LED headlight upgrade - Page 2 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

XfireZ51 · 01-17-2016

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Originally Posted by Hib Halverson

HID techology is being rapidly displaced by LED. Stick with the Nighthawk conversion. It works really well.

I tested them in a C4 for another web site and they worked quite well. To read the article, click here.

So there's no complicated conversion to the LEDs? I agree w you regarding driving the C4 at night, particularly those of us that are further down the line in years.

ZR1North · 01-18-2016

Very timely as I am part way through converting all my interior and exterior lights. Did you have difficulty plugging in the LED headlights to the factory plugs? I am thinking of Hib's Nighthawk write-up wherein which he notes the difficulty plugging in the Nighthawks to the factory headlight wiring (looks like a very hard squeeze was required).

secondchance · 01-18-2016

Mine are Truck-lite brand LEDs and not GE. Plugging wasn't that difficult. Remember-driving light ground wire has to be modified per Hib's article.

ZR1North · 01-18-2016

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Originally Posted by secondchance

Mine are Truck-lite brand LEDs and not GE. Plugging wasn't that difficult. Remember-driving light ground wire has to be modified per Hib's article.

I noted the difference which is why I asked. Will keep this in mind - thanks for the update.

-=Jeff=- · 01-18-2016

Do you have an eBay link? Curious as to what ones you ended up with.

secondchance · 01-18-2016

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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

Do you have an eBay link? Curious as to what ones you ended up with.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...d+5x7&_sacat=0

HAWAIIZR-1 · 01-18-2016

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing Yun....I'm all over it.

C4Ray · 01-19-2016

Great topic!

BigIke · 01-19-2016

WOW! The SlilverStars are good lights... Those Nighthawks are amazing! Thank you, I've been looking at those since i go my Juan...

USAFPILOT · 01-19-2016

any chance of a how to thread for this conversion...it seems a much better option than HID's

01-18-2016	#2
ZR1North Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 562	Re: LED headlight upgrade Very timely as I am part way through converting all my interior and exterior lights. Did you have difficulty plugging in the LED headlights to the factory plugs? I am thinking of Hib's Nighthawk write-up wherein which he notes the difficulty plugging in the Nighthawks to the factory headlight wiring (looks like a very hard squeeze was required).

01-18-2016	#3
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,707	Re: LED headlight upgrade Mine are Truck-lite brand LEDs and not GE. Plugging wasn't that difficult. Remember-driving light ground wire has to be modified per Hib's article.

01-18-2016	#5
-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,137	Re: LED headlight upgrade Do you have an eBay link? Curious as to what ones you ended up with. __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - 3" Magnaflow Bullet cats - LT4 Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

01-18-2016	#7
HAWAIIZR-1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 3,556	Re: LED headlight upgrade Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing Yun....I'm all over it. __________________ Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048

01-19-2016	#8
C4Ray Banned BANNED Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 186	Re: LED headlight upgrade Great topic!

01-19-2016	#9
BigIke Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montgomery TX Posts: 263	Re: LED headlight upgrade WOW! The SlilverStars are good lights... Those Nighthawks are amazing! Thank you, I've been looking at those since i go my Juan... __________________ 1991 White ZRJuan #1616 Mileage: 56K Sept-14 -- 113k May-18!!! God Damn I Love This Car!

01-19-2016	#10
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,348	Re: LED headlight upgrade any chance of a how to thread for this conversion...it seems a much better option than HID's __________________ 1994 #293 ZR-1 Stainless Works Long Tube Headers, B&B catback w/ X-Pipe, 18" Shelby Series One Wheels, SLP CAI.