Thread: LED vs HID
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Old Jan 1, 2017 | 09:03 PM
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Default Re: LED vs HID

Originally Posted by turbomar
I ran first gen LED bulbs a couple years ago in my NA. A year later, one of them started to flicker and eventually died so I reverted back to HID. I currently use HID in both low beam and fog light of my SRT6. I have since gone thru different setups over the years, over a variety of vehicles and I can say, you get what you pay for!

I don't totally dismiss LED just yet! This video answers many questions on LED application and their evolution. My guess is in a couple years time, we will have more reliable, efficient and affordable LED's
This is why LED cannot obtain the candlepower of HID or H7... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sonh...outu.be&t=1601

Still only "almost mimics" AND "The reason LEDs have been garbage is because the filament needs to be in a really specific spot inside the headlight."

Sad that they put that much effort into testing but don't show any side by side light patterns down the road.
 

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