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Old 02-18-2014, 07:37 AM   #34
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I ran a lot of lights on my Jeep for off roading, and I think LED bars are great. However, for this application they are not so great for a few reasons.

LEDs really shine (no pun intended) at closer ranges. Even in the offroad community people still use HID retrofits for long range. These cars aren't going to be doing 5-40mph on dirt roads. We are doing 50.. 60.. + on pavement and at those speeds you are outrunning the LED lighting.

This is a doubly whammy because not only are you outrunning the light they produce, but they produce so much of it that your eyes are being drawn to the foreground that they light up so well instead of far away, where you should be looking when you are driving at higher speeds (like 50+).

Sure, they look brighter, but for road applications they are essentially a waste of money.

Just my $.02
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