re: Is it possible to replace halogen headlights and not be a d-bag

Cali lean or Carolina squat mean same thing. It may be regional and we in between regions

I recently replaced the bulbs in both mine and my wife’s vehicles. She has a bad habit of never turning her headlights off. And not the DRL but the full lights. It’s a Toyota and they cut off about a minute after you turn it off and she says it’s just easier not to bother with it. But then again she’s a natural blonde. Got tired of replacing bulbs once a year so I bought LED off of Amazon. Liked how they looked so I ordered a pair for mine as well. Same bulb set up since I have a similar Toyota. Both are projector housings and the LEDs I bought are the ones with strip lights. Clean cutoff and a clear white light. Now I just need to get a set for my fogs. They look a little old and dull now in comparison.

To get a really good output that is safe for other drivers you’d need to do a retrofit. But if your halogen projectors have a decent output, you could probably get away with dropping in an HID kit. Dropping an LED kit into a halogen projector will absolutely not give you the best output - your foreground light will be okay but your long distance light will suck.

What kind of vehicle is it? If you live near BR I’d be happy to assist you if you’re willing to pay for high quality gear.

Here are some retrofits I’ve done:

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Don’t know if you were replying directly to me but if you want great output I’d suggest getting a decent set of aftermarket lights on amazon and do a projector swap. That’s what I did in that final link in my post.

Is it a decent bit of work? Yes but my low beams and high beams outperform just about every vehicle on the road. Gotta pay to play.