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Old 07-19-2009, 12:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
you would need 4-5 of those to replace one head light, so 40-50 watts instead of 50-60 watts.... then a big heat sink, this is all based off the lumen output of those.
It's not about watts, it's about lumens/lux.

250 lumens is not enough for your average vehicle. low beams are typically 600-700 lumens and high beams are the same, but some of the most powerful ones are upwards of 1500 lumens.

Vision X makes a variety of pre-built LED lamp array units that can output 800, 1400, 2160, or 3600 lumens at 60 lumens per watt.
LED Lighting Products | Vision X Offroad Lighting Products - 1.800.994.4460

You can get more lumens per watt from HID lamps, but they don't last as long.
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