LED Headlamps

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Well Chris, have you fitted them and what's the verdict?

300bhp/ton said:

Google 'The Sun' and first image is:

No, not orange, not even close...

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Funny, I hate to do this, but that is a narrow band Hydrogen Alpha image. I'm a bloody astronomer and deal with light all the time. My point being is that if you keep refering to daylight being orange your off the mark a little. The car manufacturers set the light at 4.3k because our eyes work differently in low light. We actually see in mainly black and white at night, out colour receptors stop working in low light and therefore they compensate for it a little.

Anyway, as I said, I'll give them a go as they just arrived.

Well I never said orange, that was you Nor did I once reference sun or daylight. I said you want something in 'x' kelvin range and cited HIDs and LED torches that comply and have proven results.

gawd

What's that in Farenheit? lol

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A good thread this...Ive just been checking my lights. The sides and indicators are okay but nothing more, but the head lights are really duff. If this thread is still valid...new halogens, new wiring, roof rack LED bar.

David

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David g4yvm said:

A good thread this...Ive just been checking my lights. The sides and indicators are okay but nothing more, but the head lights are really duff. If this thread is still valid...new halogens, new wiring, roof rack LED bar. David

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I'd start with the new bulbs and a Boomslang harness - then you can decide if you need the roofbar. I think the crystal lenses help a bit too, and they are easy peasy to fit.

It has never occurred to me that my lights might be under-par.
It must be because I drive at an appropriate speed for the conditions I am experiencing

I had also understood anything "non-standard" (i.e. not as God or the original manufacturer intended) might be an MOT fail.

I fitted these
just over £130 better than my wipac crystal halogen set up, pass MOT no problems.
The actual power consumed is about half of that quoted but they are plenty bright.
The only downside so far is in frosty conditions where there is not enough heat generated
at the lens face to melt ice off, so very poor beam if you dont clean them first...
Mike.

Ive got quadoptics wipac h4 conversations replaced useless original connectors for lamps and used night breakers.
Excellant lights very happy.

Most if not all cheap LED headlights are cheap for a very good reason, they are not road legal.

Many sellers will claim that the LED headlights they sell are road legal, that they are E marked that they pass the MOT. However the vast majority of cheap LED headlights are ILLEGAL despite what the sellers claim.

For headlights to be road legal they need to carry a genuine approval mark.

What does an APPROVAL MARK consist of?

Country Code E + Number in a circle
Amendment or Regulation Number
ACTUAL Approval Number
Light Function Code typically HCR for a headlight
Peak Beam Reference number on headlights
PL for a plastic lens on headlight
Arrow on headlights for LHT.

If it does not have these markings on the headlight lens it is NOT road legal.

If the only markings on the lens is DOT, SAE and E + number in a circle then definitely ILLEGAL hence your vehicle not road legal which has serious implications with your motor insurance policy.

If the seller is telling porkies about the legality of their lights what else are they telling porkies about?

Brendan

SpaceDawg said:

Funny, I hate to do this, but that is a narrow band Hydrogen Alpha image. I'm a bloody astronomer and deal with light all the time. My point being is that if you keep refering to daylight being orange your off the mark a little. The car manufacturers set the light at 4.3k because our eyes work differently in low light. We actually see in mainly black and white at night, out colour receptors stop working in low light and therefore they compensate for it a little.

Anyway, as I said, I'll give them a go as they just arrived.

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Then you will know why the sky is blue, yes? And why we dont all have cataracts? You will know why Blue light is harmful to our eyes and why its not a good idea to use blue light as headlamps?