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Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo replied to Dingo's topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
Yes. Much more. And flash to pass is fantastic. Instant on, full brightness. No warm-up. That being said, I didn't like how the lower middle of the beams had a dark spot. Even though driving at night was a pleasure, I felt like I needed some more light directly in front of the car. Well, originally, they looked like this: That little horn at the top is good for reflectors, but makes the dark spot on projectors. On reflectors, it kills glare to oncoming cars. On our projectors with the shutter, this isn't a concern. With the okay from PIAA, I cut them off. This is obviously before I cleaned them up and reinstalled, but the result was fantastic. If I were any happier, I'd poop a clown. Oh, and last night, I did the drive from Knoxville back to Atlanta (3.5 hours) with the horn still on them. Very relaxing and they worked great. -
Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo replied to Dingo's topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
I had 55w TRS HIDs. I went through 4 ballasts. The HIDs make a brighter hot spot right in front of the car, but the LEDs definitely make for better driving. -
Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo replied to Dingo's topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
In a perfect world, we'd all run an LED projector low beam that is properly engineered and a denso HID reflector high beam. This isn't a perfect world and not everyone is made out of money. -
Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo replied to Dingo's topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
That's a total retrofit. For $200ish, I'm pleased. And you obviously haven't driven a new s550. Those LED headlights are fantastic. -
Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo replied to Dingo's topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
I used to buy all kinds of stuff from them, but I started having quality and supply issues. I have several hundred dollars of their dead stuff sitting here... -
Cannot decide Titanium 2.0T vs Titanium 3.5L
Dingo replied to t0lkman's topic in Buying, Leasing & Ordering
They're about equally reliable. -
Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo replied to Dingo's topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
Thanks! I've kind of had a lot going on personally and professionally. I spent some time on the phone with PIAA's R&D guy today. Most of their testing thus far ha been on reflector lights. Mine is one of a handful of projectors that have been done thus far. I haven't seen them in reflectors, but I imagine they'd do well. In case anybody doesn't know, PIAA is actually a decades old legitimate company that makes very high end stuff. Kind of a Japanese version of Hella. Retail is $300, but they can be had for a little less. -
Actual good LED Headlights
Dingo posted a topic in Glass, Lenses, Lighting, Mirrors, Sunroof (BAMR), Wipers
So I got some PIAA LED lights. Good pattern (In Daylight): Low: High: At night: Low: High: Installation wasn't too unbearably bad. Had to trim a tab with a Dremel. I highly recommend them. -
I have a bigger model of that one. It'll stick to the dash, but the cup is too big for in front of the shifter. I stuck mine to the grey (wood in a limited) piece to the right of the radio.
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What have you done to/with your Edge/MKX today?
Dingo replied to WWWPerfA_ZN0W's topic in Accessories & Modifications
I've got 6% on the sides, 16% from the b-pillars back and sunroofs, and 33% on the windshield. Couldn't be happier. -
I use a right angle pick.
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What have you done to/with your Edge/MKX today?
Dingo replied to WWWPerfA_ZN0W's topic in Accessories & Modifications
Well, it's basically just a clamp on the rear view mirror stalk. Mine's more complicated because of all of the other crap I have going on up there. -
What have you done to/with your Edge/MKX today?
Dingo replied to WWWPerfA_ZN0W's topic in Accessories & Modifications
My new Blendmount that Dingo Claus brought! -
Collision Warning System
Dingo replied to Red2149's topic in Alarms, Keyless Entry, Locks & Remote Start
Mine works great, but it's aftermarket. -
Dealer says bi-directional remote start unreliable, points me to long range plug and play
Dingo replied to Ken VanTassell's topic in Alarms, Keyless Entry, Locks & Remote Start
Then no.