Jeep Wrangler Forum banner

Beware Sunpie Led Headlights from Amazon

38K views 31 replies 23 participants last post by  JimNH 
#1 ·
Just wanted to I form you all about some knockoffs on Amazon. About two months ago I made a mistake. With the expense of good quality led headlights, I took a chance on some cheaper lights on Amazon.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
 
#7 ·
I had the same experience. I had a defective light, so I contacted them, and they sent me a new one right away; however, the new one they sent me has a DRL about twice as bright as the other one. Not to mention the light pattern is awful and they are not much brighter, if at all, than the stock lights.
 
#10 ·
So you think that $200 are going to be just as good as $700 lights? Lets see whole cost to the vendor maybe $100 but the manufacturer needs their margin so cost to manufacturer is under $50 from that they have to labor (luckily sweatshop is really cheap), facility/rent, power/electric, shipping, packaging and taxes. So maybe under $25 bucks for parts maybe less. I am sure you are going to get a quality product for that. I spoke to a vendor once who said he could send three replacements before he started to lose money. He said most people give up and either live with the crappy lights or just give up because it is too much of a pain. You get what you pay for. Sounds like you got it
 
#11 ·
So you think that $200 are going to be just as good as $700 lights? Lets see whole cost to the vendor maybe $100 but the manufacturer needs their margin so cost to manufacturer is under $50 from that they azhave to labor (luckily sweatshop is really cheap), facility/rent, power/electric, shipping, packaging and taxes. So maybe under $25 bucks for parts maybe less. I am sure you are going to get a quality product for that. I spoke to a vendor once who said he could send three replacements before he started to lose money. He said most people give up and either live with the crappy lights or just give up because it is too much of a pain. You get what you pay for. Sounds like you got it
That's not always true. There are good vendors you can get a quality Headlight from without spending $700, and they are just as good if not better. I'm running a set right now that I got from a manufacturer to test out and they can be got for around $280 and they are just as good beam pattern and quality wise as a JW Speaker, maybe better beam wise than a speaker. I had a guy sell his JWs to get a set last week. Sold the JWs for $400 and bought these for $280. These are the closes to a BMW I have saw. You pay for the lifetime warranty for the most part. Some are made worse than others quality wise but there are some that are equal in quality but it's hard to tell good from bad because of how many are making them now. I got two or three companies I use and they make some good quality stuff. Here is what I'm running now









Not all lights are created equal, even the cheaper ones. You got to your research and I don't mean reading botched reviews on Amazon because most of those are fake here lately. I've run quite a few different sets, about 12 now.
 
#14 ·
I got the Sunpie smoked turn signals and side markers off amazon. They fit good and are plug n play. They're amber LEDs but not very bright. My main complaint is that they are not "smoked" very well....almost like a honeycomb pattern of smoke and clear. Still better than the stock amber lenses though based on the low cost of these cheaply manufactured lights. However, judging by their quality, I would not buy their headlights for fear of buyer's remorse.

Land vehicle Vehicle Car Jeep Tire
 
#16 · (Edited)
I just wanted to add to this thread since I had purchased a set of the Sunpie full halo LED headlights for my Jeep Wrangler. I bought them through EBay for $119.00 and they were a plug and play direct. About two months later the front right light began to fail, or was intermittent when turned on. When I tapped the headlight, it came on, so I figured it was a connection issue. I taped all connections securely, but it still was failing from inside.

I sent the vendor a letter and photos discussing the issue, and after a few days, they sent me a new replacement pair. This time I used the new additional cable which did not come with the first pair, and using electrical grease and taped connectors, I replaced the lights. Now they are working just fine, and with no issues. I was so impressed by the vendor’s response; I purchased a pair of rear LED lights which also look like clone Speakers. They were also plug and play and work flawlessly.

When I pull up beside my buddy’s jeep who popped for the original Speakers, you cannot tell the difference in the front or rear, as they appear to be the same styles and brightness. So for my measly investment of $168.00, I have the same setup as my buddy who paid roughly $1190.00. At my cost I can afford to replace a few more should the need arise and still spend less then he has, and not lose the same look.

Just my view on this whole which is better issue….


 
#17 ·
I stayed away from the sunpie LED's because there were too many mixed reviews about being good and bad. So it seemed hit or miss with them. 50% approval rating was not good enough for me. A lot of my research is based on customer and user feedback on everything I buy in life. I think it's the best way to make a purchase. Although I think way to many people discount a product upon the first bad experience. I'm one who always gives the product a try until it fails me several times. But never on the first failure. This rarely ever happens tho because of all the research I put in on the front end.

I bought my Jeep after hearing from so many on the Jeep forums say how good reliability was even tho everything you read says a Jeep is junk and unreliable.
 
#18 ·
I bought the Lantsun's for about 140 DLR halos LED and so far already had them for past a year if they last even 6 more months it's money well spent and I can drop some more money for the same ones after 2 years...You had a bad experience sucks I've had stuff happen to me like that but even the best quality LED's will go out that's why they have warranties. AMAZon PRIME helps you can return anything and get your money back I do it all the time.
 
#19 ·
I have the same ones too, love them, agree that the company is a little hard to deal with. But I paid like $129 for my lights had the same issue with the anti flickers, also read to just go ahead and order Trucklite anti flickers to fix the issue. I did that and they work perfect. Contacted the company and they sent me $62.00 in Amazon gift cards fo cover the cost of the Trucklite anti flickers. So for me at least I have no complaints and the lights work great.
 
#20 ·
I agree you get what you pay for, but come on $550-$700 for headlights for a Jeep.......that's what is killing our economy. No reason a set of headlights should cost that, ok maybe $300. If you can buy a set of knock offs for $100-$150 no reason an "original set" should cost 5x that. It's suppose to be fun modifying your Jeep not making the average Joe broke while doing it. Sorry just my 2 cents, rant over.
 
  • Like
Reactions: sgtmajor138
#23 ·
I had a similar experience, but with Raxioms. Another JWSpeaker knockoff. At the time of purchase, I didn't know that they were a knockoff, but I learned my lesson. The right one's bright never worked from the start, then moisture and condensation got inside them within a few weeks... Lesson learned, ordering some JWSpeaker J2's next.
 
#24 ·
Just got a set of halos and fog lights from Sunpie on Amazon. Bench tested everything and all good. You have to make sure the connections are solid. The h4 adapters are ok but the pins can push the connectors out if not careful when plugging together. Will be putting them in this weekend.
 
#25 ·
I personally have OEM LED's and they are as good as anything on the market, IMO for pattern, distance and color. Yes, they are $725.99 to replace (price and experience may vary) but I have not seen one negative review on this site about OEM LED's. Can you say the same thing about others? Now before someone jumps on the 'but" wagon, JW, Pro Comp, KC, Oracle, Morimoto ALL make excellent products. Pricing falls in the $400-$700 range for most of those. (Did you know there is a headlight out there that must come with a blowjob because they want $949.95 from ET?)

Lets use KC for example. That's all they do is lights and have since the 70's but I've not read on this site about anyone actually running them here.
JW and Pro Comp get all the love and I think besides good build quality, they have a social bling factor that makes them appealing.
Morimotoa and even Deegan 38 make some blingy lights but rarely see anyone run them here.

So what does any of this ahve to do with Amazon? Everything. Buying from the 'Zon gets you primarily all of the 50% approval rating lights with very few quality lights. Find an offroad distributor you like and stick with them. Ask them via chat what their return, warranty, quality and any personal feedback they have via email or chat. You then have more power to make better decisions with and do it at a good price point.
 
#27 ·
There is a thread about the KC Led headlights. I read that one and watched a video in it and that is what convinced me buy them. With the hi-beams having 6 Leds I don’t really have a need for a light bar or pillar lights. I could put them on, but with the KCs it really isn’t necessary as I’m not a desert racer. I only bought them because they were on sale. The price has really gone up in the last couple years though.
 
#26 ·
I got a set of Truck lights 5 or so years ago. They've been perfect. I view them as a good compromise to the class leading JW speaker and the cheapo Chinese knock offs. Obviously a flashlight is better than the OEM candles, but at $400, seems a good compromise that are still DOT approved. And as for "make night day" auxiliary lighting, due to the rare occasion to need them (especially with good headlights like I have), THAT is where I go cheap and can't justify the bazillion dollar lights. Just doing general street driving, I want a good quality light that works as it should and doesn't blind other drivers. Off road, it's nice to have the sun on the front of the Jeep, but it's not totally necessary at the lower speeds I'm generally going. But that's my opinion.

This is a video I found recently that is somewhat... enlightening... that might be good food for thought. It's a bit obnoxious at times, but I think shows good data points.

 
#31 ·
The first time I drove my '17 Chief at night I was amazed at the Mopar LED Headlights that were standard on all '17-'18 Sahara and Rubicons. It caused me to change the headlights on my TJ. With all the discussions about el cheapos which I did not want and the over the top price wise high end lights, I was looking for a middle ground. Thankfully Quadratec saw that gap and came out with their line of LED headlights. The GenIIs I put on the TJ are fantastic. On low beam they are about equal to the Mopars, but on high beam they are superior in the lighting fro they still have a cut off, but it is higher than on low beams. (I can see in the pine tres when coming home on the rural road. The Mopars light up the tops while the GenIIs have only light up half way (putting more light down the road).

The difference in the kits for the JK and the TJ, the TJ does not come with the modulator which also serves as the H4 to H13 adapter.
 
#32 ·
Went for my first night-time drive with the Sunpie headlights tonight. Went to get ice cream just to leave the house. They worked great! Would def recommend to anyone. The LED fog lamps are very bright as well - great in combo with the low beams, and the high beams are very bright. No one flashed me, so I think I did a good job adjusting them against the garage door. 10/10 would do it again.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top