Philips Automotive Lighting H6054LED LED Integral Beam, Universal Plug and Play LED Replacement for H6054 (5x7) Sealed Beam Applications, 1 Pack

Saw Headlight Revolution's "shootout" of 16 top H6054 LED headlights and they flagged this one as only 1 of the 5 that passed. Low and high beam cutoff and fill patterns are outstanding in all regards. Compared to OEM stock Halogen light, these are about 46% brighter on low beam and 71% brighter on high beam. Color temperature is cool but acceptable as it's not noticeably blue at all (Philips says "up to" 6000K). Philips states they went to great effort and care to craft its beam shape and uniform wide area fill. Results confirm all that is true. Warranty is only one year and 1500 hour guaranteed lifetime, significantly shorter than others like the Sylvania H6054LED that's five years and 15,000 hours. Online reviews of the Sylvania's performance show its beam pattern to be obviously inferior on low and high beam to this Philips LED lamp. I'll happily take the 1 yr vs 5 yr and shorter claimed lifetime hour differences in exchange for outstanding beam performance. These LED lights plugged directly into my 1988 Dodge Ramcharger's wiring harness headlight plug. Used dielectric grease on electrical connections. Took much care in correctly aiming the low & high beams for elevation and azimuth. Perfect results, razor sharp horizontal cutoff line, and outstanding wide area fill light to boot. Headlight High beam performance is stunning. Revolution's field results demonstrate that these lights actually have a more uniform wide area fill than the Truck-Lite model which costs twice as much.

As I opened the Amazon package, I found what looked to be two used lights based on the product boxes. Both seal tabs had been broken and the cardboard had seen better days. I was immediately suspicious that these were previous returns or something else. It was clear that the boxes had been opened. As I pulled the bulbs out of the boxes, I noticed they still had protective film on the lenses and absolutely no evidence of being test fit or tampered with. Not sure if Philips is just recycling old boxes, but the lights looked new. Install was a breeze. No different than replacing a standard H6054 halogen bulb. Couple screws later and the lights tested perfectly. Once aligned, I’m extremely impressed with the light output and new look/attitude it gives to the night look of my car. Hoping for a long life as that’s the only other thing I’m nervous about based on other reviews here. Lastly, one thing I’m not particularly happy with (but not negatively impacting the score) my car thinks that the headlights are blown. These lights are not “no error.” It would have been really nice, especially for the price, for these to have some kind of internal circuitry to prevent headlight bulb out faults.

So I originally purchased these in October of 2024 and have since been running them. At this time I would say they are certainly not worth the price, at my time of purchasing they were nearly 140$ per light. Now with the reduced price it is no surprise as the light quality is so sub par its hard to believe these are actually DOT compliant. The light spread is minimal at best and they have serious lighting hot spots that illuminate about 3' of whatever there pointing at, everything surrounding the hot spots you would be better off using candles for headlights. Would not recommend.

Philps has been in the business of lighting since 1891 which is around 2 years after Edison w/company and Swan succeeded in getting them to work. Even though Philips name has changed hands, their lighting is of great quality and reliable. Lot of companies making/selling some pretty pathetic excuses for headlights. There are some good ones though and a ton of not so good ones. I would rather be in the group that say "I replaced my headlights and can see better now than ever before." Than the group that says "My headlights look cool but I can't drive safely at night with them". These LEDs should last quite a while and probably draw less power than the OEM Halogens. They cost more but sometimes you have to pay a bit more for quality. They plugged right in to my 92 GMC Box Van. No adapters needed for my vehicle. Tested both out as soon as I received them to make sure everything worked. One did not have low beam but after resetting the connector everything was fine. Probably my 32 year old electrical connector. Place the new on on the driver's side and left the old halogen on the passenger side. Will still need to adjust them, but I am very happy.

I suspect that many folks may need an adapter for their particular vehicle. Some vehicles pulse voltage to extend headlight life...LEDs won't tolerate this and will fail in short order. In our case, we have an Antique truck that has no fancy features whatsoever, so these were a direct replacement and work fine. The LED bulbs we had were great, but they plugged into the glass reflector with a rubber boot to keep moisture out of the reflector. The boots dried out and cracked in short order allowing water to build up in the reflector. Disassembly and drying the reflectors was a ridiculous pain. These of course are sealed beams, so no such issues.

There are a lot of LED headlights for older cars, but almost all of them look like cheap junk -- not the style I was going for on my 1986 Pontiac Firebird! These are very expensive, but these were the only ones that looked like serious headlamps. Not only that, they work GREAT -- I was quite surprised at how well they work! After being properly aligned, the spread of light is very even and consistent with no hotspots or dim areas. In fact, in terms of brightness, these are far better than the original halogen lamps. And the switch between normal and high-beam is very effective, too. I can speak to longevity since I've only had these for a few months, and these are on a project car that stays locked in a garage most of the time (and when I do take it out, it's rarely at night). I didn't expect LED headlamps to work this well -- great job, Philips!

One worked good the other didn't. Return/refund was easy though.