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Old 06-27-2015, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by orangedude71
the photo was taken about 6 feet away from the garage door so it's not the best at showing off the real light pattern. On the road I'm quite happy with the results. And if you google nolden led you can see lots of others are too. I've got no complaints
I checked more pictures. They have less contrast than your picture, so the light pattern is more reasonable, but the hotspot is there.
The bottom line is that if you like the lights, nothing else matters.
Old 06-27-2015, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by orangedude71
why not.. ill throw these into the mix.. Pilot LED off the amazon,, also called Nolden. bout same price as trucklites.. and yet kind of unique in appearance. Stock on the left and led on the right
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=616070"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=616071"/>
I'm actually liking the stock better as far as it spreads light better.
Old 06-27-2015, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DunnyBunny
I'm actually liking the stock better as far as it spreads light better.
it's misleading: the stock headlights spread better I suppose in that there is no sharp cut off. But the overall brightness is so bad , they only spread 50ft in front of the jeep. If I have one thing to get used to with the led projectors is that the cutoff at the top is so sharp that when the jeep bounces around on the road, the cutoff is really noticeable in how it lights up street signs and reflective surfaces. I don't drive in super dark areas often so I haven't had a chance to post a pic that's more representative of how they look in real world.
Old 06-27-2015, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by orangedude71
it's misleading: the stock headlights spread better I suppose in that there is no sharp cut off. But the overall brightness is so bad , they only spread 50ft in front of the jeep. If I have one thing to get used to with the led projectors is that the cutoff at the top is so sharp that when the jeep bounces around on the road, the cutoff is really noticeable in how it lights up street signs and reflective surfaces. I don't drive in super dark areas often so I haven't had a chance to post a pic that's more representative of how they look in real world.
The lack of a sharp cutoff is not an advantage, it's a drawback.
An even light spread regards the whole lighted area, up to the cutoff line.
(No headlight has a perfectly even light spread. Some are more even than others.)
A sharp, wide, straight & horizontal cutoff, is optimal. It allows shedding more light farther, across the road (or trail) width,without blinding on-coming traffic.

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Old 06-27-2015, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GJeep
If possible scratches on the plastic lenses worry you, put this &ndash; XPEL Head Light Protection
Do you have this on your TLs? If so, how does it fit? I bought the lamin-x for my 2015 JK but it looks like was made for the stock headlights which have more curve than the TL.
Old 06-27-2015, 08:43 PM
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What's your budget? What do you want? HID, LED, H4 Conversion I went with ORA Night Guard LEDs and got the Fog bulbs
Package Deal - ORA Night Guard Headlights, Anti-flicker Wiring, and Foglight LED Bulbs (Pair) Jeep JK - Off Road Additions LLC

I also tried Lifetime LED bulbs (didn't work out well) and now they have the same LED replacements.
https://www.lifetimeledlights.com/pr...ory/headlights

Tough decision but once you decide, whatever it may be, it will be better then what you have now.
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If possible scratches on the plastic lenses worry you, put this &ndash; XPEL Head Light Protection
Originally Posted by sbxjunkie
Do you have this on your TLs? If so, how does it fit? I bought the lamin-x for my 2015 JK but it looks like was made for the stock headlights which have more curve than the TL.
XPEL Head Light Protection:
There’s an installation video on the website –
https://youtu.be/kNv5bPQ-zr0

It comes flat.
The curve is shaped by applying brief heat where needed, from a hairdryer on high (or a heat gun on low), while squeezed on.

Check the instructions for the lamin-x, good chance it’s the same.

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Old 12-13-2015, 09:36 AM
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Got some new JW Evo2 and had Trucklite's. Did a quick video where both are installed and blocked the light from each one for a few seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsUzn1RpZAg
Old 12-13-2015, 10:33 AM
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See truck lite post for my opnion. Nice garage door tho. Useless in showing how the lights really work..
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Originally Posted by Jersey_Devil
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