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Offline ReflexRob

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LED low beam headlights
« on: March 24, 2016, 12:31:00 pm »
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Re: LED low beam headlights
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2016, 03:39:40 pm »
They're for off-road use only. They might work well with Hella xenon-look or Depo (not as nice as Hella) headlights. I'd only use them with projector lenses.
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Re: LED low beam headlights
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2016, 03:41:31 pm »
They don't look safe as the depth of the headlights won't cater for the read if the bulbs.  :stupid: design and fitting them in standard lights will blind other road users.
« Last Edit: March 25, 2016, 11:37:15 am by r5gtt »
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Re: LED low beam headlights
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2016, 09:16:49 am »
I looked into this recently. If you have the standard H7 headlights the way that the power is connected from the wiring to the bulb on the factory fittings is a quarter turn. You cant do that with this type of bulb.
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Re: LED low beam headlights
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2016, 10:05:55 am »
All cars on the market with standard LED headlights use forward-facing LEDs.. I can't imagine these side-facing led's giving off anywhere near as much useful light as even an aftermarket HID kit
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Re: LED low beam headlights
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2016, 11:08:17 am »
The latest versions are starting to get there, but not HID levels......yet. Unfortunately wont fit on ours cars

http://www.horizonleds.co.uk/headlamp-cree-led/5th-gen-4000-lumens/h7-5th-gen-4000-lumens

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