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12-13-2014, 05:20 PM
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1996 SL1
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How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
I have a 96 SL2 Base Auto. I feel safe driving in winding backwood roads, but would prefer more visibility than what my headlights currently offer. I have no idea where to start. I do know that the state I live in requires all aftermarket lighting equipment be DOT or SAE approved. I'm not afraid to work on the car myself, but not comfortable at all to touch the CPU.
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Grandma's '96 SL1 140k |
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12-13-2014, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ann Arbor MI
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2002 SL1
2006 VUE Red Line
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Re: How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
1. Forget about LEDs
2. Look for Phillips HIR bulbs for the car. http://store.candlepower.com/hirlighting.html 3. Headlights do not affect the ECU/PCM |
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12-13-2014, 06:35 PM
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Location: san diego
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2005 VUE 2.2L
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Re: How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
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here https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...iving%20lights
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'05 ,2.2L, FWD,5-speed stick with transaxle death rattle is history,,, '17 Suby Forester 245216 mi. VUe is off to the dealer auction I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass, I eat cows. |
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12-13-2014, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Virginia
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2002 SL2
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Re: How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
Fog lights...
Switch, two lights with bracket, some fuse box parts, and 20 minutes work... Parts can be found in a junkyard... A 9011 bulb can be used instead of the 9005/9006 headlight bulb, with some modification to the base. Or Silverstar Ultra's...
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2002 Silver SL2, manual, 5th gear swap (.605), 80,000 miles, black badges, 205/60R15 "H" rated tires, 5mm spacers rear... Pennzoil Maximum Power 0W-30, Champion COS3600... NGK BKR6E-11 spark plugs |
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12-13-2014, 07:39 PM
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2002 SL1
2006 VUE Red Line
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Re: How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
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01-01-2015, 04:09 PM
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Location: Kentucky
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2002 SC2
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Re: How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
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You basically have two options: A: Replace your headlights with something brighter. Too bright is not DOT compliant. At least not on-road. B: Add driving lights (basically the same thing as fog lights but not yellow). Aiming the lights too high (where they would blind oncoming traffic) or adding too bright of lights is not DOT compliant. |
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01-01-2015, 04:50 PM
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Re: How do I safely convert to LED headlights?
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Current: 1999 SC2, 198,XXX Past: 1989 Mustang LX, Unknown mileage(JY engine in it when I got it) |
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