Page 9 of 10 FirstFirst ... 78910 LastLast
Results 81 to 90 of 92

Thread: LED headlights!

  1. #81
    Senior Member Mitz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Cavite
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    510
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked 268 Times in 178 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    That's not surprising considering many road signs are made with some impressive retroreflective material.

    Why not get HIDs? I hear they are even brighter than LED.
    Quote Originally Posted by Wallythacker View Post
    The short answer? LEDs simply dropped in as direct replacements for halogens. It couldn't be easier or any more cost effective for the performance I gained.
    I'll see how this will compare w/ my present P6 when I get hold of it.





  2. #82
    Member bosbik's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    x
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    72
    Thanks
    24
    Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mitz View Post
    I'll see how this will compare w/ my present P6 when I get hold of it.

    That is actually one of the mini projectors i was looking at but after looking at the light temp i had second thoughts.. Might be too white?

  3. #83
    Senior Member Mitz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Cavite
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    510
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked 268 Times in 178 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by bosbik View Post
    That is actually one of the mini projectors i was looking at but after looking at the light temp i had second thoughts.. Might be too white?
    That's to be expected.. I chose a seller who has the filter for the low beam where it is needed most.


  4. #84
    Member bosbik's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    x
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    72
    Thanks
    24
    Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mitz View Post
    That's to be expected.. I chose a seller who has the filter for the low beam where it is most needed.

    Looks interesting.. Could you let us kbow how it goes and if its worth getting a pair?

  5. #85
    Senior Member Mitz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Cavite
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    510
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked 268 Times in 178 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by bosbik View Post
    Looks interesting.. Could you let us kbow how it goes and if its worth getting a pair?
    Hope to receive it before the year ends.. so maybe install will be next year.

  6. #86
    Member bosbik's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    x
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    72
    Thanks
    24
    Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts
    Did you get it from aliexpress?
    Saw a bunch of those there

  7. #87
    Member Daso's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2019
    Location
    Canada
    Country
    Canada
    Posts
    53
    Thanks
    21
    Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts
    I can't stand led lights. They are a dangerous distraction to drivers. Audi can **** off with their rear blinkers also. They are seizure inducing

  8. #88
    Moderator Eggman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Country
    United States
    Posts
    10,158
    Thanks
    4,039
    Thanked 2,788 Times in 2,107 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Daso View Post
    I can't stand led lights. They are a dangerous distraction to drivers. Audi can **** off with their rear blinkers also. They are seizure inducing
    I want to like LED headlights - I really do. The two things holding me back are the glare from the bright white color and longevity (I've heard stories here of LED bulbs getting replaced within a year of install.) That and cost (okay three things.)

    When they meet halogen bulb performance, reliability and price then I'm in.

    Speaking of which, what big name manufacturers are making LED bulbs? I'm talking Philips, Sylvania, and the like.
    Oh, I found some Philips LED H4s - for $150/pr.


    I got some fantastic LED flashlights (torches...) that I like.

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)


  9. #89
    Senior Member Wallythacker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Location
    Niagara region
    Country
    Canada
    Posts
    2,455
    Thanks
    56
    Thanked 544 Times in 436 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mitz View Post
    That's to be expected.. I chose a seller who has the filter for the low beam where it is needed most.

    How do you get the reflector part out of the headlight housing? Just hack away with something fairly sharp and precise?
    Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
    Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
    Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.

    Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
    We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)


  10. #90
    Senior Member Mitz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Cavite
    Country
    Philippines
    Posts
    510
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked 268 Times in 178 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by bosbik View Post
    Did you get it from aliexpress?
    Saw a bunch of those there
    Yes ..
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000...75704c4dxarWfq

    Quote Originally Posted by Wallythacker View Post
    How do you get the reflector part out of the headlight housing? Just hack away with something fairly sharp and precise?
    What I do understand is that the low beam LED has its own reflector lens and is independent from the stock reflector. If you notice, the assembly is much longer than the stock halogen bulb and so the beam focus is outside the stock reflector focus area. It is the high beam LED that uses the stock reflector.



    Saw this at Youtube




  11. The Following User Says Thank You to Mitz For This Useful Post:

    Wallythacker (12-03-2019)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •