GP Thunder VS LED
 

I wanted to show a comparison of the GP thunder and the LED i bought for the x5. If you are thinking of changing from stock, hope this helps.

what do guys think, which one would you stay w/? left, LED. right, GP

I change my mind depending on the pic. lol. The top one I like the outer ring. The bottom pic I like the inner. The top one looks like the ring isn't a solid ring. Look broken up. Just from the camera?

Gp looks real bad compared to true led.

LED looks much sophisticated while GP light is all over the place.

Really hard to tell from those pics but I imagine that most would say that the preference is Factory LED > Aftermarket LED > GP Thunder

This isn't even a comparison and shame on you for buying both. Even more shame if you didn't buy LUX.

That is not LUX. Looks like some generic LED. Both are performing to what you would expect from their pricing.

The color of the LED is a bit better, but in bright light I am betting it washes out quite a lot. If these are $100 LED's, they are not worth the 90 bucks extra over the GP Thunders.
If you want good LED's, LUX is the way to go, but a bit more money!

^ sums it up nicely.

Talking from experience also, ran the $100 LED butterfly style, stunk in bright light and lasted about 4 months, switched to $15 GP Thunders and found them better in daylight, 8500K come pretty close to the LED color vs the 7500k - was happier with them if they where the same price, but save the money and run the GP Thunders. Recently went to the LUX V3's and they are the best thing I have tried, no dimming when the lights are on, very white and bright and light the outer ring better than anything I have found to date short of replacing the rings fully with LED's.

Can you share where did u buy it from? and price paid?

They are definitely not Lux.
they are some wide angle leds i found. Hey, can't blame a person for trying different options.

These ARE good. I have them, looks sharp. :eeps:

Those look like the leds from ijdmtoy.com. They look great I heard here's some pics I got off there website :thumbup:

^ those are nice and Blue ! My Depo brand headlights have a little Purple in the rings.... Well depends on when you look at'em. During the day they are Blue with a Purple tint. And at night they are Blue with a white tint to it. Wierd.

Any light looks good in the absence of it. Dark shots are not a good indication of how the light output is.

I think so too.

i dont have any pics w/ arches n running boards yet.

what are you using for the fogs there? GP Thunders have a blue tint which I can't seem to get rid of even after dropping to 7500k...

Maybe that's what you're using and the camera is playing tricks.

BTW, I like how the 2 inner coronas are a little brighter... it's unique and works for me.

if i remember correctly it was just under 20 bucks from ebay.

I've got HTEC H11s in my fog. So much whiter and really match the HIDs/LUX. Looks is eleventybillion times better.

I got the same ones from Ijdm.com. At night and sunset, they look pretty sick.

Only 11 billion times better? Well, I'm holding out for something 12 billion times better - even numbers are always better! :rofl:

80W. Isn't that too high of wattage? The car specs are for 35W, like the GP Thunder bulbs.

Installed Lux v3
 

After my leds went bad after only 3 months, i went ahead and jumped on the Lux v3. What a difference. definitely worth it. will post some pics this weekend. too bad i didn't go with Lux to begin with.