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A word of caution.Yes they are dot approved.
Well these are made in the USA and I doubt that a company in the USA that has a military contract would break the law and open their self to lawsuits for a few hundred headlights. Also if you get a ticket for your headlights just take it by a shop that can check the aim of the lights and have them checked and get a written report and take it and one of the headlights and printout of the website saying they are legal in to court any judge will toss the ticket. That all said I doubt you will have any trouble with these headlights because of the hard cutoff of the LED type lights.A word of caution.
There is no such things as 'DOT approved', in the sense that they do not get approved by DOT. When a manufacturer stamps 'DOT APPROVED' on an item, they're self certifying that the item complies with DOT standards. In many cases, they do not. There is a lot of stuff coming from china stamped 'DOT APPROVED', that doesn't comply.
FMVSS is a set of FEDERAL standards, that not all states have adopted. You will not be pulled over by the FBI for having the wrong headlight. In states which have adopted and codified the ridiculously out of date FMVSS, you can get cited for equipment that does not meet FMVSS.
As far as headlights, I'm getting a pair of 55W HIDs in a blacked out projector housing... Less than $100.
DO get 4300k, DO NOT get anything above 5000k. It turns blue, and you have nothing but glare, and the inability to see in inclement weather.
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My intent wasn't to say that those particular lights weren't DOT compliant, more as a caution against people buying stuff just because it SAYS it is DOT compliant, even if it might not be.Well these are made in the USA and I doubt that a company in the USA that has a military contract would break the law and open their self to lawsuits for a few hundred headlights. Also if you get a ticket for your headlights just take it by a shop that can check the aim of the lights and have them checked and get a written report and take it and one of the headlights and printout of the website saying they are legal in to court any judge will toss the ticket. That all said I doubt you will have any trouble with these headlights because of the hard cutoff of the LED type lights.
Oh by the way I am “THE MAN"Don't invite the man into your life.![]()
I was just cleaning out my deuce and came across a spare set of the 7" Truck Lite LED headlights. I have them on my deuce and my 5 Ton. I started thinking why not put them on my M1009, I'd have to look back at which years, but Chevy had the 7" round headlights in the past. If I swapped the grill and front support I could run these I'm thinking. It'll be a little while before I make it home to look into this. If I remember the CUCV headlights were 12vdc and these are 24vdc. I could make a little pigtail and take my source power from the 24vdc and still use the stock light switch with a relay. Anyways, something I'm tossing around, I can't leave anything stockI love those LED headlights, and I already have a set laying around
I was just cleaning out my deuce and came across a spare set of the 7" Truck Lite LED headlights. I have them on my deuce and my 5 Ton. I started thinking why not put them on my M1009, I'd have to look back at which years, but Chevy had the 7" round headlights in the past. If I swapped the grill and front support I could run these I'm thinking. It'll be a little while before I make it home to look into this. If I remember the CUCV headlights were 12vdc and these are 24vdc. I could make a little pigtail and take my source power from the 24vdc and still use the stock light switch with a relay. Anyways, something I'm tossing around, I can't leave anything stockI love those LED headlights, and I already have a set laying around
Beat me to it. I was gonna suggest mounting them to the grille guard.
What he said. ^ ^ ^ Granted, these headlamps won't set the roadside brush on fire, but when working properly they are far from unsafe at night. Mine are acceptable at night as is, and when I use my hi beams, oncoming traffic instantly flash me. I'm happy with stock performance but will use halogen replacements when needed.You might have a bad ground? Are the lights pointed up high enough? When I got my trucks home the lights seemed extremely dim, I adjusted them up...........whaaala! they have been bright ever since......simple!
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