I need to replace the weak OEM headlights as they are simply terrible and provide little to no assistance with night driving for my 2011 Expy. I've looked at replacing the entire housing assemblies with aftermarket headlights, but I'm less than impressed with what little I was able to find. Sooo... that leads me to replacing just the bulbs. I know some folks love LEDs.
First question is, are LED bulbs legal in Texas? I've seen on several truck sites that LED and HID bulbs aren't legal under federal law. I honestly have no clue how accurate that us. Several stores said they won't sell bulbs for headlights per federal regulations. Is this true?
Second question, are LED bulbs good for night driving? I saw a video a while back comparing old school halogen bulbs, LEDs, and HID bulbs in the same car driving on the same roads. LEDs didn't appear to do much beyond making the immediate area around the car much brighter, but distance visibility wasn't enhanced much at all. HIDs blew the others away based on that video. But, I've heard HIDs create tons of heat.
With all of that said, has anyone had any experience with the Morimoto 2Stroke 3.0 LED headlight bulbs? The marketing makes them look amazing which naturally causes me to doubt it.
Any additional advice/guidance anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.
First question is, are LED bulbs legal in Texas? I've seen on several truck sites that LED and HID bulbs aren't legal under federal law. I honestly have no clue how accurate that us. Several stores said they won't sell bulbs for headlights per federal regulations. Is this true?
Second question, are LED bulbs good for night driving? I saw a video a while back comparing old school halogen bulbs, LEDs, and HID bulbs in the same car driving on the same roads. LEDs didn't appear to do much beyond making the immediate area around the car much brighter, but distance visibility wasn't enhanced much at all. HIDs blew the others away based on that video. But, I've heard HIDs create tons of heat.
With all of that said, has anyone had any experience with the Morimoto 2Stroke 3.0 LED headlight bulbs? The marketing makes them look amazing which naturally causes me to doubt it.
Any additional advice/guidance anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.