Tips about Your LED Headlight Installation

Why switch to LEDs? Over the past few years, LED headlights have become the industry standard for lighting in the automotive industry.

Compared to HIDs and Halogen headlamps, LEDs provide superior efficiency, a brilliant beam pattern, and unwavering dependability. To improve visibility at night, most contemporary cars, particularly the highest-end models, come with LED headlights.

If your automobile has standard halogen headlights, you can swap them out for LEDs by following the instructions below.

Correcting the Specifications and Necessary Tools Before installing LEDs in your car, you must select the appropriate LEDs that suit the housing properly.

Several LED housing size standards, including H7, H4, and 9006, vary from one vehicle to another. Most cars have distinct headlight and fog light housing standards. Therefore, make sure your vehicle has the appropriate size LED light housing. The owner's manual for your car usually specifies the headlight and fog light housing sizes.

Additionally, our website can assist you in determining the appropriate LED size for your car. To find the proper LED lights for your vehicle, just input its make, model, year, and light location.

The housing size can also be found by looking at the headlights from the back; occasionally, the rim of halogens will also have this information.

After purchasing the LEDs, installing them can be done without physical expertise or equipment.

Almost any kind of LED lamp can be installed without any equipment. All you would need for a trouble-free installation would be a set of steady hands, LED lights, and the accompanying instruction manual. Pictures are included in the installation manual to improve the demonstration and remove any confusion.

Visit our website's installation support page for comprehensive installation instructions and videos on how to install various models. The Overall Procedure Installing LED headlights on your car only takes about 20 minutes.

All LED headlights can be installed using nearly the same general procedures. The easy methods listed here can be used on headlight housings like the H7 and H4, where the halogen lamp is fastened with a metal spring clip.

Steps for Installation

  • 1. Verify that your car and the headlights are off.
  • 2. To reach the connector, remove the rubber cover just behind the halogen bulb on the rear of the headlamp.
  • 3. Remove the old lights' connector and set it away.
  • 4. Remove the old halogen lightbulb from the headlights by removing the metal clamp. Avoid touching the filaments of the halogen headlamps.
  • 5. Now carefully lift the LED light and turn it counterclockwise to remove the collar.
  • 6. Now, position the collar within the housing precisely where the halogen bulb's rim rests.
  • 7. Now replace the metallic clip to secure the collar in the housing.
  • 8. Aligning the LED bulb's tabs with the locking ring's grooves allows you to insert the LED bulb inside the ring safely.
  • 9. As the LED bulb is inserted, twist it as much as possible in a clockwise direction while gently pressing it against the locking ring.
  • 10. Make sure the flat side of the lightbulb with the LED components faces both left and right at nine and three o'clock. Reinstall the LED light with a 180-degree offset and repeat steps 8 and 9 if it does not align.
  • 11. Occasionally, a tiny sticker is applied on the heatsink, which needs to face upward when the light is oriented correctly.
  • 12. Connect the LED light connector to the electrical connector.
  • 13. Reinstall the rubber gasket on the housing to prevent moisture or dust from entering the headlights or connector.

It becomes even easier with other headlight housing standards, such as the H11 and the 9006; you can install the LED lights by following the easy instructions listed below.

  • 1. Please make sure that the headlights and your car are off.
  • 2. To reach the connector, remove the rubber cover just behind the halogen bulb on the rear of the headlamp.
  • 3. Remove the old lights' connector and set it away.
  • 4. To remove the old halogen bulb from the headlight, turn it counterclockwise to loosen it.
  • 5. To secure the LED light in place, carefully insert it into the headlight and turn it counterclockwise.
  • 6. Make sure the flat side of the lightbulb with the LED components faces both left and right at nine and three o'clock. Reinsert it at a different angle until it aligns appropriately if it doesn't.
  • 7. The heatsink, which must face upward when the light is positioned correctly, occasionally has a tiny sticker applied to it.
  • 8. Connect the LED light connector to the electrical connector.
  • 9. Reinstall the rubber gasket on the housing to prevent moisture or dust from entering the headlights or connector.

***Because it's advisable to have a backup, don't throw away the old halogen lamps before testing the LED lights or even after.***

Checking the light bulbs To ensure the LED lights function as intended, testing is essential after installation before driving. You may need to install resistors (CAN bus) with the LED to resolve the problem if you see a warning sign on your dashboard or if the LED lights are flickering. Remember that the CAN bus or the LEDs may be polarity sensitive and that occasionally, you may need to turn the connector 180 degrees to get the LED lights to operate.

It's crucial to check the beam pattern, which depends on how well you positioned the LED lights in the housing. Driving the vehicle to a transparent wall and looking at the pattern the lights create will reveal the beam pattern. If the light is aimed far above or there are any anomalies on one side of the beam pattern, like a few hot spots.

After allowing your LED lights to cool for five minutes, adjust their alignment so the flat-side LED element faces three and nine o'clock (left and right).

You can safely drive your automobile on the road with considerably improved nighttime visibility once all the problems have been fixed.