looking for opinions on lighting...

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09-08-2008, 08:36 PM
guynlidia2006

looking for opinions on lighting...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H7-36...spagenameZWDVW

what do you guys think of led head light bulbs... anyone ever seen it? I am curious how it looks and how well it works... your thoughts...
09-08-2008, 08:42 PM
WhiteGalant

Give it a shot and tell how they are, be the guinea pig. You cant beat it for the price.
09-08-2008, 08:47 PM
pinoyesv6

dark blue light doesn't seem very bright to me.
09-08-2008, 09:14 PM
guynlidia2006

well i wouldnt go with that color... i am gonna keep looking, but i figured it was worth a shot for my new jdms when they come... i am thinking like a bright white
09-08-2008, 09:16 PM
guynlidia2006

like these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H7-36...spagenameZWDVW

i wish they had a pic of the light out put
09-08-2008, 09:21 PM
9G

will you drive with this at night?
09-08-2008, 09:28 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9G

will you drive with this at night?

lol... that would be the idea... thats why i am asking for opinions.. i was wondering if anyone has ever used these..
09-08-2008, 09:33 PM
9G

lol. this wont do ish.
09-08-2008, 10:01 PM
JDM4G64T

Quote:

Originally Posted by guynlidia2006

like these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H7-36...spagenameZWDVW

i wish they had a pic of the light out put

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09-08-2008, 10:08 PM
guynlidia2006

i am gonna get them... worse case i throw them away... best case, they look good...
09-08-2008, 10:10 PM
rez887

Quote:

Originally Posted by guynlidia2006

i wish they had a pic of the light out put

If it was good they would put it on threre.
09-08-2008, 10:13 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by rez887

If it was good they would put it on threre.

i was thinking the same thing myself...
09-08-2008, 10:25 PM
greddy

LED's are almost always dimmer than regular bulbs, just get a set of HID's if you want bright lights. I guarantee those will suck balls for your main lighting. It won't be safe. The only things I would recommend using LED's for would be running lights or turn signals, thats it.
09-09-2008, 06:08 AM
Fishboy55

Remember who you guys are talking too (Projector headlight fiasco). Safety is definitely not a major concern for this kid. As long as he thinks he can see fine he's happy.

I say go for the LED headlights. For $30, I'm sure they're bright and DOT approved. They wont be any worse than the magnifying glasses you have in there now.
09-09-2008, 08:42 AM
dwjp90

lol might as go all the way and get the 35 doller luxen 540 luxeon leds lol
09-09-2008, 09:05 AM
4g63lover

Quote:

Originally Posted by greddy

LED's are almost always dimmer than regular bulbs, just get a set of HID's if you want bright lights. I guarantee those will suck balls for your main lighting. It won't be safe. The only things I would recommend using LED's for would be running lights or turn signals, thats it.

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09-09-2008, 09:09 AM
01galant01

no
09-09-2008, 10:01 AM
DNSerrano

They have a new civic with blue LED headlights on YouTube. For show, it's very badass, but not recommended for regular use since the light output is very low. Comparable to flashlights lol look into it
09-09-2008, 10:25 AM
JoeRad

Led's give out whats called diffused light, which is nice for atmosphere but not for visibility. now its says it is stronger than traditional bulbs but the difference between hard and diffused light will make a huge difference, still wanna see what they look like though. so go for it
09-09-2008, 12:29 PM
greddy

Maybe the "projectors" will magnify the output of these LED's, but I highly, highly doubt it. save the money and get some nice switchback led's for your turn signals.
09-09-2008, 01:27 PM
qnz

the answer is dont do it. get HIDs. they will be brighter. hids are going as cheap as $85 for slim ballasts. You can check mine out at the next meet
09-09-2008, 04:08 PM
eros8201

This is really confusing to me. Best I can tell it is a group of LED's on a circle circuit board and then the LED circuit board is stacked on top of each other effectivly blocking the LED's that are behind it. But that aside that is the reason that they dont use LED's in house lighting because they have trouble getting a LED to create the lumen output of a 60W bulb...that and they cost an arm and a leg (when assembled correctly, meaning not just randomly placed on a circuit board)
09-09-2008, 04:15 PM
dwjp90

lol, leds arnt used in houses because they dont produce pure white light, recently they have made them tho.

want some seriour lumen output? http://www.luxeonstar.com/endor-rebe...00ma-p-183.php
09-09-2008, 04:16 PM
Reelax

HID's are CHEAP now! just get H7 HID (and stay between 2450K and 6000K).
09-09-2008, 05:46 PM
fatal1

those are crap, they will give you like no light output...spent the extra $50 and get hids...you will be happier with both the look im sure and they give a great output which will be much better for visibility
09-09-2008, 08:00 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishboy55

Remember who you guys are talking too (Projector headlight fiasco). Safety is definitely not a major concern for this kid. As long as he thinks he can see fine he's happy.

I say go for the LED headlights. For $30, I'm sure they're bright and DOT approved. They wont be any worse than the magnifying glasses you have in there now.

do u ever stop running your mouth? The whole reason i got the jdm lights was because i was not happy with the heads i have now, i tried something it didnt work, get over it.,.
09-09-2008, 08:02 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by qnz

the answer is dont do it. get HIDs. they will be brighter. hids are going as cheap as $85 for slim ballasts. You can check mine out at the next meet

i think hids will be the way to go... thanks for the advice...
09-09-2008, 08:03 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatal1

those are crap, they will give you like no light output...spent the extra $50 and get hids...you will be happier with both the look im sure and they give a great output which will be much better for visibility

thanks for your imput...
09-09-2008, 08:04 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reelax

HID's are CHEAP now! just get H7 HID (and stay between 2450K and 6000K).

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwjp90

lol, leds arnt used in houses because they dont produce pure white light, recently they have made them tho.

want some seriour lumen output? http://www.luxeonstar.com/endor-rebe...00ma-p-183.php

Quote:

Originally Posted by eros8201

This is really confusing to me. Best I can tell it is a group of LED's on a circle circuit board and then the LED circuit board is stacked on top of each other effectivly blocking the LED's that are behind it. But that aside that is the reason that they dont use LED's in house lighting because they have trouble getting a LED to create the lumen output of a 60W bulb...that and they cost an arm and a leg (when assembled correctly, meaning not just randomly placed on a circuit board)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinoyesv6

dark blue light doesn't seem very bright to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by greddy

LED's are almost always dimmer than regular bulbs, just get a set of HID's if you want bright lights. I guarantee those will suck balls for your main lighting. It won't be safe. The only things I would recommend using LED's for would be running lights or turn signals, thats it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeRad

Led's give out whats called diffused light, which is nice for atmosphere but not for visibility. now its says it is stronger than traditional bulbs but the difference between hard and diffused light will make a huge difference, still wanna see what they look like though. so go for it

thats for the imput guys... i will just wait and get the hids...
09-09-2008, 08:11 PM
dwjp90

hids are the way to go, get some switchbacks to go with the hids as well
09-09-2008, 08:51 PM
guynlidia2006

switchbacks?
09-09-2008, 08:56 PM
dwjp90

http://autolumination.com/1156_1157.htm
hit ctrl + f and type in Introducing the Switchback
09-09-2008, 09:21 PM
Fishboy55

Quote:

Originally Posted by guynlidia2006

do u ever stop running your mouth? The whole reason i got the jdm lights was because i was not happy with the heads i have now, i tried something it didnt work, get over it.,.

I'll stop running my mouth when you stop suggesting ridiculously dangerous ideas.

After you spent pages with photos telling us all how good the cutoff was and how bright they were, after at least 20 people told you they wouldn't work and you were endangering yourself and others, now you're admitting they didn't work out??

Ownage!!
09-09-2008, 09:26 PM
dwjp90

lol
09-09-2008, 09:38 PM
guynlidia2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwjp90

http://autolumination.com/1156_1157.htm
hit ctrl + f and type in Introducing the Switchback

i cant find the info... appricate the help anyways
09-09-2008, 09:45 PM
dwjp90

scroll down, its near the bottom
09-09-2008, 09:46 PM
dwjp90

look for this pic http://superlumination.com/images/au.../patent_wm.jpg
09-09-2008, 09:52 PM
guynlidia2006

i like thouse... they are nice.... thanks
09-09-2008, 09:57 PM
dwjp90

yup, find greddys build thread, he has them.
09-09-2008, 11:18 PM
greddy

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwjp90

yup, find greddys build thread, he has them.

yep, they will go well with 6000K hids, I have a set of the hid's for my JDM's on the way. Just make sure you wire in resistors so that they don't blink like their on steroids.