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Old 08-28-2015, 08:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
GhostWolfGT
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At 14.3v on 35w units my amp draw should be 2.44. If I'm calculating that correctly. 15LEDS at 3watts each is 45 watts. You would greatly refuse output to get to 15 watts per unit.

Don't get me wrong. I love LEDs and have replaced everything with them. But with HID you get 1 light source in a housing shaped for directional use. LEDs are tiny flood lights. 15 LEDs will just be a brighter flood light. It will look good but you might not be happy with the results as far as visibility goes.
But I've had older pickup trucks and the lights suck so it may be an upgrade. My power consumption may be a little more than yours but my output "where I want it" is 4 times yours. (4 is a made up number. It could be 2, it could be 6). If you could put those LEDs together behind a projector, you'd destroy my output.

I really do hope they work out for you and I want to see pictures. I may use these as fog/DRLs.
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