I've been running these LEDs for over 2 years. I bought them on Amazon. I'm sure there must be better stuff on the market now, but they work very well. Literally like night and day. They have both high and low beam functions. I've never been flashed or yelled at by anyone. They are plug and play.

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1988 Pontiac Fiero GT, Black w/Beechwood interior
Featured in the 2018 Fiero Store calendar month of May
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI S

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"Dim" HL can be one to several problems.
Many don't fix them and new or "upgraded" HL can have same problems and even have a fire because of crap wiring.
See my Cave, Headlights

⚠️ A lot of Amazon Ebay and other LED HL are illegal. Worse, often have bogus DOT mark.
When you only see this on HL lens...

Is a counterfeit and illegal.

Look at any legal HL every mark "printed" on lenses is required to be legal including name/logo from the maker.
Bottom of HL page has 1 example showing a full DOT string/code for HL.

Very few aftermarket LED HL are actually DOT listed and legal. Most have a high cost like $200 $300 or more.
Recent cheaper ones now have tested for DOT, one example in this thread but many iffy to poor reviews on amazon and others.
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...1/HTML/098299-2.html

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quote Originally posted by 87_FieroGT: I've been running these LEDs for over 2 years. I bought them on Amazon. I'm sure there must be better stuff on the market now, but they work very well. Literally like night and day. They have both high and low beam functions. I've never been flashed or yelled at by anyone. They are plug and play.

Do they somehow direct the beam pattern? If you could, any pics of the pattern on say.. a garage door?

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quote Originally posted by 2.5: Do they somehow direct the beam pattern? If you could, any pics of the pattern on say.. a garage door?

Haven't got any pictures like that and I don't take it out often at night, but I did have my wife snap this picture taken on a dark road shortly after I installed them.

The light is most certainly not as focused as the OE headlamps, but it's also not as scattered as you might think it could be. It is much brighter and whiter.

I've never had any complaints from other drivers and it's nice knowing I'm being seen by the monstrous SUVs that prowl this area. It's also much easier on my aging eyes.

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1988 Pontiac Fiero GT, Black w/Beechwood interior
Featured in the 2018 Fiero Store calendar month of May
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI S

quote Originally posted by 87_FieroGT: Haven't got any pictures like that and I don't take it out often at night, but I did have my wife snap this picture taken on a dark road shortly after I installed them. The light is most certainly not as focused as the OE headlamps, but it's also not as scattered as you might think it could be. It is much brighter and whiter. I've never had any complaints from other drivers and it's nice knowing I'm being seen by the monstrous SUVs that prowl this area. It's also much easier on my aging eyes. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE

They don't flash you or otherwise complain mean nothing. You're lighting trees and Back of sign(s) to easily take picture = lights are likely blinding others.

Is why 2.5 wanted that pic. Such pic's show light pattern especially on Low Beam.

For Traditional DOT "Sealed Beam" HL ("Standard" and Halogens), Both Beams can light up Face of road signs including above a road but the road signs has reflective finishes for this.
Newer types w/ tighter cutoff, the LB have a harder time to light signs mounted high above or left side of roads. The "kink" cutoff allows more light to the right.
Legal High Beams don't cutoff but still focus enough won't light trees above or way off the road sideways.
See http://www.vehiclergb.com/news/blog-a-7391744.html for RHT DOT and ECE cutoff examples plus LHT ECE cutoff for UK and others.
ETA-->Seems example cutoff link sells many iffy to illegal HL even when have that page. Is one of best showing LB cutoff in 1 short page.

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