Can the Old Jetta Install a LED headlight
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
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Printed Date: April 29, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Topic: Can the Old Jetta Install a LED headlight
Posted By: madison.j
Subject: Can the Old Jetta Install a LED headlight
Date Posted: January 26, 2016 at 9:49 PM
I drive an old JETTA, but a headlight burned recently I want a brighter i think LED should be a good choice, but I don't know whether the car can fixed a LED light? I want to buy two, thanks!
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Posted By: madison.j
Date Posted: January 26, 2016 at 9:55 PM
Sorry I forgot, the burned out should be a halogen
Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: January 27, 2016 at 8:06 AM
If you are asking if there is a brighter LED replacement bulb available for your headlight, the short answer is no. Be wary of any sellers out there that may tell you otherwise! While technology has advanced since the infancy of the LED replacement bulbs, they are not to the point I would consider placing them in my headlights. They would not produce enough light to be safe for driving.
A couple other options would be to retrofit some OEM LED headlights from a late model vehicle (this will not be cheap), or retrofit some HID projectors into your factory/aftermarket housings (check ebay). Even with due diligence, unless you swap complete headlight assemblies from another vehicle, it will not be street legal under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (I'm assuming you are in the US).
You will see HID conversion kits available, and for the most part, these are junk and to be avoided. They simply place an HID bulb in your factory housing, for which it was never designed. The engineering has already been done on factory HID/LED headlights.
There are some automotive lighting forums out there with tons of useful information.
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