Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[me_2]

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

In my experience, the low beam LED has a very defined horizontal cut off line above a certain level to avoid what you described, same as my HID kit on my former 2013 Volt (the blue one )

[ktm525]

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

In my experience, the low beam LED has a very defined horizontal cut off line above a certain level to avoid what you described, same as my HID kit on my former 2013 Volt (the blue one )

Theoretically on a glass smooth road.  New GM trucks seem to be the worst.

[warp]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

Also had to change the rear pads and rotors after 90,000 km, the front's are OK for now, the first time I changed the OE pads and rotors was at 100,000 km, so it looks like in my type of driving I am getting about 100,000 km from a set.

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

Actually what I like about the Sylvania LED low beams is that the beam pattern is an exact replica of the OE halogens i.e. very sharp cut off and no bleed so as not to blind oncoming drivers.

In my research I also found that the size and shape of the headlight housing of the new generation GMC Yukon (post 2021) is an exact fit for the prior generation that I have. So it is possible to buy the entire headlight assembly with projector beams, wiring harness etc. from GM parts and the dealer will do the swap for you. But it is very expensive, about $2100 for each assembly plus about $800 for dealer labor. So you are looking at about $5000 + tax for getting current gen factory LEDs!!

[me_2]

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

In my experience, the low beam LED has a very defined horizontal cut off line above a certain level to avoid what you described, same as my HID kit on my former 2013 Volt (the blue one )

Theoretically on a glass smooth road.  New GM trucks seem to be the worst.

Almost all newer pick-up with HID (LED?) are the worst for car driver, the headlight height direct in your eyes line of sight blinding all those not driving CUV/SUV higher seating position...

[warp]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

[me_2]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

[warp]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

Thanks for the online SK link. I may try out the low beam H11s and if they are significantly better than the Sylvania's, then the 9005 high beams.

[me_2]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

Thanks for the online SK link. I may try out the low beam H11s and if they are significantly better than the Sylvania's, then the 9005 high beams.

I fixed the link. Let say we are already in November and sometime "random" promo may happen.. 

[warp]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

Thanks for the online SK link. I may try out the low beam H11s and if they are significantly better than the Sylvania's, then the 9005 high beams.

I fixed the link. Let say we are already in November and sometime "random" promo may happen.. 

That will certainly help. Right now each pair is priced at $309+tax!!

[sailor723]

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

In my experience, the low beam LED has a very defined horizontal cut off line above a certain level to avoid what you described, same as my HID kit on my former 2013 Volt (the blue one )

One of the things I found hard to get used to with LED.....seemed very easy to overdrive your lowbeams even at relatively low speeds.

[PJungnitsch]

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

In my experience, the low beam LED has a very defined horizontal cut off line above a certain level to avoid what you described, same as my HID kit on my former 2013 Volt (the blue one )

One of the things I found hard to get used to with LED.....seemed very easy to overdrive your lowbeams even at relatively low speeds.

Notice that with the LED's on the RX too. High beam is great, but low beam feels short (on the highway, fine around town)

Could raise it, but might end up being 'that guy'

[ktm525]

Yeah the good old days where every oncoming car didn't partially blind you. 

In my experience, the low beam LED has a very defined horizontal cut off line above a certain level to avoid what you described, same as my HID kit on my former 2013 Volt (the blue one )

One of the things I found hard to get used to with LED.....seemed very easy to overdrive your lowbeams even at relatively low speeds.

Notice that with the LED's on the RX too. High beam is great, but low beam feels short (on the highway, fine around town)

Could raise it, but might end up being 'that guy'

I wonder if it is a case of the near distance being almost too bright. Your eyes adjust for the excessive brightness which sacrifices distance viewing where it is dimmer.   Baja designs talks about this a lot where it just isn't amount the amount of light but where it is thrown/focused.

[warp]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

Thanks for the online SK link. I may try out the low beam H11s and if they are significantly better than the Sylvania's, then the 9005 high beams.

I fixed the link. Let say we are already in November and sometime "random" promo may happen.. 

The random promo did start this morning for Black Friday, 20% off, so I have ordered a pair of H11s!! Hopefully they will arrive sometime this week and by next weekend I should be able to install them.

[Firm]

Haven't had much time for car stuff lately, but I did give the escalade a good bath, and did some interior cleanup on it as well this weekend. Old girl has been working hard lately.

[ArticSteve]

That SUV of yours fits perfectly into your regional biosphere.  Those wheels make it so!

[Firm]

  It does fit in around here. Those are the factory optional 20"s...pretty rare and everyone just assumes they're aftermarket, I did as well until I researched them a bit. Truck has lived 10 years in Alberta, 7 in Ontario and now Tennessee - glad it's outta the salt at least.

[me_2]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

Thanks for the online SK link. I may try out the low beam H11s and if they are significantly better than the Sylvania's, then the 9005 high beams.

I fixed the link. Let say we are already in November and sometime "random" promo may happen.. 

The random promo did start this morning for Black Friday, 20% off, so I have ordered a pair of H11s!! Hopefully they will arrive sometime this week and by next weekend I should be able to install them.

Well, they are used to say "timing is everything", isn't it?   

Let us know your impression ..

[warp]

The halogen headlight bulbs on the Yukon had faded a bit over the years specially the low beams in the last 12 months or so and also in contrast to the LED headlights on the Jetta & GTI. These are the OE bulbs and had never been changed, so after some research and a balancing act between accessibility and performance I went in for the Sylvania H11 LEDs ($130+tax) for the low beams, Sylvania 9005s ($130+tax) for the high beams and Sylvania 5202s ($140+tax) for the fog lights, all bought at Canadian Tire. At the same time I discovered that one of the rear license plate lights had failed and so changed those also to LEDs. For me the beam pattern was important as the OE beam pattern was perfect and fortunately the Sylvania's  also retain that perfect beam pattern, both high and low, just that the light is whiter and significantly brighter. These bulbs have a 3 year warranty from Canadian Tire so let's see how durable they are. In my research I discovered that there are supposedly much better and pricier bulbs out there, the GTR Ultra 2.0 has got excellent reviews and a lot of people online swear by them, but they were US 225 for each low and high beam pair from headlightrevolutions and I was not sure whether they would be plug and play like the Sylvanias or whether one would also need an anti-flicker module and the ease/difficulty of installing that. Also in the event they don't work, it's  much simpler to just return to Canadian Tire rather than shipping to the US. 

SW2 halogen low & high beam headlight bulbs have been updated with Gtr Lighting Csp Mini Kit  Conversion LED, 9006 (low) & 9005 (high), bought online dealer from SK, on promotion as they run from time to time...

Funny or bad should I say, how yellow and dull light pattern of the original halogen beam when compare to low/high beam LED!

Did you need the anti flicker module or just replace the bulbs?

Only the bulbs.

Thanks for the online SK link. I may try out the low beam H11s and if they are significantly better than the Sylvania's, then the 9005 high beams.

I fixed the link. Let say we are already in November and sometime "random" promo may happen.. 

The random promo did start this morning for Black Friday, 20% off, so I have ordered a pair of H11s!! Hopefully they will arrive sometime this week and by next weekend I should be able to install them.

Well, they are used to say "timing is everything", isn't it?   

Let us know your impression ..

The H11 low beam bulbs I ordered have been sent by the flat rate Canada wide $9 shipping with a delivery date next Monday the 27th (something that is not evident in the ordering process until Canada Post sends and email and confirms the delivery date) which also happens to be the last date of the Black Friday sale. Ideally I wanted to install the low beams and test them before ordering the high beam 9005 bulbs but given that the sale will be finished by the time I install the bulbs, I pulled the trigger this morning and ordered the 9005 high beams as well with expedited FedEx shipping so I get them at the same time as the H11s. Will definitely let you know their performance.

[rrocket]

I need a new battery for my car..posted about it in another thread.

I'm currently sick, so would prefer to do mail order. But no one does mail order batteries because of shipping fees due to weight.

But I found a place...but didn't believe it. Orderered. And sure enough, 3 days later I ask why item hasn't shipped. Every excuse under the sun. But they just couldn't admit it was too heavy to ship for free and instead sounded like fools coming up with various excuses.

Got refunded and called friend at CDN Tire. Should be here Wednesday.

[blur911]

I need a new battery for my car..posted about it in another thread.

I'm currently sick, so would prefer to do mail order. But no one does mail order batteries because of shipping fees due to weight.

But I found a place...but didn't believe it. Orderered. And sure enough, 3 days later I ask why item hasn't shipped. Every excuse under the sun. But they just couldn't admit it was too heavy to ship for free and instead sounded like fools coming up with various excuses.

Got refunded and called friend at CDN Tire. Should be here Wednesday.

There used to be a thing about shipping lead-acid batteries with acid in them wasn't allowed.  The retailer had to add the acid and charge them.
Now they seem to be much more concerned about shipping lithium batteries.