My braids are tucked in and capped too. I think the caveat is that you have to spread the braid out as much as possible to avoid hot spots.I tucked my heat spreader braids inside the lamp assembly, spread them out, put the dust caps back on. I checked the temperature a few times by touch they were fine after a good hour commute home. I know they suggest to drill hole in dust cap and have heat sink braids exposed. they are still working just great.
Now I'm upset. I paid them $199 for 2500 lumen LEDs and now they have 4000 lumen kits for $69.I ordered these 9012s for $69 - http://www.xenondepot.com/9012-Xtreme-LED-kit-p/xt-led-9012.htm
Great quality and puts a ton more light out on low beam. High beam is only slightly better, but the low beam spreads the light to the sides and fills in the details so much more than stock. So impressed by the quality that I ordered a set for my wife's Volt and my motorcycle (H4).
No affiliation with the above. Just a happy customer. Fast shipping too.
That's okay. The last set were an improvement and if this set is another improvement I'm fine with the $69 I just spent.They aren’t actually 4000 lumen, just a heads up. The ones you have I very much doubt they are 2500 either. Offshore LED bulb swaps are incredibly inflated.
And what about halogen output claims?Turboguy327, We've had our disagreements in the past, but on this I agree 100%.
Most of the assembly companies use RAW data from the LED chip maker and real world output is usually around 85% of that.
There do seem to be a few exceptions that list more realistic numbers.
I don't want to take anything away from your findings. Are you saying I haven't seen an improvement with my car?Because they are a waste of money. If you upgrade the halogen bulbs, it will be a much improved upgrade over a Chinese LED bulb swap. HID and LED belong in housings designed for each light source. I’ve proven it on the Facebook page more than once. With volt projectors
I did a halogen upgrade. I'm not really interested in HID, if that's what you're talking about.Idk. Have you? I know that upgrading halogen bulbs will give you better results than a Chinese LED bulb swap. Anything is a improvement over stock but you can get halogen bulbs cheaper that will be more reliable and easier to install than cheap LED bulbs. I know they aren’t actually cheap, but they are made very cheaply.
Is this a meaningless claim? If so, why?Our emitter arrays conform to the 9012 halogen filament's position and orientation for maximum compatibility with the optics in a halogen headlamp.
I'm not trying to mock you. You were very certain about your post, and now we're at "probably".Well, I have no idea where it came from so.... And, probably considering that the only bulb that can replicate a halogen bulb.... is a halogen bulb.
You say. Again, I'm not mocking you or being sarcastic, but I don't take anyone's word in a forum for what a fact is.LED bulb swaps just can’t replicate halogen bulbs. It’s a fact. Not a opinion. And I was being sarcastic.
Not interested in your kinky sexual activities.Well... I guess it's time to get access to a collimating sphere again.
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Funny you should mention side-by-side because that's exactly what I did with them installed in the car. Not that photos tell the whole story, but......Your loss on information. Look at them lit up outside of a housing if you don’t believe me. It’s just how LEDs output light. It’s also just common sense when you look at them side by side.
What the images suggest (note I don't say "prove") is that in front of the car, where you might expect, that the LED is putting out a bit more light into the camera than the best halogens I have.Lights are bright when you stare right at them? No ****? Never knew that... Besides, look at all the glare. Your pictures prove my point. The light isn’t focused correctly. Best halogens?? It says OEM in the pictures...
I can see the effect the shutters have. The cutoff line is where it is and works fine. I have yet to be flashed by an oncoming driver.The shutter assemblies work just like any other projector. They don’t magically stop glare inside a volt headlight. They focus the light out of the lens and provide a cutoff line. But they don’t stop glare all by themselves.
You didn't tell us you were an inspector. Then again, I don't recall having my car inspected for headlights... like..... ever.Your pictures show the glare that halogens don’t have... If your car came in for a inspection, I would fail it.
Illinois is bad enough with Prince Madigan, thank you.Well, come to NY and you’ll grow to hate princess Andy just like everyone else.
Unless you're leaving the dust caps off I'd skip those. The heat sinks won't be terribly effective compared to the braided loops on the previous version. At least you could spread the braids out 360 degrees.Following your link, those bulbs were $169 not $69, unless you got a great deal. They are now discontinued as well.
The site recommends these: http://www.xenondepot.com/9012-Xtreme-LED-kit-pro-p/xt-led-9012-pro.htm
For $129.
Okay then, and we've explained our positions too. Right in this thread. That should do it.I’ve explained myself quite a few times to you and others.
Ooops!! Credibility out the window there. Sorry Turboguy.....especially given that you say 2018 in the photo and it is still 2017.
If you're buying a Mini Cooper (among others) you can't buy a 2018 until Monday. Notice I didn't preface with "you do realize".You do realize there are 2018 model year vehicles out that you can purchase right? If you don’t know that who is credibility are you questioning?
