Did the install today of the vintagecarleds (model VC2800) and it was a direct replacement for my early beck with a super result. I recommend it to everybody, see the side to side using a motorcycle battery to power up the old sealed beam.
So is the smaller internal fan model V2800-Modern necessary to fit into the VS headlight bucket?
Is the installation straight forward?
For some of you, It's been a few months since you installed these LED bulbs, is everything still working okay?
I'd like to get a set for my VS.
Does the V2800 interfere with the small day running light, in the bucket?
no they do not interfere at all or require any modifications to the car.
Everything is confined inside the "bulb" so it is a straight swap of the lights
jc
Been running the 2800 kit for 3 mos on my car (it's a daily driver) with no problems.
I just installed the 2800's today. It was an easy install and the lights are so bright compared to the stock ones. I feel much safer at night.
They only thing I would wish for is a warmer color temperature so they don't look so modern on a old car!
I'm very happy with these lights.
The VS2800 kit is by far the easiest thing I have had to replace on my car. These lights made a huge improvement in night time field of view. If I was looking for something to complain about it would be I can hear a noise (maybe a fan for cooling) when the lights are on and the car if not running (not that that happens to often).
The only modification I had to do on the installation was bend the clips that hold the light in just a little bit because the new light was fitting a little looser than the original light.
I would say you could remove the old lights and fully install the new lights in your car in under a hour with very basic mechanical knowledge.
FYI - I think I would have had enough room for the VC2500 if I would have went that route
I actually called about that noise after my install --it is the fan-- he said a lot of people do & he was going to start including in the instructions...
These things have a cooling fan?
Each kit includes two assembled Glass H4 DOT spec 7" housings with 2 LED bulbs, Heatsinks & Fans. Output is rated at 2800 lumens LED life is 30,000 hours.
Gordon, that surprised me also. I thought LED's produced from 1/3 to 1/30 of the wattage, of a incandescent bulb. Thus less heat.
The discussions about LED headlights parallel our engine discussions in some ways. If you think scientists are neutral, impassionate purveyors of information, think again. There are several sites dedicated to candlepower, led lighting, halogen lighting, etc. All of them flail about and cast dispersions on each other. They may do it in a more eloquent way than on car sites, but the message is mainly the same: my info/equation/principal beats yours, and I want you to admit it publicly.
There is some general agreement: Up to about 40 watts, passive cooling, ala heat sinks, seems to give adequate thermal management. However, you can now buy LED headlights in the 50-100 watt range, which means active cooling is required, i.e., fans, pulsing shrouds, or some mechanism that moves air. Almost all of the after-market add-on LED's are illegal in every state, if they use the stock headlight housing. I'm not too concerned about headlight legality, but I do suggest that all owners of retrofitted headlights do several tests of your car in a passing car scenario, i.e., have someone drive your car at night, and you drive past it in the opposite direction under varying conditions. Then you'll know what other drivers are exposed to regarding your car's headlights.
Some increase in heat is due to lots of reflective material. LED's are great on a narrow band alone. For driving lights they need some help.
Just as Jim suggests the oncoming driver test, if you are using LED's for brake/turning lights, take a look at light distribution of your rear turning signals, from say the lane next to you, an important position in signaled lane changes.
Connecticut State Troopers (and maybe local police departments too) are schooled to hold a piece of white paper a certain distance from the headlight. If it reflects a blue light... then they're illegal
Years ago (early 1980's) I visited one of those many labs around the Boston area fueled with talent from MIT. This particular one was developing high powered Lasers for "un-named customers". As we were touring the place, we were asked to proceed to a particular area and out on dark goggles and ear muffs as they were about to test a CO2 laser they were working on. We all get settled and, all of a sudden, we see this 1" wide laser beam going through the top of the lab (the lab was in an old warehouse) and hear this noise like a jet engine. The noise shocked me more than anything else - Lasers are supposed to be noise-less, right? When asked, the tour guy said that it was a 6,000 watt white laser that heated the air as it went through and THAT is what we heard.
wow.... Just imagine what they have today.
Gordon;
Could noise be used as a weapon?
art posted:Gordon;
Could noise be used as a weapon?
I guess you never had kids? 
LOL. You would be correct. 
Guys, Thanks for all the positive feedback! Glad you like our headlamps. 
I would like to mention we now have a limited lifetime warranty on our our products, This is also applied to any past orders placed.
Great Stuff....
I finally got to use the new lights and was playing with switching from high/low beam. Does any one else have a short delay in switching from high to low? plus both seem to through light all over the place, I thought LEDs produced a more concentrated beam? The lights are still great just carious.
Which kit did you go with? A slight .5 second delay is pretty normal for the first 3-5 minutes as the bulbs warm up.
Also, are your outer headlight bucket lenses fluted, or clear U.S spec style?
I am using the VS2800 kit and I have the clear US bucket lenses.
The delay is probably .5-1 second and not a problem and hardly noticeable by any means I was more worried that I had hooked something up wrong or that the wiring harness had some issues.
They might have to be focused if they are in different buckets / reflectors I would think
I would agree, check the aim, and adjust if needed.
how are they focused on foreign reflectors? and an you reflectors ?
I only match the proper LED bulb to our reflectors for the best beam pattern.
Sometimes I get people who already have their own lenses, and purchase just bulbs from us.
I always tell them their is a chance it may not have a great light pattern, since I have never personally tested our bulbs in their aftermarket reflector.
No complaints so far though, so I assume it went well!
Guys, wanted to provide a quick update. Been running a set of the VS2800 since October. ( both on the speedster and my family ski SUV- Honda Pilot) and so far they are awesome...
I took the bulbs from the speedster this winter and used them on our family ski car... So lots of mountain pass/ poor visibility/early morning/evening driving... And running them as daylight lights as well. Makes my wife feel safer.
they are working great. Better than the halogen sylvania goldstars im running on my Q7. Which have burned out once already in the same time period ( yes.. Audi replaced the 2014 xenon/HIDs with 2009 halogen light buckets after a couple failures Audi could not de-bug... I got tired of the car spending more time at the dealer than at home.)
so the VS2800 just whent back to the speedster, and I ordered a set of the new bulbs for the SUV.. vs4000s. Their latest bulb.
http://www.vintagecarleds.com/...f3-a06b-006def61be78
Can't wait to get it and try it on. These could fit in the speedster as well... May just try them on before putting them I the family ski SUV.
Thomas, the business owner, had been really helpful. Great customer service and support.
Cheers
Luis