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Ecky · 08-23-2018, 09:03 AM

I find lumen ratings on LEDs to often be disingenuous. I bought a set of 4800LM (per bulb) LEDs to test against my 35w HIDs, which are ~3200 lumens per. The LEDs were considerably less bright.

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Ecky Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,077 ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package 90 day: 39.72 mpg (US) Oxygen Blue - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 54.69 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,904 Thanked 2,560 Times in 1,586 Posts	I find lumen ratings on LEDs to often be disingenuous. I bought a set of 4800LM (per bulb) LEDs to test against my 35w HIDs, which are ~3200 lumens per. The LEDs were considerably less bright. __________________ Ecomodding 2015 MX-5 Miata Honda Insight w/Acura TSX engine 2000 Insight TLC & Build Thread