The volume of air contained inside the headlight housing proved more then enough to keep the LED bulbs well within their normal operating temperature range specified by their manufacturer. The heat generated by the LED headlights never exceeded 42 degrees hotter then an HID or halogen bulb installed in the exact same housing. Yes all LED lights need air to cool them this is very true but in my testing using a hand held laser temperature gauge I only noticed an increase in the temperature of the headlamp housing and the air inside using an independent AIT sensor of no more then 42 degrees on a 90 degree day running the headlights for 6 hours. But what you have done is to provide not a very good impression of yourself towards a new member I must say. I'm really confused as to why you're calling me a lyer, do I know you sir? Have you been given some bad or false information from me that I do not know about? Have I wronged you or caused you any undue problems? If so I do apologize to you sir and would only ask of you what I did to deserve such a label and treatment from you. I think it all comes down to personal preference. My friend Derekprz from G8 board did his (his pics are available to view as well on the above named site) after him came many more G8 owners, some didn't care for them while others love them. My youngest daughter has told me her BF just did his Jeep but I have not seen it in person yet. My oldest daughters BF did his after that. My kids wanted theirs done, they were next. I did mine first, my wife liked how it lit up the road so well so I did hers next, she drives a Mazda CX5 with projector headlights and her truck has LED'S installed in her fog lights as well. I would invite you to go there and see these pictures for yourself It's not just me installing these in the G8 and posting pics, many members have done so. Mr.Nitemare, before and after each bulb test photos can be found on G8 board showing the cut off line being measured. Now obviously glare isn't much of a concern since you shouldn't be using high beams around other drivers. This article does a good job of explaining why hids don't work well in halogen optics, and the same general principles apply to leds. When you start screwing with the light source the optics were made for, who knows what you'll get. What you want is the bright light to be projected down the road where it's useful. An example of this is why fog lights turn off with your high beams, the extra light up close to the vehicle (foreground) causes your pupils to constrict and decreases your distance vision. You can have the leds be twice as bright as the halogen bulbs, but if they're not putting the light in a useful place in the beam, you still won't be able to see well. The led emitters cannot replicate the thin and narrow light source of a halogen bulb's filament. Purpose built led headlights can work well, but dropping led "bulbs" into a reflector made for a halogen bulb will not produce a good light pattern. Just make sure they have a warranty and aren't cheap ebay junk. I can tell you this with 100% certainty as I had them on my car, my wife has them in her truck, both of my daughters have them in their cars so do their boy friends as do many of my friends.įor your high beams I say deff go for it you'll love them! Like I said before get a good set, I like OPT7 they're real nice but some newer stuff on the market may be brighter. LED headlights have come a looooong way in recent years and them not having good light output is a thing of the past. With the LED low beam headlights andįog lights on it lit up highway road signs almost 2 miles out! With the highbeams on it would easy! Why? No warm up time! Hit the high beams and BAM they were on! Also had LED fog lights too. I also had them on the high beams as well and in there they were BETTER then the 35w HID'S I had. The plus to LED'S are no ballasts and no need to drill the dust cover on the back of most vehicles headlights. They are brighter then 35w HID but the light is more scattered the further away you go. I went with OPT7 LED bulbs in my old G8 and the light output was just slightly less then the 35w HID kit I had. LED headlights DO provide good light, better in fact then halogen bulbs but not quite as good as HID.īUT you CAN NOT buy cheap junk ones! You HAVE to get a decent set so if you go LED be ready to shell out around $100 for the set.
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