jennypenny

Peteharvey = light guru

thanks for the insight!

jennypenny

LED headlights will match the DRLs

the xenons wont.

the Xenons will appear less bright because of its colour.

Swacer

Um....what?

Xenons can totally match your DRLs if you put in a 6000K or if you can find a 5600K from Acura.

jbkhat303

Agreed. And xenons will actually be brighter than led if using 4300k temp.

jennypenny

my comparison was on stock setup

bhvrdr

You are definitely right about the color temperatures but the LEDs will not appear more bright. They put out much less lumens compared to the HID lights on 3IS. Our LED technology is not up to snuff yet compared to some other brands. We are using only single emitters that put out about 1400 lumens.

Mike

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

LEDs take up less space also, hence with the new miata went with LED standard to have a smaller profile and lower weight.

obturator

Great read so far. With all this talk of LEDs, you guys forgot to mention laser light technology. I don't know much about them other than they are badass. Any insight on this from our light experts?

Swacer

US Traffic Safety Board already shot it down. It won't happen.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

the light coming out of laser headlights isnt a laser, its the light thats emitted when the laser excites the phosphorus lens. They are smaller for the same or more brightness than LED is

shirosan

Honestly, the LED headlamps on my Gen3 IS350 aren't too bad and are pretty bright at night. I have some custom HIDs for my FT86 and the LEDs aren't to far off. Plus, it gives me more play on utilizing the power on an audio system.

obturator

So does this mean it has a chance to make it to the US market since it's not a laser that gets emitted that can possibly cause damage to opposing driver's retinas?

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

right now it is not legal under DOT because it is so bright, but because its so bright you dont need as big of a headlight for the same amount light. DOT doesnt understand this yet

jennypenny

I think its too dangerous to have laser lights.

and i am not a true believer of automatic high beams.

because its dangerous for other.

especially the time taken for the sensor to "detect" an oncoming car. the oncoming car wouldve been blinded already.

Burritoman

I sometimes wonder if my stock headlamps are too bright as is. I routinely get flashed with brights by oncoming cars because they think I have my brights on. Very annoying. I'll have the headlamps checked for alignment next time I bring it in but I'm pretty sure they are good.