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headlight upgrade- LED's? S70 1998

posted by  B.B. on  Fri Nov 6 06:17 CST 2015
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I used the Silver Stars in my old 740, they were a little brighter, but that comes with a short service life expectancy. They don't last long.
Now I have some early LED replacements for my 850 low beams, they are brighter
than the standard filament bulbs, but require the standard bulb out sensor to be
disabled (A simple jumper soldered in)

There's newer LEDs all the time but one of the problems is that high power LEDs
need to dissipate some heat and require heat sinks that become bulky.

A few of the newer 9005 replacements would not fit in the 850 headlight housing
because the heatsink protruded too far to the rear so that you can't put the cover on. Who knows if the 850 and S70 headlight housings are identical?

You can look at this offering: 3200 lumens!
http://www.dx.com/p/ax-4hl-9005-3200lm-9005-36w-3200lm-6500k-cree-custom-made-white-car-headlight-dc12-24v-2pcs-347881

It's more than double the light output of my LEDs, but will it fit in the lamp housing?

Here's their 9005 headlight selection:
http://www.dx.com/s/auto+led%2c+headlight%2c+9005

This might be good if it will fit in the housing. 4000 lumens!
http://www.dx.com/p/9006-40w-led-car-headlight-daytime-running-light-white-6000k-4000lm-4-cob-dc-9-36v-2pcs-412236

I'd stay away from the 100 watt unit. an energy hog.
Here's another option: (But will it fit?)
http://chromeglow.com/products/headlights-and-passing-lamps/bulbs/led/9005-9006-motorcycle-or-auto-led-headlight-bulb/

Here's one that might fit
http://www.ebay.com/itm/9000LM-90W-LED-Headlight-Kit-H7-H8-H10-H11-9005-9006-9145-9003-H4-H13-9004-9007-/281721341025?hash=item4197e68461:g:pDcAAOSwKrhVe7fk&vxp=mtr

This one didn't fit the 850
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-9006-HB4-9006XS-60W-Cree-5200LM-White-LED-Headlight-Conversion-Kit-Light-Bulb-/261933366916?hash=item3cfc71fe84:g:TGMAAOSwDNdVhDEI&vxp=mtr

This one looks tempting: (But will it fit?)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/9000LM-90W-LED-Headlight-Kit-H7-H8-H10-H11-9005-9006-9145-9003-H4-H13-9004-9007-/281721341025?hash=item4197e68461:g:pDcAAOSwKrhVe7fk&vxp=mtr





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