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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 04:13 AM
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Is there a way to tell if a CT has LED by just looking . I'm still looking at a 11 and a 12 . I've seen the 11 in person but it was hard to tell . Didn't seem like they had them . The 12 Ive only seen pictures so far.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 06:23 AM
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Led version has two smaller lenses for low beam?

Here's a light comparison (Mercedes-Benz A series, BMW 1 series and prefacelift Ct 200h) from local car magazine:

http://i8.aijaa.com/b/00384/13508639.jpg (dashed line for CT is the led version)

edit. Different link if hotlinking isn't working http://aijaa.com/YsuIuZ

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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 07:33 AM
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This is the standard halogen model. Notice the single large projector that cuts into the LED daytime running light strip.



This is the LED version. Notice the two smaller projectors which do not cut into the LED DRL strip.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 11:03 AM
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Thanks that explains what people meant.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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You explained it very well Raidin and with pictures as well...
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 07:26 AM
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Thank you very much. I also want to point out, so there's no confusion, that the halogen picture is of a 2011-2013 CT, while the LED picture is of a 2014. This has no bearing on the headlights. They should look the same on any CT model as far as I have seen.
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