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oil pan 4 · 07-05-2018, 01:01 AM

Did another mod.
I got LED high beams installed.
The leaf SL or any 2011 to 2015 leaf with LEDs low beams takes a H9 bulb for halogen high beams.
So I had to choose between standard brightness LEDS that save power or LEDS that use about the same power as a standard H9 but are more than double the brightness.
I went with the high output option.
They appear to use the same power as the halogens but it's like strapping a flood light on the front for the car.
The ones I got were $63.
Since I live out in the country and work half the year on night shift I figured I might as well get the brightest ones.
The economics of this mod are in increasing visibility and reducing the chances of hitting a 250lb mule deer with my stealth quiet leaf.

07-05-2018, 01:01 AM	#94 (permalink)
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