This is my first car in a long time that didn't come with HID lights, and I hated the yellow that the halogens produced. So I wanted to swap to LEDs, but when I researched it, it seems there are a LOT of bad LEDs out there. Focal length, LED position, LED diode shape are all important to produce good lighting that isn't worse than what the original halogens put out. It took me a lot of research on other car forums to find a good LED bulb to use in our Forte, but I found them. Here is a pic showing one headlight swapped:
Biggest issue with the install is getting the bulbs to "click" and lock fully in place. The hole for bulb access is small and positioned oddly. In the pics I don't think it was clicked all the way in. Judging by the beam pattern it looks like the bulb needs to rotate another couple more degrees, but I can't get enough grip or leverage on it without taking the headlight out. But for now, it's fine the way it is. The headlights look great, and are quite a bit brighter than the stock halogen bulbs as you can see in the pics.
Just bought the sealight 9006 fog lights from the link above. Install was quick and easy. These new bright white LED’s are a definite upgrade from the stock. New purchase will be the headlights now!
Hi all
This thread has been super helpful in my pursuit to change out my DRLs to LEDs; however, I've ran into a problem. I bought 1156 bulbs to replace my dying, original bulbs. But after installing them, I got the error to check my DRLs. I'm guessing not all 1156 bulbs don't work? They light up and look nice but I still get the error.
Hi all
This thread has been super helpful in my pursuit to change out my DRLs to LEDs; however, I've ran into a problem. I bought 1156 bulbs to replace my dying, original bulbs. But after installing them, I got the error to check my DRLs. I'm guessing not all 1156 bulbs don't work? They light up and look nice but I still get the error.
Thanks OP.
Installed these yesterday. Wife has given thumbs up.
One thing that helped with the driver side install was a right angle pick, inserted into the heatsink fins to help get some torque on the thing.
Assuming they don't throw codes, my only concern now is longevity.
This is my first car in a long time that didn't come with HID lights, and I hated the yellow that the halogens produced. So I wanted to swap to LEDs, but when I researched it, it seems there are a LOT of bad LEDs out there. Focal length, LED position, LED diode shape are all important to produce good lighting that isn't worse than what the original halogens put out. It took me a lot of research on other car forums to find a good LED bulb to use in our Forte, but I found them. Here is a pic showing one headlight swapped:
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Biggest issue with the install is getting the bulbs to "click" and lock fully in place. The hole for bulb access is small and positioned oddly. In the pics I don't think it was clicked all the way in. Judging by the beam pattern it looks like the bulb needs to rotate another couple more degrees, but I can't get enough grip or leverage on it without taking the headlight out. But for now, it's fine the way it is. The headlights look great, and are quite a bit brighter than the stock halogen bulbs as you can see in the pics.
i recently bought LEDs for my DRLs and they work perfectly fine but for some reason it says check headlight on my dash and im not sure why its saying that because as i said they are working perfectly fine, does anyone know why or have any suggestions?
i recently bought LEDs for my DRLs and they work perfectly fine but for some reason it says check headlight on my dash and I'm not sure why its saying that because as i said they are working perfectly fine, does anyone know why or have any suggestions?
They do not draw enough load, so the ECU thinks there is a problem.
You can add load with a resistor I think there is a youtube video on that very subject for the forte.
I threw more money at the issue, and got 1156s from deAutoLED they guarantee no codes. Indeed, they do not throw codes for my Forte. And they are hella bright compared to the amazon cheapies I purchased.
New 2021 Kia Forte EX (Canada) here.
Has anyone tried with a 2021 model yet?
The stock headlights are borderline dangerous and I want to upgrade them but would like to avoid permanent modification (it's a lease).
I have a 2021 Kia Forte GT-Line, i want to replace my high beam headlight bulbs with LED bulbs. Need opinions on which one is the best one to by. Any ideas or help with this is greatly appreciated. TIA
They showed up today, and look pretty nice for such a low price. Came in a nice box with instructions, zip ties, 3M stickies if you want to mount the ballast, and even some white cloth gloves so you don't get oils from your fingers on them during installation. I'll update again once I get them in, but I'm hopeful that they are going to be a good improvement