Part numbers are as follows:

DOT: t/l27450c
ECE: t/l27490c

The dots are 200 a piece and the eces 170 a piece. From Amazon.

Anyone know if the eces are just as good quality?

 

Actual links would help, searching amazon with the info you have produces 0 results

 

DOT (27450c)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007ED...z3L&ref=plSrch

ECE(27490c)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0188X...AvL&ref=plSrch

Hope the links work.

 

By these as a pair and they are cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0102O...Z45AY0Q6GQ5Y7B

 

ece means they are euro its their version of dot basicly.But look around everyone sells trucklites and ge nighthawk is a trucklite with a ge logo stuck on them.

 

I know they are the euro version. I guess my question is more: does anyone know why the euro version would be $30 cheaper than the US version?

 

Well I pulled the trigger and bought them. I'll post before/after pics if I remember to. Oh I bought the ECEs.

 

I personally have a much higher opinion of the ECE standards, so I'd say ECE is inherently better assuming they both accurately adhere to their standards. Technically, if the ECE ones are not also DOT compliant, the ECE lights would be illegal in the states, but it would be undetectable, and I'd bet my life it would never be ticketed/enforced.

Just make sure whichever you get are made for right-side driving and not for countries that drive on the left--it matters...a lot.

 

Yeah, I had euro h4 on my last heep. And the trucklite 27490i or something is supposed to be left hand drive I think.

 

http://truck-lite.com.au/product/tru...dlight-27491c/

That's the "wrong side of the road" version. Aussies drive on the left, right? Haha

 

I have ran e coded hella h4 housings for years in a few different cars and trucks never got pulled over for that.

 

The ECE code TL lights say "for left hand traffic". This means the cutoff is opposite of the DOT lenses. In other words you'll blind oncoming traffic here in the states with those lights. Also, you will not get proper illumination of road signs on the right as the cutoff will be below most of them. Spend the extra money and buy DOT lenses.

 

The ones I linked to in my last comment were for left hand traffic. The ones I linked to on amazon are for the rest of Europe. IE: right hand traffic, like here in the US. 95% positive on this. Either way, I'll find out tomorrow or Friday night and report back.

 

ECE doesn't necessarily mean they're for left hand traffic. Most of Europe drives on the right side just like the US.


You probably didn't mean to imply otherwise, but I wanted to be clear for other readers in case someone got the idea that ECE = left traffic and DOT = right traffic.

 

Opps, sorry. Yeah, I was going off of the second link. I'm sure you'll be good to go then, the RH traffic ECE lenses should be very similar to DOT. It is strange though, I know that BMW's adaptive LED headlights are ECE compliant and were not approved by DOT. I'm curious which one is more strict when it comes to light output and cutoff (or if there's honestly even any difference in the TL lights).