LED vs HID D3S Bulb Shootout | Performance, Beam Pattern, and Price Comparison

Great video. Big thank

Why did you compare them to the worst LED bulbs? Seems suspect..

I find this difficult to believe but lasfit never disappoints. Are you testing with fresnel lens or clear lens? In the real world, I struggle with HID.

Would love to see a test of the deNX Gen D3S LED's from deAuto LED they make some pretty bold claims and would be great to see an independent test like this with some real data.

Bought the Oscram Nightbreakers for my Audi Q5. Barely brighter than the original HIDs. I was so disappointed after spending $200. Returned them immediately. After buying and returning literally all of the top of the line HiDs, i found the Sinoparcel D3S LED 6000k for about $80. I have found what Ive been looking for. These LEDs are brighter than the HIDs and i see everything driving at night. I literally rarely use my highbeams anymore. I also added a new set of LED foglights and i swear to you, its the perfect setup. The color is a blue/violet, and i see EVERYTHING. It makes my 2014 car look like a 2024. Its been over 6 months and i still love the LED. I will always prefer LEDs but that's just me.

I have a 2018 Suburban Premier , came with Osram D3s Hid and they are not white enough , presently the look warmer . What can I do to obtain a Pure white color like 6K temperature or so ? can you help

Just bought a 2015 sierra and the headlights are terrible and I litterly don't drive at night cuz of it. They are projector with no name led's in them what should i get???

Was this tested with the Phillips XV1 or XV2?

So which one is the best ?

Good information. Glad I went with Night Breaker lasers/CBI on my 3 cars. Brighter hot spot means I'm getting more light down the road. Warmer kelvin rating just performs better in poor weather conditions, white light just get drowned out at night in the rain.

A couple of things EVERYONE should know here.

First thank you for testing these bulbs this is great information for everyone. Now does anyone notice how your eyes were squinting at the OEM (probably philips or osram oem's) and then your eyes relaxed when the first LED bulb came up?
Yeah that's why car manufacturers go with LED now. The color is more pleasing to the eye and reduces eye-strain, but if not aimed correctly can be harsher to oncoming drivers.

The sides of the beam pattern are also much better with the LED bulbs for the most part and that is very important for turning a corner at night.

That is until you get to the options from Osram. The Lux figures are simply recording the brightest part of the bulb which for the HID options are the hotspot directly in the middle. This will make HID look like it's the clear winner but we don't only see straight ahead of us when driving.
The Cafopar bulbs did a great job at being an OEM replacement but might be abit too blue at 6500K

The best of both worlds is definitely going to be the OSRAM CBN as it's got the intensity of HID and contrast of LED. You can even see the sides of the beam pattern have better contrast on the CBN than on the Lasers.

I dont know what's going on with Philips, both the WV2 and XV2 had some clear alignment issues as the hotspots were all over the place throwing the beam pattern off but the Osrams were perfect.

I think we are really close to having viable options from LED on a D-series replacement option but reliability is a whole different topic. The Aftermarket LED bulbs seem to have heating issues causing the chips to burn out in sometimes a few months.

I recently put d3s led bulbs in my charger and the beam pattern is awful. but when I'm backed up from a wall like the mustang in the video it looks just like this, perfect. but when I drive on an empty dark road it's a huge downgrade from d3s hid. from the research I've done LED won't project the same way as the hid and that's why I have empty spots in my beam pattern

Can you test an LED insert in a KC Apollo housing? I really like the serviceability of things like 9005 and H11 bulbs.
It's nice to have spare bulbs in the glovebox.

Can you do a comparison of a factory LED headlight vs factory xenon? If LEDs are so much better from the factory why aren’t they available in that standard as an aftermarket part? Is there a difference in the projector or something?

I sped this video up and was amazed. This presenter could be a dancer!(If he isn't already) Some move bustin gesturing! Lol! Totally messing! Love my Morimoto XB lights from you guys!!

What you recomend on 2011 dodge Ram 5500?
Thank you.

Why no diode dynamics?

This was a very interesting and informative comparison, thanks.

I replaced the stock D2S bulbs in my 5 year-old 370Z with a set of the OSRAM Cool Blue Intense Next Gen bulbs. After steadily getting brighter and whiter over the last two weeks as they burned in, I can say that they are a great upgrade over stock and are very reasonably priced, about $100 for the pair.

4300k is the best output for HID hands down and with a reputable brands like Morimoto, Osram, and Phillips it's worth every penny if you have deep pockets. Xenon lights are just better in projectors,LEDs are better suited for reflectors with the right design of course. They just don't project 360 degrees of lightning due to the 2 sides in projector housings. I'm curious to see what will be the outcome if you test some reputable plug and play LEDs in a reflector housing against the same HID bulbs. Also if you can try out the Hikari Luxster Punisher LED 2024 as they are also plug and play and they are marketing crazy numbers 😂.

You guys should do a video with Lasfit bulbs. After my reading the reviews and testing Lasfit bulbs to hid, i was impressed with their LED bulbs. I upgraded our 2 vehicles and recommended to my brothers car. I bought the Lasfit Pro Series and LA Series. Beam pattern was nice and wide and shot down the road good!

Can you please do the same test for Charger headlights? I need to replace my factory HID bulbs and would like to know what one would be the best for replacing it.

HID is still king, especially in projector headlights. If you're willing to do a full projector retrofit, there're Bi-Led projectors available that perform excellent.

Are you doing sign language while talking??? That’s crazy cool dude.

I've tried just about all of the higher end bulbs from GTR to Morimoto and everything in-between and then discovered Diamond Vision and these blew everything else out of the water. More than happy with them.

I never saw Lasfit in this video, as they always speak well of the brands they sell and always compare them to purely cheap Chinese brands. I bought some Luxster brand LEDs that are high quality and economical and illuminate much brighter than the HID and twice as bright as the GTR Lighting Ultra 2.

You never reviewed the lasfit led bulb

Another great video. What happened to the Lasfit?