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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 02:11 AM
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I put LED's in my parking lamps and they are very white. My Autopal H4 housings with 100/55w bulbs are very yellow compared to the LED's. With my 52" light bar on too, the headlights look like crap. Is there a whiter bulb I can use that would look closer to the LED's?

Also what do I need to make my blinkers not blink so fast with the LED's in the turn signal and paring lamp?

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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 02:32 AM
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Do you know the kelvin color temperature of your bulbs?
A good kelvin for H4 bulbs I have found is 5000k-6000k that will give off a good white color.
I run these
Amazon.com: DC 12V 100/90W H4 Super White LED Halogen Car Driving Fog Light 2 Pcs: Automotive Amazon.com: DC 12V 100/90W H4 Super White LED Halogen Car Driving Fog Light 2 Pcs: Automotive


Is your wiring harness upgraded?
http://www.eautoworks.com/Putco-H4--...s-PRD7540.aspx

As for the blinkers flashing fast..here ya go read this
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/5-...ersion-135220/
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by WiKDMoNKY
I put LED's in my parking lamps and they are very white. My Autopal H4 housings with 100/55w bulbs are very yellow compared to the LED's. With my 52" light bar on too, the headlights look like crap. Is there a whiter bulb I can use that would look closer to the LED's?

Also what do I need to make my blinkers not blink so fast with the LED's in the turn signal and paring lamp?

Thanks for your input!
Did you upgrade the headlight harness?
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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Yea, I have the Putco harness in and the headlights are really bright, they just look very yellow compared to the LEDs.
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Originally Posted by WiKDMoNKY
Yea, I have the Putco harness in and the headlights are really bright, they just look very yellow compared to the LEDs.
Whats the K temp of the lights? also H4 will never be able to look as pure white as LED..5000k-6000k is a good white in H4, but 6000k in led will look kinda blue.


Here is 5000k the bulbs in the Amazon link I gave
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by WiKDMoNKY
Yea, I have the Putco harness in and the headlights are really bright, they just look very yellow compared to the LEDs.
As should be expected.

That's why apples don't look like oranges.

What brand bulbs and what wattages?
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
As should be expected.

That's why apples don't look like oranges.

What brand bulbs and what wattages?
He is running 100/55w not sure on brand. They might be normal 3200K headlight color H4 bulbs.

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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 12:23 AM
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And look online you can probably get the bulbs cheaper then any store.
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 03:46 PM
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For 99 cents you can download an app for Android that turns your phone into a color temperature meter. I can't recall the name of it. It's not as accurate as a real CT meter, but it can give you a general idea of the color temp of your LEDs. Then just search for replacement headlight bulbs with a color temp in the same range.
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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by extrashaky
For 99 cents you can download an app for Android that turns your phone into a color temperature meter. I can't recall the name of it. It's not as accurate as a real CT meter, but it can give you a general idea of the color temp of your LEDs. Then just search for replacement headlight bulbs with a color temp in the same range.
Here we go again. Extrashaky comes up with a logical and definitive answer........Sure killed this thread. LOL!!!
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