Question about LED head and tail lights - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

wilfredwong · 01-10-2014, 06:14 AM

Are there actually any DOT approved LED head or tail lights?
I really love LEDs but I don't want to get into any troubles because of them

OICU812 · 01-10-2014, 07:17 AM

You can buy LED bulbs, relays for tail lights etc at Diode Dynamics and various dealers. Headlights best best is HID as there are no good projecting LED lights for low beam and high beam.

Diode Dynamics · 01-10-2014, 03:23 PM

For your low-beams I still recommend HIDs for the most usable light output.

Unless you are running a Red/Blue LED up front, or blue in the back, you won't have any issues with LEDs.

Feel free to PM me if you need more information

Nick C.

soundman98 · 01-13-2014, 10:53 PM

there are no DOT approved led headlights available for this car, because the housings were approved to only use a halogen or hid light source--depending on the housing. legally, changing the bulb type from anything that it was not approved with is illegal.

mush · 01-13-2014, 11:52 PM

stick with 4300k-5000k and ur gonna be fine

KI_ZN6 · 01-14-2014, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mush

stick with 4300k-5000k and ur gonna be fine

That's right, 4300k and 5000k are very practical color choices that maximizes visibility

01-10-2014, 06:14 AM	#1
wilfredwong Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 13 FR-S Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 113 Thanks: 78 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Question about LED head and tail lights Are there actually any DOT approved LED head or tail lights? I really love LEDs but I don't want to get into any troubles because of them

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Diode Dynamics Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 2,770 Thanks: 1,503 Thanked 1,761 Times in 877 Posts Mentioned: 197 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	For your low-beams I still recommend HIDs for the most usable light output. Unless you are running a Red/Blue LED up front, or blue in the back, you won't have any issues with LEDs. Feel free to PM me if you need more information Nick C. __________________ John C. Diode Dynamics Follow Us: FB // IG // YT // TikTok

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