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Best headlights for a Jeep Wrangler JK?

Headlight Housings, LED Lighting, Uncategorized, Vehicle Specific

Headlight Revolution tested all the top brands of 7″ Round Headlights to find the very best of the best for the Jeep Wrangler JK.

There are many factors that go into determining whether a 7″ Round Headlight performs well or not, the most important being beam pattern and brightness. In order for a headlight’s performance to be great, it must have a good combination of beam pattern and brightness.

If a headlight has an incredible brightness but has a terrible beam pattern several issues will arise. First, all other drivers on the road would experience excruciating blindness since light is being thrown all over. Second, it actually appears dimmer for the driver, light is being dispersed everywhere but down the road.

In Headlight Revolution’s video, all the tested headlights are shown with beam patterns and brightness. Listen to what they have to say about each one, and see what one is best for you!

Based on the results, here are our Top 5:

JW Speaker 8700 J2

Low Beam: 810 Max Lux High Beam: 1590 Max Lux

Morimoto Super 7

Low Beam: 970 Max Lux High Beam: 980 Max Lux

Vision X Vortex (VX Series)

Low Beam: 900 Max Lux High Beam: 1100 Max Lux

KC HiLites Gravity Pro

Low Beam: 660 Max Lux High Beam: 1350 Max Lux

Truck Lite 27270C-MP

Low Beam: 820 Max Lux High Beam: 1990 Max Lux

Convert 09-18 Ram Reflector Headlights into Projector the easy way with Headlight Revolution

Headlight Housings, HID Lighting

Everybody wants to change their Dodge Ram Reflector Headlights into Projector

The most basic trim levels on the Ram trucks all come with standard reflector style headlights and because the projector headlights look better, everyone wants to convert their Ram Reflector Headlights into Projector. They look like the types of headlights you’ll see on just about any truck made in the 2000’s. Basic, normal, dull, dim reflector headlights. If you’re dreaming of brighter headlights or just better looking, modem headlights just like the higher trim packages, we’ve got just the product for you! Installing Ram Projector headlights in place of Reflector headlights is easy to do with these harnesses at Headlight Revolution.

The OEM reflector headlight housings have the exact same shape as the OEM projector headlight housings. Switching to projector headlights from the reflector headlights involves some wiring adjustments. That is where this harness comes in and solves all the issues to make it a plug and play install.

Designed to adapt the 2009+ Dodge Ram Projector style headlights onto trucks that came standard with the basic Dual Halogen headlights, this harness will allow you to upgrade to the most modern Ram look without cutting, splicing, or modifying anything on the truck’s factory harness. It’s a seamless solution to keep your low and high beams under control on the new OEM projector lights using the original controls inside the cabin. The outputs will plug directly into the multi-pin connector on the back of each headlight from Dodge. This harness is designed to work with the OEM Mopar projector headlights or the aftermarket version from TYC. Both share the same multi-pin connector on the back, so the choice is yours!

Watch the video!

You can watch the video here with more details:

Don’t be mistaken: upgrading to the projector headlights is not easy UNLESS you have this harness! You’re dealing with completely different connections on both ends, not to mention the always-annoying Mopar CANBUS system… These conversion harnesses are designed to make the upgrade easy. No hiccups, no flickering, no problem! They even have a built-in resistor to control the LED turn signals found inside the projector headlight housings.

So if you want the look of the higher Ram trim levels, get these harnesses and upgrade to projector headlights the simplest way. Find and shop for these harnesses at Headlight Revolution here.

2017 Ford F150 LED S-V.3 Headlight Bulbs are Brighter than OEM LED!

Halogen Lighting, Headlight Housings, LED Lighting

Many vehicles today are coming with LED headlights right off the line but before this was a popular item to find direct from the manufacturer, people were already upgrading their lighting to high power LED or HID conversion kits. They do this because they want brighter lights than what was available through their old halogen headlight bulbs. Now that you’re seeing more cars and trucks come with LED or HID headlights I was curious to see how they compared to the aftermarket “conversion kit” type of option out there.

New Headlight Style for Ford

Today we got to test out the new style LED headlights on a Ford F-150 Raptor. You can get these headlights on a Non-Raptor F150, but that’s what happened to show up at our shop. The 2015 – 2017 Ford F-150 has the new “C” shaped headlight housing and comes with your choice of halogen headlights at a bargain, or an extra $3,000 for the LED option made by Ford. You can already purchase an LED Headlight Bulb kit for your F150 and so we tested the halogen headlights, versus the OEM Ford LED headlights versus the new S-V.3 LED headlights. Here are the results:

Lux and Beam Patterns:

Lux is not the same as Lumen. Lumen is the sheer amount of light produced, whereas Lux is a measurement of how intense the light is at a certain point in space, like at 50 feet down the road, right in the center, the Lux can be measured between different lights to see which one sends more light in front of you than another. So for this comparison, we used a digital light meter to see how much Lux was created by each headlight option in a controlled environment. We put each headlight at 30 feet away from the wall and found the brightest single point in the beam pattern for the testing:

The 2015+ Ford F150 halogen reflector headlight produced 608 Lux at 30 feet. This H11 halogen headlight bulb is rated at about 1,100 Lumen per bulb.

The 2016+ Ford F150 LED module headlight produced 590 Lux at 30 feet.

The 2015+ Ford F150 reflector headlight with the S-V.3 LED headlight bulbs produced 905 Lux at 30 feet. This H11 LED headlight bulb is rated at about 3,000 Lumen per bulb.

Lux and Lumen Ratings:

The old style halogen reflector headlights use a 55w halogen headlight bulb rated at about 1,100 Lumen per bulb. In this test, they produced 608 Lumen of light at 30 feet. The new style OEM LED Ford F150 headlights produced only 590 Lux at 30 feet… Yes, that’s right – the halogen reflector headlights were brighter!

Then we plugged in the S-V.3 LED headlight bulbs and the Ford F150 LED S-V.3 bulbs tested a whopping 905 Lux at 30 feet! That means the S-V.3 H11 LED headlight bulbs are 50% brighter than both Ford OEM headlights! This was a very surprising test indeed!

OEM Ford F150 Reflector Halogen: 608 Lux
OEM Ford LED F150 Headlight: 590 Lux
S-V.3 LED Headlight: 905 Lux

S-V.3 LED Headlight bulbs kit from Headlight Revolution.

Temperature of the Heated 8800 JW Speaker 4×6 LED Headlight

Headlight Housings, LED Lighting

The new 8800 4×6 LED headlight from JW Speaker gets really hot! This is a good thing because if people are driving large trucks through the mountains ice and snow buildup on the headlight lens can be a real safety concern. Until now, if you want a hot headlight, you needed an incandescent headlight…and nobody wants that because they’re not bright and use a ton of energy! A couple years ago Truck-Lite introduced the world’s first heated lens LED headlight housing for sealed beam applications. It was a 7″ round version

The First Heated Headlight:

A couple years ago Truck-Lite introduced the world’s first heated lens LED headlight housing for sealed beam applications. It was a 7″ round version like this: Truck-Lite 27275C. In 2017 JW Speaker released a 4×6″ sealed beam version as one iteration of their Model 8800 Evolution 2 product line. The JW Speaker model 8800 Evolution 2 4×6″ sealed beam LED headlight housing comes in a black or chrome style, and each is available in a heated lens or non-heated-lens variant.

The new 4×6 heated lens 8800 is available in a black or chrome version.

After 5 minutes of continuous use:

The non-heated lens 8800 4×6 LED produces an average of 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
The traditional halogen 4×6 sealed beam produces an average of 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
The heated lens 8800 4×6 LED produces an average of 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

Non-Heated 4×6″ 8800:

Heated 4×6″ 8800:

J.W. Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 LED Headlight Review

Headlight Housings, LED Lighting

JW Speaker is a company located in Wisconsin…that actually manufactures in Wisconsin! Can you believe it? This company is one of the last big brands that keeps their building processes in house, in the USA. If that’s not enough of a reason to buy their products, think about the fact that 99% of all cheap chinese headlights coming out on the market today were inspired by these American designs, or straight-up copied! I mean, if they’re good enough to be copied, why not buy the originals?

The real JW Speaker LED headlights have a better warranty (5 years), have better fit and finish, and better light output than any of the copycat headlights you’ll find that look like these, or are “inspired” by this design.

jw speaker 8700 evolution 2 led headlight — Not only do these headlights have a futuristic and sleek design, they’re also super efficient! They draw less than half the amperage of your old halogen headlights and produce WAY better light! Check out the video down below for a full rundown of performance and specs.

8700 evolution 2 led headlight — The JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 is available in black or chrome versions. Both have the exact same light output characteristics – the only difference is the look on your vehicle.

8700 evo 2 jw speaker led headlight low beam — JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 Low Beam

8700 evo 2 jw speaker led headlight high beam — JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 High Beam

8700 evo 2 jw speaker led headlight low beam 2 — JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 Low Beam

evo 2 jw speaker led headlight high beam 2 — JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 High Beam

Vision X Vortex 7″ Round LED Headlight Review

Headlight Housings, LED Lighting

If you’re considering upgrading your old style sealed beam 7″ round headlights to LED, you should definitely check out the Vision X Vortex headlight. This headlight has the best lifetime warranty you’ll find, and is also one of the brightest on the market today, if not THE brightest… The Low beam uses a traditional MSR (multi-surface-reflector) design, and the high beam uses the same technology as some Vision X LED off-road light bars, so you know you’re getting an amazing high beam! The Vision X Vortex comes in a black-chrome version or a polished-chrome version. Both of them have the same light output characteristics so your only decision is if you want your new headlight to be shiny or stealthy!