The Headlight and Taillight Aesthetic thread
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You are 100% wrong. HID lights have a high voltage ballast that LEDs don't have, and the bulbs are charged with xenon gas, The ballast is required to ignite an arc through the glass. LEDs simply require electricity run through the LED with no ballast, gas or arc.
Vehicle manufacturers did not switch to LEDs because they are more expensive. Economy cars have LEDs now...thats why...they are cheaper.
Vehicle manufacturers did not switch to LEDs because they are more expensive. Economy cars have LEDs now...thats why...they are cheaper.
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Corolla leds are comparable to halogen projectors, not HIDs
Want to know another great thing about HIDs? The technology has been perfected. The blue print for the production and use in vehicles is the same, with minor differences. That means I can go and get that blue print and have it made with ease. That’s not the same with LED headlights as the technology is still being fleshed out, with a different range of performances across the board. And if you want an LED system to perform the same as an HID system, you’re going to have to pay for it
also, you guys should see the ballast size difference on an 07 Lexus vs a 2016 jeep with Hids. The ballast is tiny and built right into the bulb.
Want to know another great thing about HIDs? The technology has been perfected. The blue print for the production and use in vehicles is the same, with minor differences. That means I can go and get that blue print and have it made with ease. That’s not the same with LED headlights as the technology is still being fleshed out, with a different range of performances across the board. And if you want an LED system to perform the same as an HID system, you’re going to have to pay for it
also, you guys should see the ballast size difference on an 07 Lexus vs a 2016 jeep with Hids. The ballast is tiny and built right into the bulb.
Last edited by xGS350x; Apr 27, 2023 at 03:57 PM.
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Corolla leds are comparable to halogen projectors, not HIDs
Want to know another great thing about HIDs? The technology has been perfected. The blue print for the production and use in vehicles is the same, with minor differences. That means I can go and get that blue print and have it made with ease. That’s not the same with LED headlights as the technology is still being fleshed out, with a different range of performances across the board. And if you want an LED system to perform the same as an HID system, you’re going to have to pay for it
Want to know another great thing about HIDs? The technology has been perfected. The blue print for the production and use in vehicles is the same, with minor differences. That means I can go and get that blue print and have it made with ease. That’s not the same with LED headlights as the technology is still being fleshed out, with a different range of performances across the board. And if you want an LED system to perform the same as an HID system, you’re going to have to pay for it
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Corolla leds are comparable to halogen projectors, not HIDs
Want to know another great thing about HIDs? The technology has been perfected. The blue print for the production and use in vehicles is the same, with minor differences. That means I can go and get that blue print and have it made with ease. That’s not the same with LED headlights as the technology is still being fleshed out, with a different range of performances across the board. And if you want an LED system to perform the same as an HID system, you’re going to have to pay for it
also, you guys should see the ballast size difference on an 07 Lexus vs a 2016 jeep with Hids. The ballast is tiny and built right into the bulb.
Want to know another great thing about HIDs? The technology has been perfected. The blue print for the production and use in vehicles is the same, with minor differences. That means I can go and get that blue print and have it made with ease. That’s not the same with LED headlights as the technology is still being fleshed out, with a different range of performances across the board. And if you want an LED system to perform the same as an HID system, you’re going to have to pay for it
also, you guys should see the ballast size difference on an 07 Lexus vs a 2016 jeep with Hids. The ballast is tiny and built right into the bulb.
My carry flashlight is more powerful than most headlights, that's because LEDs continually improve and now cam have more output than an entire headlight in a flashlight.
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The pre-refresh lights have 5 rectangles that have a semi-mirror effect I really really like. The post just has solid light bars kind of like below
Lights on
Brakes on
The effect is way cooler at night, the LS also has really cool "L" shaped forms in the tail lights
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yeah those taillights are definitely decked out with high quality LEDs. But the styling is very European lol. LS tailllights looks very boring and forgettable, like BMW taillights in the mid 2000s. Old man stuff lol
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my neighborhood was recently upgraded with LED street lighting and a few of them have malfunctioned in the years and never been fix. It’s got that notorious flickering problem. Had those been an HID system, a simple bulb or ballast swap would’ve fixed the problem.
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that’s depends…
my neighborhood was recently upgraded with LED street lighting and a few of them have malfunctioned in the years and never been fix. It’s got that notorious flickering problem. Had those been an HID system, a simple bulb or ballast swap would’ve fixed the problem.
my neighborhood was recently upgraded with LED street lighting and a few of them have malfunctioned in the years and never been fix. It’s got that notorious flickering problem. Had those been an HID system, a simple bulb or ballast swap would’ve fixed the problem.
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how?
I also read your post up there. You have great credentials and I’ll write a post explaining hopefully everything in regards to lighting(at least an automotive application)
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