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Old 02-02-2015, 08:14 PM   #1
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I'm a little surprised that LEDs generate more heat than xenon, but you know your shyte
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Old 02-02-2015, 08:57 PM   #2
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Don't get me wrong. Lexus have some of the best LED headlights, I've seen them. Are they more effective than HID/xenon? YES+

Flux in Beam. Anyone capable of designing optic formulas for any given color/temp per lumen requirements will also be able to design the ultimate projection lens. Give me $1,000,000 and 12months! Lexus and others have already done it apparently.... they are not using the $9.99 leds tech that we all see on Amazon I promise you

(lots to learn my man)

For now, for us, 55w halogen has more lumen output than those leds
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Old 02-02-2015, 09:14 PM   #3
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I'm a little surprised that LEDs generate more heat than xenon, but you know your shyte
You need a lot and-a-lot of those Chinese LED (and cree thingies) to light up the room with the equivalent of 2,500 (true) lumens. Gets hot LOL

2.5k being the average cheap Chinese HID 35w kit you find everywhere in HK and eblay (which I say is still the best today, economically anyway). Even has purple!
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Me again, you really started me off huh Jay loll

There, that's what you need. Optimized optic & light distribution for a 360degree xenon gas bulb. Works, that bundle makes all the other Amazonian options look like mini led flashlights lolll

And it's bi-xenon (both high and low in one package). You'd be silly

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