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Are Morimoto XB LED Headlights DOT Approved?

You need to get the proof!

You should be concerned whether or not your LED headlights are DOT approved: According to the FMVSS108 legal document that regulates automotive lighting – what the manufacturers can and cannot offer to customers – there are a lot of rules and regulations that need to be adhered to in order for a new headlight product to be considered “DOT Approved” or “DOT Compliant” or “Street Legal“. Therefore a lot of headlight products on the market today are not DOT compliant. In fact, a bunch of headlight upgrade products are stamping their packaging or products with the infamous DOT logo in hopes that nobody questions them…

LED Headlights for cars and trucks

If you’re looking for an LED headlight upgrade for your Ford F150, Mustang, Chevy Silverado or other popular car or truck you need to be careful that what you’re buying actually has the appropriate legal requirements to back up their DOT approved claim.

What it comes down to is this:

If they tell you it’s legal or DOT compliant, just ask to see the proof! The last thing any of us need is to be caught at an inspection point to find out the headlights we’re running are illegal… In other words, if you are driving with non-compliant headlights you could get a ticket or a fine.

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Headlight Bulb Cross Reference

HID Lighting, LED Lighting

Have you ever looked up a bulb number for that HID or LED headlight conversion install you were doing and the bulb size didn’t match any part numbers? Here is a list of the most common bulb bases that you’ll need to cross reference.

9003 is the same as H4

HB2 is the same as H4

HB1 is the same as 9004

HB3 is the same as 9005

HB4 is the same as 9006

HB5 is the same as 9007

9008 is the same as H13

9145, 9140 is the same as H10

800, 891, 889 series bulbs are the same as 880

9012 is the same as 9006

H16 is the same as 5202

H8 and H9 is the same as H11

Best headlights for a Jeep Renegade.

LED Lighting, Vehicle Specific

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

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.

Do I have CK or Standard Wiring?

LED Lighting

CK Bulb Socket vs. Standard Bulb Socket

CK also knows as SCK, SACK, or SRCK like this: 3157CK, 3157SACK, 3157SRCK

Only a handful of vehicles made in certain years, from a few manufacturers use a CK wired socket. Sometimes different car and truck manufacturers will change the type of wiring configuration they’ll use to power certain turn signal and brake light bulbs. Normally you would have Positive and Negative terminals on either side of the bulb, but the “CK” type wiring is different.

A CK/SRCK is like the traditional sockets you see in most Japanese, and American vehicles except it’s wired like this:

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.

Vision X VX Series Review

Headlight Housings, LED Lighting

Vision X is known for both quality and durability. As the inventors of the LED light bar, they know a thing or two about LED lighting. Much of their technology that stems for the best light bars on earth is transferred to their 7″ Round LED Headlights.

Headlight Revolution recently created a review video for the Vision X VX Series Headlights, check it out!

Let’s talk about the features that make the Vision X VX Series LED headlights great.