...over thinking the winter with LED's , most defiantly, that's what I do.

I do quite a bit of driving in the southern Rockies of New Mexico and Colorado where we have properties and will be retiring to.
I have been in a few situations where winter driving conditions were horrible and the halogen lights were enough to keep the headlights clear; so it seemed.

That is where my concern comes from...
Mabey it's a nonissue, I would like to upgrade for better visibility and match my 7" LED Blast phase driving lights.

Cheers

 

I live in Denver, and we get TONS more snow than Trinidad or Pagosa Springs. I really would not worry that much. Now if your properties are around Salida or Buena Vista, perhaps adding some aftermarket light bars should be considered.

 

Seems that many of these LEDs were recently purchased. Anyone had a set that lasted beyond their warranty yet? I agree that the chart is helpful, but the thing more important to me than brightness is whether the pattern is where it needs to be. My research led me to Diode Dynamics website and they say many of the low priced imports have erratic patterns. I'd be curious if anyone has opted for Diode Dynamics or Morimoto.

 

[QUOTE=ljerryd;11652814]Seems that many of these LEDs were recently purchased. Anyone had a set that lasted beyond their warranty yet? I agree that the chart is helpful, but the thing more important to me than brightness is whether the pattern is where it needs to be. My research led....]

My prior set lasted 4 years and current set is on its 2 1/2 years.

 

I have had Beamtech LED headlights installed for over three years with no failures. They were less than $40. Plenty bright enough and plug-n-play.

 

I just read a very good article (link below) about conversions from halogen to HID or LED. Basically, they are all illegal in all first world countries, and for good reason. The problem is the form of the light generated from HID and LED does not match the halogen projector design and the beam created by this mismatch will scatter light into oncoming traffic and reduce the light available in the far field where it is desired. This beam appears to be brighter only because more light is projected into the near field which is useless at speeds over 30 MPH. The article is very well written and substantiated and also presents other problems like HID lamps interfering dangerously with other onboard systems due to the high energy required to fire the lamps.

Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

 

The legality aspect is true, the rest is flat out wrong as per my direct real world experience in many cars.