[Jhamlett5]

Need some honest opinions on this looking to upgrade to hid or led, need some bright ones! I drive 30 min to work in the middle of the night in Montana and deer/wildlife well there everywhere. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[FishnAlaska]

LED bulb would not give you the brightness your looking for, HID's would be better, but the best setup is getting a set retrofitted and using a projector for the lowbeam in conjunction with an HID bulb. Retrofits can be very expensive though. Have you though about mounting a light bar in the lower grill?

 

[Steamguy]

Have you though about mounting a light bar in the lower grill?

I'm with Fishn. I live in a rural area, and the best thing is a set of auxiliary lights, wired to your high beams. That way you don't blind anyone when you hit the dimmer...

 

[LaxDfns15]

Here's LED bulbs in the stock housing. Highs and lows, and I have a 32" bar right in front of the nissan burger if I need more light. Like Fishn said, it's not HID quality, but it's far and above halogen lighting.

 

[FishnAlaska]

HID's with projectors in OEM headlights (retrofit) low beam only

HID's in OEM housing without projectors and high beam on

 

[Jadar1985]

I just installed some LED bulbs I found on Amazon. I think the HIDs get brighter and I'm about to make the switch. Probably dumping my projector headlights too.

 

[Jhamlett5]

Jadar you dumping your projector lights? I was looking to go a retrofit route with hids that seems to be the way to go. I have since done led cubes for fog lights and a 24" led bar below the grill to help for now....

 

[FishnAlaska]

Lights purchased with projectors in them are no comparison to retrofit projectors...

 

[Jhamlett5]

Oh okay I guess I will be looking for a set of the retrofit style headlights next!

 

[LaxDfns15]

Oh okay I guess I will be looking for a set of the retrofit style headlights next!

That's the best option you'll have, but be prepared to shell out some cash. A decent set of projectors and bulbs will be about $400. This is if you do the retrofit yourself. If someone does it for you then add labor on top of that.

Like Fishn said, don't bother with the aftermarket projector housings on ebay they're garbage. Depo OEM housings are decent if you don't want to tear apart your housings.

 

[Tristan Downey]

Are there links to see the different retrofit headlights for the 2017s that you could identify?

 

[FishnAlaska]

Not too many have done retrofits on second gen lights, Pyramid Automotive (Cmorse) did one late last year for a member on the Facebook site. I recall him saying it was one of the toughest builds he has done, not sure if he was going to do another set.

 

[all torque]

I have Retro-Solutions LEDs and they are pretty bright. These are my low beam comparison. The third pic is with LED fog lights. The fourth pic is my high beams before I was done adjusting them. If that is not bright enough then you might need a light bar.

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[Mach1tosh]

I have Retro-Solutions LEDs and they are pretty bright. These are my low beam comparison. The third pic is with LED fog lights. The fourth pic is my high beams before I was done adjusting them. If that is not bright enough then you might need a light bar.

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Have LED bulbs on the way. Is there a specific orientation for them, LEDs top and bottom or side to side? I haven't got them yet so no idea what the instructions might say.

 

[all torque]

Have LED bulbs on the way. Is there a specific orientation for them, LEDs top and bottom or side to side? I haven't got them yet so no idea what the instructions might say.

I just installed them as I would with the regular bulbs. Insert and twist until it hits the stop. I haven't had any issues.

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[wanderMT]

Need some honest opinions on this looking to upgrade to hid or led, need some bright ones! I drive 30 min to work in the middle of the night in Montana and deer/wildlife well there everywhere. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

The deer you hit you will never see coming (in time) and it won't be from lack of light. My experience anyway. Aim lights a little higher and install new bulbs. Can pay deductible with money saved..