Cree LED bulb headlight conversion write-up *pics*

It all started about a month ago when my friend came by my shop with his 2003 Ford Exploder. He had purchased a new set of 6000K Cree LED bulb conversions for it and had me install them. I was pleasantly surprised to see how bright, white and focused they were.

So I bought a set of glass H4 conversions online for $25 shipped. They have the lines in them as well so they emulate the stock sealed beams and are very similar to the Hella lenses as well.

I made sure that I got some good quality 5000K H4 Cree LED bulbs with high and low beam capabilities. I also wanted to fan cool the bulbs as I heard they get quite hot. There are other kits that are just bulbs only with no ballasts which are cheaper but only put out about 600-800 lumens. If you opt for the ones with ballasts then you are getting into a much brighter 1800 lumens per bulb. Try to stay within the 5000-6000K color temperature for a nice, white light. My kit cost me $74 including shipping from China.

Pictured below is the kit itself and the installation which was really easy to do. I was worried that the bulb, fan and wires would be too deep to fit in the factory mounting location but was happy that it all fit without a problem. I squeezed the factory light socket out of its normal spot and in behind the grille. I temporarily mounted it with zap straps to the original headlight wiring harness. I will find a better place to mount it more permanently. I did a couple of left/right comparisons with the drivers side being OEM and the passenger side being the Cree and H4 conversion kit. The color and brightness of light is pretty dramatic but NOT a heat score like HIDs. I had to do a little re-aiming afterwards but otherwise it looked great.

I am very happy with my purchase! For just over $100 I have a much whiter, brighter light without the 'in your face' light that HID's bring. They will last 30,000 hours and don't have any warm up time either. Highly recommended!