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01-11-2019, 11:17 AM | #29 | |
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Hmmm, thanks for this. I have a set of LEDs (both low and high) I bought when they were on sale recently on Amazon. Was planning on swapping them out to try them, but didn't think about the high beams not dimming for DRL (duh).
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Right above it is what looks like a heat sink connected to a plug. You just pull out the plug and no DRL. |
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I've seen a trend starting with LEDs to specify how thin they are. Seems they are realizing the light needs to be as tight as possible. I have some LEDs in mine and for sure they aren't as bright as the halogens. I think people confuse color temp with brightness. Mine aren't so dim that it's really a problem and I like the color so I suck it up. I am tempted to try some newer bulbs that are smaller and brighter to see if it's any closer to the halogens.
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I put mine in the road and walked 10 houses down to be sure I wasn't blinding people and it looks perfect. I didn't want to be like a Jeep owner you know. Hahaha |
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LED Headlights Vs HID?
So I replaced my current LEDs with these ultra cheap LEDs:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bjYYevT2 $23 for the pair. They are basically a knock of off these $89 LEDs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077BT6M6Z..._HMZDCbPX5Q78F I figured at this price I might as well get them for the low beams and high beams. I was super skeptical of putting LEDs in the high beam but these things are bright as hell. The low beams are also much brighter than my previous LEDs. LEDs have certainly improved in the past year or so. The claim to fame on these is the LEDs are super thin and the mounting surface is also very thin which focuses the light closer to the center like a halogen does. Obviously they will never get the light dead center but it’s much closer than my previous LEDs. I also parked at a wall and used tape to aim them based on the ISO standard and the cut off is perfect with no random stuff up high. I also parked the car on the road and went down several houses and on the other side to simulate an oncoming car and they weren’t blinding at all. Long story short, if someone wants to give LEDs a shot these are a cheap option. Only thing that sucks is they ship direct from China so it takes a while (around 15 days). In my case I ordered right before the Chinese New Year so they took over 30 days to show up. I rarely order form ALI Express but it never fails that when I do it’s Chinese New Year. |
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I'm pretty sure it stems from the "I only buy American" crowd referring to japanese cars as "rice burners". Then, people put gaudy racing-inspired parts on those "rice burners" and instead of racers, they're "ricers". Personally, I wish people would stop saying it. Even if it isn't really meant in a racist way nowadays, the term is still pretty racist in origin. |
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I sneered at the rice burners for about a decade!
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I love my LED upgrade but I did plenty of searching on what to buy and how to install to keep from being "that guy". Unfortunately the way these things are sold to the public - not everyone is as research oriented as myself which creates a lot of "that guys".
When done right, they're great! Good video on the good and bad: EDIT: These are "Sales" videos however they do relay a lot of great advice and examples. Worth watching for us NON-HID having plebs. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeaDrH0gXZk[/ame] And this video is great because illustrates how different LEDs can be great or terrible with the OEM headlight housing and beam pattern. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZSNrvB_gEE[/ame]
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