LED replacement bulbs

[Exodus]

got an 08 H3 base model that i need to replace the standard bulbs ,,want to put LED's in but m having issues determining which style will fit
some say H11,some say H13 fit,,but the parts catalog on both ebay and amazon say neither fit
anybody actually replace with LEDS ?? which style did you use

I'm in Alaska so there is a lot of night driving and REALLY big moose walking on the roads so this is rather important issue

LED light bar you say ?? nope don't wanna go that route

 

[alrock]

I don't think you need a light bar to light up the night. I use Rigid D2 Duallys to light up the road in rural areas and I can see everything I need to - I've used them to dodge wild horses in Monument Valley that my headlights did not illuminate. Small but highly effective - and more effective than you'll get putting LED bulbs into the H3 housing. Most LEDs are not designed to properly use the reflector that are in the halogen headlight assemblies. Some manufacturers are making bulbs that push the light back into the reflector to mimic halogen lamps but with the H13 bulb being a bit of a bastard I haven't seen an LED equivalent that I've wanted to use. But I think others might have different opinions.

The H3 uses an H13 light bulb for the headlight.

 

[Exodus]

The H3 uses an H13 light bulb for the headlight.

thanks for the clarification, bulbs i got in there now work about as well as the old incandescent ones

actually i hate those dam light bars,burn your eyes a mile away

 

[H3V8]

Most LEDs are not designed to properly use the reflector that are in the halogen headlight assemblies

I tried LEDs in the stock housing and they were awful. It looks brighter at first but after some driving in rural areas at night, I found the LEDs just scattered the light a lot and my halogens were actually better visibility. Switched back immediately. I tried a different brand of LEDs off amazon later on for the fog lights, and the same story.

 

[atvspeed4]

I tried LEDs in the stock housing and they were awful. It looks brighter at first but after some driving in rural areas at night, I found the LEDs just scattered the light a lot and my halogens were actually better visibility. Switched back immediately. I tried a different brand of LEDs off amazon later on for the fog lights, and the same story.

Do you have a link to the ones you tried and did not like? I thought in another LED bulb thread there was one brand that people liked?

 

[Jeepwalker]

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[Exodus]

I tried LEDs in the stock housing and they were awful. It looks brighter at first but after some driving in rural areas at night, I found the LEDs just scattered the light a lot and my halogens were actually better visibility. Switched back immediately. I tried a different brand of LEDs off amazon later on for the fog lights, and the same story.

Do you have a link to the ones you tried and did not like? I thought in another LED bulb thread there was one brand that people liked?

do you know the number\letter designation for the instrument cluster ?? wanting to change to ice blue color bulbs

 

[Korby7]

I’ve been running these since February and have been very happy with them. Light throws much better than other LED bulbs I’ve tried.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAMTECH-H...742309&hash=item36491581ac:g:HI8AAOSw4vFZ~SzH

 

[H3V8]

Do you have a link to the ones you tried and did not like? I thought in another LED bulb thread there was one brand that people liked?

The LED headlights I didn't like: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZDLKT9/

The LED fog lights I didn't like: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NJ3KYGU/

Part of the reason I didn't like the LED headlights was because I drove my wife's jeep home one day while she drove the H3 and I was blinded by my H3's headlights. I didn't want to be "that guy" with blinding headlights, but I couldn't ever adjust the height enough to make them not blinding to others and good light for me at the same time.

I put my old headlights back in after which were the Philips CrystalVision Ultra and they seemed about the same total visibility, except not blue-looking (CrystalVisions are very pure white and not yellow), and not blinding.
Link to those: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U1OLAJA/

Ended up getting the STARR HIDs from RamRod later on and those are miles better than either of the above. Haven't changed my fog lights out yet since I don't need them with the HIDs, but those LEDs I have in my fog lights are complete garbage. The light is incredibly scattered. I'll eventually replace the whole fog light unit with something else.

 

[atvspeed4]

They come in different color or temperature light. You would want to get something closer to natural light rather than that blue. I think anything above 5000k is awful to look at.

 

[Exodus]

do you know the number\letter designation for the instrument cluster ?? wanting to change to ice blue color bulbs

ust an FYI, in order to change instrument cluster lights ,they are soldered in place