Baystar headlights

[cviv]

How to remove inferior OEM headlight lamp and replace with brighter and better aftermarket LED.
Any Ideas?

[zzotte]

Originally Posted by cviv

How to remove inferior OEM headlight lamp and replace with brighter and better aftermarket LED.
Any Ideas?

It would help if you would specify the year, and model, my 2018 Bay Star had a 2014 Dodge headlights you can find LED or HID at www dot carid dot com I’m sure it’s others places too.

Zzotte

[JP308]

I just did this on my BayStar 3124. Wear gloves if your hands are small enough as there are some sharp edges and it was tight. If yours is like mine, the lights are from a 2011 charger...In all you will need 4 bulbs, 2 x H11 Led bulbs and 2 x 9005 Led bulbs. Take off the round cover for each light, it simply turns about a quarter turn. All 4 have covers. Then reach in and twist off the bulb...they are pretty standard to all headlights I have worked with. Pull it out, unplug from connector and reverse the order. Just keep in mind that there is a little rubber gaskets on the bulb, so make sure when you remove the bulb that the gasket comes with it. If the initial gasket does not come off, reach in and get it. I shoved the extra cable with the new bulb into the housing, twist on the new cover and you are done. For my 3124 the passenger side was a little easier and took about 15 minutes. The driver side took a little longer and was much tighter. I can’t promise they will be brighter as I haven’t driven in the dark yet...but they sure looked brighter. Please note that there are little tabs to release before disconnecting the bulb from the connector...and they can be a bugger to release. The drivers side was also the hardest to do. And keep your eye out for the gasket. I put in Beamtech bulbs (there are many different brands)...and they come with blue gaskets. My originals has yellow/orange gaskets. Take your time...its not too hard.

[Dutch Star Don]

You need to determine what headlight assembly you have. Usually, you can get the DOT number off of the lens. Google the DOT number and it will tell you what automobile the light came from. On my Dutch Star, they came from a Dodge Challenger.

Your headlights have an incandescent bulb. If you find your type of lenses, you can often buy replacement lenses that are designed to use LED or HID. On my model, the LED lens has the fisheye lens designed for LED. The more expensive model, offered in higher trim levels of Dodge, is designed to work with HID bulbs. So your lenses should be available in what you have now, and two more levels, LED and HID. I would go with the LED.

A less expensive way to go is with these LED's. They're designed to fit in your current light fixture and reflect correctly. Often, when generic LED's are installed in an incandescent lens, they don't reflect the light correctly, like the standard bulb. If you look at true LED lights they use a fisheye lens to cast the light. I haven't tried these, but they're suppose to work better.

https://m4products.com/headlights-h8...headlight-kit/

[StevefromPA]

My 2016 3403 has 2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma headlights. Google and there are dozens of aftermarket replacements. I have not yet driven at night, but think I will replace he low beams with LED replacement bulbs.