UPDATE: I bought these in September 2025, and so far am nothing but pleased. I have gotten some friends to buy them as well, they too are amazed. In my part of Pennsylvania, the deer outnumber the people (and are only slightly dumber, I swear), so you have to be on guard constantly when you drive, especially at night. These things make the deer stand out very clearly, and their eyes reflect better at longer distance than other bulbs. I had a friend who installed these in his vehicle follow me one night, and these bulbs did NOT annoy in my rear view mirror as many factory LED headlights currently do (I'm talking to you, RAM truck owners). By the way, bear in mind any "shadow " area you might experience with these bulbs is due to the fact that reflector headlight assembles are not designed to work with bulbs that only emit light from two sides 180 degrees apart, but that that shadow area is still BRIGHTER than your previous bulbs ever were. It's just that that area isn't as bright as the rest of the pattern. Once you get this idea firmly in your mind, you will be fine with whatever pattern you may get .Read on for my original review, but suffice it to say, you want these
ORIGINAL REVIEW...
I had tried to install led lights in my vehicles previously, but a couple years ago they were all too big to fit in the housings. NOT ANYMORE! These lights ROCK! I have successfully installed Termitor H11's in a 9th generation Chevrolet Impala with fog lamps (which are also H11's) as well as a 2006 Ford Escape (fog lights in the Ford are 9005's). There were no fitment problems at all...the escape was a little tight but I made it work. The results are nothing short of wonderful. I was just about to purchase Silver star ultra bulbs when I came across these, and boy am I glad I found them! I have only a slight amount of shadow pattern from the led against the reflector bowls, nothing I will complain about, as the overall results are so, so superior. I did find I had to re-aim my lights slightly, and after I did, no one flashes me the brights with these installed (they DID with my silver star ultra bulbs in place).
If they last longer than the ultra bulbs, I'm happy. I'd love them to last as long as they are rated for, but I'm a realist...and at this price, if they die in 18 months, they're competitive.
My experience thus far is that the build quality is great, but the 9005 bulbs are just a bit "off"from a standard bulb, and were a bit loose when installed. I corrected this by placing some weatherstriping in the appropriate spot and made the little tabs engage properly. The H11/H9 bulbs were a perfect fit in every vehicle. I now know there are two versions of the 9005, one allows you to rotate the business end of the bulb to correct for any shadows...this will have to be a different housing and it may fit better than the version I got, but not sure since I don't have any in that style to test.
The last thing I will mention is that these come in different lumens strengths, 40,000/70,000 and I noticed one at 80,000. Save your money...40,000 is all you need and you won't be able to tell the difference...I bought both and tried, it was indistinguishable. If you're familiar with photography, you know that doubling the amount of light is only one photographic stop of difference, and while it SOUNDS like a lot, the reality is it's pretty minor. To be noticeable to anyone, it would have to be about 4x the output. Believe me, these are more than sufficient.