I can't speak for knock-offs, but will recommend Pro Comp LED headlights.

After much research/reading reviews, I chose Pro Comp:
Lifetime warranty, very bright, clean cutoff, and great fit.
Also, consider our vendors for better pricing. (I went with Allen's Off Road for headlights).

As far as driving lights, I went with Quadratec LED's.

 

I have had the LX Light for a year now and they have been great. Much brighter than stock and look really nice. My set came with the fogs and they look great as well.

One thing you may want to consider is getting heated lights. The LEDs don't melt the ice/snow as well as normal headlights. I didn't have much issue here in Utah, but our snow is light and fluffy and we don't have the ice issues that some areas have.

Here is a dirty pic:

 

Our snow here in Bozeman is light and fluffy too. Only Ice we get is black ice. Its pretty much the same anywhere out west

 

I've ran the tailights on my Jeep for almost 4 yrs and they are still going strong. Be careful, all knockoffs aren't created equal. I was fortunate enough to have a bunch of different manufacturers send me samples of their products and I was able to weed through the good and bad to find out which ones to buy. Headlights the same thing, go them for friends who have been running them with zero issues for years. Same results, some have a better cutoff than others and quality issues. Sellers on eBay aren't going to tell you where they are getting them from, I'd suggest getting them off Amazon if you buy a set. Stay away from sunpie, sunpraee, and xsprite, all of those brands I tried were pretty much garbage.

 

What brand did you get? LX-Light? According to what I found on other forums on google most Jeepers are using LX-Light for both headlights and tail lights. Others had Lite-Way for tails. What brand did you use?

 

Another thing that I will say about LX Light is that I had thought I had a bad light and contacted the vendor about warranty. He replied very quickly and said that it was very unusual for them to have defective lights and asked if I would check my connections and make sure before I sent it back. He was right. The passenger side connection was a little loose. If it had been bad, I don't believe there would have been an issue with them honoring their warranty.

 

Here are a few examples of some I've tried out from a few different manufacturers.

 

@jeeperjamie What brand did you decide on? You still havent told us.

 

Lantsun makes some of the more reliable ones. I am running their taillights and turn signals, both for over 4 years. The third set of headlights I ran, they half Halo ones came from lantsun and they were great headlights with a nice sharp cutoff. Not quite as good as the ones I have now but they were probably my second favorite headlights I have ran.

 

What headlights and fogs do you have now? I may start looking into Lantsun. 4years is quite a testament

 

Lantsun will back their products as well. I have a contact at the manufacturer that I use, but I haven't had any issues really with anything I have ever received from them. When they are coming out with something new they normally email me and ask if I'm interested in reviewing something for them. They sent me a set of the new JW style turn signals a few months back but I let a buddy have them and he did a review on them for me. I wasn't ready to change mine out yet. Most of the lights I have on my vehicle including the big 7" ones on the windshield and front came from lantsun, including the light bar on the hood. All which have held up and are still going strong.

 

I do not have stock fogs anymore, I'm running a set of 3.5" Amber cubes for fogs now. Another company sent those to me. The headlights I have now are not Lantsun lights, they came from a vendor who was using tuffplus as a manufacturer. They are solid lights though and I have been running them for the past 1-1/2, probably some of the best out there as far as cutoff and visibility on the road. Below is low beam on the road and a picture of the cutoff as well as the light

 

I am running the Xprite headlights from Amazon. They took some grinding with my Dremel to get installed. And they needed adjusting to point down. Other than they, they are really nice and bright. I am pretty pleased

 

I hope to get a few more opinions on these brands listed in the OP

 

I spray painted the chrome retaining rings around the lights black. The chrome popped out too much in contrast to the dark headlights and my dark colored Jeep.

 

My Amazon order history tells me I've been running the LX Lights with included fog lights since March of 2017. I live in Michigan, where they have seen their fair share of various weather conditions. They've worked great, and have exceeded my expectations. The only complaint I can think of is that the price is now $37 less than when I had originally purchased them.

 

Thanks to you its1 +1 for LX-Lights. Imagine that

 

I have JW Speaker headlights and Xprite fogs. No complaints on the fogs and they are every bit as high quality as the JW Speakers at $40 instead of $200 for the JW Speaker fogs. Cannot comment on headlights or taillights.

 

I have the sunpie for about two years. High beam flickers. I did have an issue and they sent me a replacement. When I pulled the old one it was only a loose wire. Btw. Best investment

 

You get what you pay for.

I didn't make up the rules of the universe, but generally I've found that ignoring them almost never turns out good...

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I wish this were true. It use to be about 10 years ago. Now days 30-50% of a products price is the name of the brand. You are literally paying more just to have the name. So yes it is very possible to find a off name brand of something that compares to or even surpasses the "name brand"

 

We are a Xprite dealer. We have been running these in our shop JK over a year now without any issues. We have installed quite a few in our shop in both TJ and JK's. We have not had any issues so far. I had a set of HIDProjectors in our KOR JKU and I feel like the Xprite ones we swapped them for are much brighter as well.

If we can get you setup up or if you have any questions on the Xprite ones, please feel free to PM, email, or call us at anytime! More than happy to help...

-Jason

 

There are a few categories to shop from when looking at the LED replacement lighting marketed for the JK-


-"premium" products, which are legal and comply with DOT standards, usually perform quite well, carry excellent warranty and premium price tags to go with

-mid-tier products, which can be priced all over the map, some of which perform as well or almost as well as some of the premium products, usually comply with DOT standards depending on the manufacturer/distributor's ethics. Some have good warranty, others less so

-extremely cheap- some of which perform OK per dollar spent, but can have a limited lifespan or period where you can expect reliable performance. Some of these have DOT markings, but most haven't been tested and may or may not be close to complying. When these products fail, it usually means paying for shipping back to China (should the company continue to exist, and actually return calls or emails to offer customer support)




Out of the brands you list in the original post, you are looking at the bottom category, though Xprite may be worth considering among those in that price point. Depending on what you are willing to pay, something like these might be worth considering:

https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Comp-Suspension-76402P-Headlight/dp/B00IRT74KA

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PRO-COMP-L...402P/183360099496?epid=586508783&hash=item2ab11d14a8:g:brEAAOSwPapbDygZ&vxp=mtr

If that price is too rich, then it will be a matter of rolling the dice and hoping you get a good pair that lasts a while per your expectations. The country of origin isn't the main issue for products like this- China is perfectly capable of producing products at a number of quality levels...having to deal directly with that country of origin for all product support can be. A local distributor willing to back the product would certainly be preferable to having to pay to ship to China and hope they send out a new pair in a timely fashion.

Since buying a JK, I've been paying close attention to other Jeeps on the road. Most of the ones I've noticed with one light out, intermittent operation, flickering, dim, strobing beams or really diffuse/blinding light patterns have been inexpensive and exotic looking Chinese LEDs. While you can find a bad light even from some of the most expensive brands, it is how they take care of you when that happens that bumps up some of the retail price. Whether that price is worth it to you is another matter. If you intentionally want to buy extremely cheap, Amazon, eBay and craigslist are usually full of lights you can try and not be out too much money if/when they pack it in. Some of them do indeed throw a lot of light per dollar spent, just not where it is easy on the eyes of approaching traffic. The frequency of replacement would be the biggest down side, and the potential need to troubleshoot poor quality wiring adapters, connectors and anti-flicker harnesses should be expected at the lowest prices you'll see online.

 

basicxj

This is more about a combination of design and price.

I LOVE the look of these lights. Design wise.

The knock offs has the same look. Yes Id spend 2-400$ for this look. But am I willing to spend 1,200$ on full on JW speakers who have the same look? No. All the brands I listed in my OP have the same look/design. From what I have seen so far in this thread it seems #1 LX-Light and # 2 Xprite. Those two seems to be my best options. Based on responses.

 

I'll wish you luck, hope it works out for you.

I opted for the JW Speaker Evo J in chrome (got them from an authorized vendor here on the forum on sale for $399 USD), and they have been great for the last two years. I will eventually add the fogs and front turn signals.

I could have picked up some JW Speaker-looking knock off fogs on craigslist locally for $50 CDN, and they may be just fine, but if the fogs are as good as the headlights, I will hold out for the real McCoys- the JWS, or their Mopar-branded versions.

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/pts/d/07-17-jk-4-30w-led-fog-lights/6711321216.html

My mods are done one at a time as funds permit so as not to Just Empty Every Pocket all at once. I am not opposed to buying through the forum classifieds either. Like yourself, I won't be dropping $1200 for headlights + fogs, but I am not in a rush, and am happy to wait for a good price to come along then pounce. In the last 35 years, I've bought expensive car parts , I've bought budget car parts, and based on personal experience my MO is to buy once/cry once than continually swap things out when something poops the bed.

 

I had a $200 pair of knock-offs. Total crap. No cut offs. Put more light on the overhead freeway signs than on the road. Could not be adjusted enough to make a difference. Just make sure you can return them of they don't work properly.

 

All depends on who makes the knock offs. they are not all the same. I just ran into someone else with LX-Lights headlights today a local offroading store. The LX-Lights he had did seem to have a very sharp cutoff. So it looks like this will be the brand I will be choosing. His fogs were Xprite though. He did say the xprite ones held up very well. Also having someone to call in customer service is nice.

So atm Im between those two brands. I just got lucky and ran into someone today.

 

I just ordered a set of Oedro Led headlight and fog light combos. They should arrive next week or so, and I will post my thoughts on them after I install.


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I heard that brand has a square box beam pattern thats just horrible while driving. Please post updates!

 

I have had the Day maker headlights and fog lights ($120) in for 6 months. Tremendously better than factory. So far very pleased. I had to adjust a few times to keep oncoming traffic from high beaming me. Rather bright. I do love the fog lights too. If I had to pay what some of the other popular brands cost, I would just live with stock. For $120(for both headlights and fog), I may try to order a backup set.
Only thing I can say negative was fit. Had to file a little on tabs to get them to seat in stock frames, but nothing major.

 

I've had the LX-Lights from Amazon since February and very happy with them. I did a fair amount of research, including gleaning through the reviews on Amazon and Youtube. There was no way I would spend over 6x the money on JW Speakers or similar. I did consider ~$300 sets Quadratec offered, but couldn't quite get there. Note that Quadratec has some new LED sets from Havoc and DV8, but these look to be the same as ones on Amazon, just rebranded (that's what these companies do), yet still 2-3x as much.

I will note that Amazon shows a 4.5 rating for JW Speaker and a 4.4 for LX-Light, pretty close, and also note that LX-Light promptly answers questions.

 

Thanks for this. LX-Lights are the ones that seem to have won out of the brands listed. I ordered. Did it today actually :winner:

 

Daymakers from LX-Light on Amazon here too...
I paid $130 with the LED Fogs (really they are driving lights) and cuold not be happier.
No flicker, crisp cutoff line.
Built to DOT Spec (according to the mfgr)
Yeah, they’re made in China, but show me a set of LEDs that were completely component sourced here in America for even twice that amount. I don’t think there is such an animal - but have been wrong before...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KNXSIYS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

-edit-
I did not have to buy any antiflicker modules or extra harnesses, nor did I need an ECU update/flash.
My Jeep is a 2015

 

I got them in and love them! I went with LX-Lights.

 

it has been a few months, how have they held up?