's been mentioned but haven't been able to confirm... Looks like these are 100% plug and play; no additional relay necessary?

 

[Mr. Bills]

Would these work? https://auxbeam.com/products/gx-ultra-h4-gp00010787

Look at the color temperature of those LED bulbs - very blue. I wouldn't pay $1 for a pair of those, much less the $189 the sellers are asking.

 

[Rubiconned]

I'm sure it's been mentioned but haven't been able to confirm... Looks like these are 100% plug and play; no additional relay necessary?

An harness relay isn't necessary for LEDs because of the low current draw.

 

[JMT]

I went from Toyota to the summit LED.
Toyota dollar to watts for halogen + a top quality relay harness can’t be beat.

Are the Summit LED’s better than the Toyota’s you previously had?

 

[JMT]

OK. $400

Better than $450! Those look really nice. Like the BEST.

 

[PRNDL]

"Best" options for every price range:
$40 - Toyota Koito H4
$200 - Summit LED
$400 - Holley Retrobrite
$700 - KC Gravity

 

[red02tj]

Are the Summit LED’s better than the Toyota’s you previously had?

Equally good but different.
Toyota halogen kit with quality relay harness and an upgraded hella 80/100 bulb, all in ~$50. Don’t think there is anything better in the halogen space.

Summit kit at $200 is much better than eBay/china LED and the color to me is nice and bright without being blue or too warm. I’ve only had them a few months so I don’t have long term results but they are sealed/glass and the wiring looks quality. I have not compared them to JW, Holley etc as ~$500 was over my budget.

 

[03FreedomEdition]

Look at the color temperature of those LED bulbs - very blue. I wouldn't pay $1 for a pair of those, much less the $189 the sellers are asking.

Good catch. I wonder if I can find a white version. I don’t really want halogen light. I just want the housings to look like a sealed beam. My family has a 2022 Subaru Ascent and those lights are not very bright but can still outshine any halogen I have seen. I just want to buy the brightest I can get so I don’t crash into a deer. This jeep has already done that 4 times I want to see them from a mile away

 

[Rubiconned]

I just want to buy the brightest I can get so I don’t crash into a deer.

If money is no option, then out of these:

$40 - Toyota Koito H4
$200 - Summit LED
$450 - Holley Retrobrite
$700 - KC Gravity

The Retrobrites look like stock housings the most but are very bright with your choice of color temps.

 

[LakeBeard]

If money is no option, then out of these:

$40 - Toyota Koito H4
$200 - Summit LED
$450 - Holley Retrobrite
$700 - KC Gravity

The Retrobrites look like stock housings the most but are very bright with your choice of color temps.

Holley is closer to $300

 

[Rubiconned]

Holley is closer to $300

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That's just for two housings and no LED bulbs.

 

[LakeBeard]

That's just for two housings and no LED bulbs.

Good catch, I thought I remebered them being more expenisve.

 

[Rubiconned]

Good catch, I thought I remebered them being more expenisve.

I got 2 housings with bulbs included on sale for about $400 after tax.

 

[03FreedomEdition]

If money is no option, then out of these:

$40 - Toyota Koito H4
$200 - Summit LED
$450 - Holley Retrobrite
$700 - KC Gravity

The Retrobrites look like stock housings the most but are very bright with your choice of color temps.

Money is most definitely an option

 

[MikekiM]

I got 2 housings with bulbs included on sale for about $400 after tax.

That's what I paid for them as well