LED conversion for 15-17 Mustangs?

[Intrepid175]

Has anyone tried these?

https://www.headlightexperts.com/ca.../d3s-led-headlight-conversion-kit/category/2/

They require splicing wires but only needs two, a positive and negative connection. It obviously requires bypassing the factory HID ballast. The ad doesn't specifically say but I thought these would maintain low and high beam functionality but I don't see how that's going to happen with just a two wire setup. Any opinions are greatly appreciated.

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[TexasRebel]

Don't.

 

[Chef jpd]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[Intrepid175]

Don't.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

I appeciate the responses guys, and I have to admit that I'm not keen on modifying the factory wiring, but do you have any factual reasoning for your opinions?

The reason I'm considering this is that the one aspect of my 2016 GT that I'm disappointed in is the headlights. The low beams are adequate but not great. The high beams are a joke. I've found these, and I've found HID's that are both rated at 6000k color temps and 4000 lumens. These were a bit cheaper than the HID's which is why I'm looking at them. I've also seen conflicting opinions as to how much difference they really make. That seems to be a common denominator for me these days when I start considering any king of modification on my Mustang.

 

[dogiebitt]

Unless you're comparing the Mustang to a lifted truck with light bars, I don't know how you can say that the Mustang's stock headlights are even remotely bad. The car is low to the ground and the lights shine at the road, not at the surroundings. For me, it took a few months to get used to the crisp cut off line (coming from crappy halogen lights on last car) and not being able to see above that line very well.
Like the other's said, it would be dumb to mess with the high/low beams on this car because they are already great. The highbeams will burn oncoming traffic's retinas for sure.

 

[Freedom]

the 15-17 lowbeams are good but the not the best so I can sympathize with looking for upgrades. The 4500-5000K factory bulb does bother me in terms of appearance still my sidemarkers/turnsignal are a brighter 6K white. I didn't want to finesse my way into the housing so I havent upgraded mine personally, but I would have went for the HID since its a direct upgrade as I hate splicing wires.

Though, the LED seem cool and if you go for it Id be really interested in seeing the results posted here!
Remember to relevel the beam to appropriate spec.

 

[Freedom]

the 15-17 lowbeams are at a good brightness but the not the best so I can sympathize with looking for upgrades. The 4500-5000K factory bulb does bother me in terms of appearance since my sidemarkers/turnsignal are a brighter 6K white. I didn't want to finesse my way into the housing so I havent upgraded mine personally, but I would have went for the HID since its a direct upgrade as I hate splicing wires.

Though, the LED seem cool and if you go for it Id be really interested in seeing the results posted here!
Remember to relevel the beam to appropriate spec.


Inside our headlights is a shutter that blocks off the highbeam when not requested. So our 1 bulb can be considered in always on "highbeam" mode. As long as that circuit/wiring still works Id wager high beam will work as per usual.

 

[Intrepid175]

Unless you're comparing the Mustang to a lifted truck with light bars, I don't know how you can say that the Mustang's stock headlights are even remotely bad. The car is low to the ground and the lights shine at the road, not at the surroundings. For me, it took a few months to get used to the crisp cut off line (coming from crappy halogen lights on last car) and not being able to see above that line very well.
Like the other's said, it would be dumb to mess with the high/low beams on this car because they are already great. The highbeams will burn oncoming traffic's retinas for sure.

I would never compare the Mustang's headlights to a lifted truck with light bars. I've driven a bunch of cars that aren't any higher than the Mustang is. I drove an '06 Civic and an '04 S2000 that were better than my Mustang, headlight wise. My impression on the low beams is, they put out a nice pattern but it stops very abruptly at a certain distance in front of the car. That might just be an aiming issue. Mainly, it's the high beams that I'm disappointed with. I drive down my residential street and flip on the high beams and all I get is a dim extension of what I had with the low beams. My other car is a 2013 Toyota Rav4. Drive down my street under the same lighting conditions, flip on the high beams and it totally illuminates the entire road ahead. There is a night and day difference, no pun intended. The headlights on my Rav4 are only a couple of inches higher than the Mustang's, certainly not enough of a difference to account for the difference in light output.

None of this is "end of the world" stuff. I love virtually everything else about the car. I'm just looking for possible upgrades and was hoping someone with actual experience to share.

 

[Intrepid175]

the 15-17 lowbeams are at a good brightness but the not the best so I can sympathize with looking for upgrades. The 4500-5000K factory bulb does bother me in terms of appearance since my sidemarkers/turnsignal are a brighter 6K white. I didn't want to finesse my way into the housing so I havent upgraded mine personally, but I would have went for the HID since its a direct upgrade as I hate splicing wires.

Though, the LED seem cool and if you go for it Id be really interested in seeing the results posted here!
Remember to relevel the beam to appropriate spec.


Inside our headlights is a shutter that blocks off the highbeam when not requested. So our 1 bulb can be considered in always on "highbeam" mode. As long as that circuit/wiring still works Id wager high beam will work as per usual.

I do understand. I was a little taken aback when I discovered you had to remove to front facia before you could remove the headlight housings to finally replace the bulbs. Ford could definitely have done a better design job than that. Fortunately, removing the front facia doesn't seem to be that complicated. I've read good things about LED technology but have also seen discussions that talk about possible issues putting LED bulbs in housings designed for other lighting technologies. I don't think switching from HID's to LED's will be much of a problem. My biggest issue is having to cut and splice the wires which is something I didn't gel to at first. CJ Pony Parts sells a 6k HID that's a direct replacement. Also, I finally discovered the thing about the high/low beam shutter in the headlight housing. That cleared up a number of misconceptions!

 

[TexasRebel]

I appeciate the responses guys, and I have to admit that I'm not keen on modifying the factory wiring, but do you have any factual reasoning for your opinions?

Try adjusting the aim first.
Don't buy important things from an unknown company (brakes, headlights, tires...)
Why is the splice necessary?
CANBUS circuitry? ...?! In a 2 wire bulb? That's akin to companies putting "blockchain" in their name to raise their stock price last year.
4,000 lumens per bulb seems too bright.

 

[NoVaGT]

Don't.

There are specific laws for the lumens a vehicle's lighting system can put out.

And FYI, there's no way an '06 Civic and an '04 S2000 have better headlights. No way.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

And FYI, there's no way an '06 Civic and an '04 S2000 have better headlights. No way.

So maybe they are not aimed right as previously suggested.

 

[NoVaGT]

So maybe they are not aimed right as previously suggested.

Or the Hondas had modified headlights.

 

[Ebm]

Don't.

There are specific laws for the lumens a vehicle's lighting system can put out.

And FYI, there's no way an '06 Civic and an '04 S2000 have better headlights. No way.

Yeah, I have to agree with my boy Nova. Your headlights must not be aimed correctly as they are WORLDS better than any 2000s Civic or S2000. Heck, the S197(13-14) HIDs are good as well.

Our HID system uses a projector for a focused beam of bright light. You can't compare ANY halogen setup to this. HIDs in a projector setup win hands down over halogen bulbs with reflectors. The reason lifted trucks might be brighter is the dumbass has a light without a reflector or he put HIDs in a halogen housing. I can't stand that. It blinds everyone on the road and just pisses people off.

 

[NoVaGT]

I'mma gonna' go wipe my headlights down.

Just because of this thread.

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