This new LED bulb shootout shows off 25 different brands of LED bulbs in a reflector and a projector headlight housing, and the results are staggering! Below we’ll talk about the results but first, you should just watch the video! In the Reflector headlight (tested first), the brightest bulb was the GTR Lighting Ultra 2 bulbs coming in at 2,590 Maximum Lux. Then the F3 bulbs came in at 2,070 Maximum Lux, and then the S-V.4 LED bulbs coming in at 1,920 Maximum Lux. It’s important to measure Lux (and not just Lumens) because it shows you the actual change in usable light output from your headlight. Lux will be different depending on which headlight housing you put the bulb in too, whereas Lumen will stay the same no matter what.  

Projector Headlight Results:

1.GTR Lighting Ultra Series 2Low beam – 950 Max Lux 2.S-V.4 LED HeadlightLow beam – 850 Max Lux 3. F3 Low beam – 790 Max Lux 4.Xenon Depot XtremeLow beam – 610 Max Lux 5.Diode Dynamics SL1Low beam – 590 Max Lux 6. Auxbeam T1 Low beam – 420 Max Lux 7. Headlight Experts Low beam – 370 Max Lux 8. PIAA G3 Low beam – 480 Max Lux 9. Philips Ultinon Essential Low beam – 430 Max Lux 10. Putco Nitrolux Low beam – 170 Max Lux

Reflector Headlight Results:

1.GTR Lighting Ultra Series 2Low beam – 2590 Max Lux 2. F3 Low beam – 2070 Max Lux S-V4 Low beam – 1920 Max Lux 3. S-V.4 LED Headlight BulbLow beam – 1,920 Max Lux 4. SNGL SH55U2 Low beam – 1710 Max Lux 5.Diode Dynamics SL1Low beam – 1590 Max Lux 6. Auxbeam T1 Low beam – 880 Max Lux 7. Headlight Experts Low beam – 940 Max Lux 8. PIAA G3 Low beam – 1060 Max Lux 9. Philips Ultinon Essential Low beam – 950 Max Lux 10. Putco Nitrolux Low beam – 1090 Max Lux Want to learn more about Lux and Lumens? Check out this article: What is the Real Lumen of an LED Headlight Bulb