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Originally Posted by mpg_numbers_guy
HIDs would be nice, but I'm skeptical about using them without projectors, and I'd rather have the power savings and simplicity of the LEDs. I need to measure the power draw of mine.
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My experience is that LEDs have a terrible light pattern in projectors, but good pattern in reflectors. I was going to replace the HID kit in my Prius projectors, but I couldn't get a decent pattern from them.
Instead I put the LEDs in my reflector housing on my motorcycle.
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Originally Posted by Ecky
I opted for the brightest (advertised) LEDs I could find which had passive cooling with the smallest COBs, so it would be closer to a point-source. Perhaps there are more efficient LEDs out there, but I don't have time right now to try dozens. Plus, these are interchangeable with my partner's Fit's LEDs. Do you know off-hand which you ordered?
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Turns out I posted a while back that I measured them at 15 watts each. The product description says 25 watts each, but I wasn't able to replicate that even after half an hour of them heating up. Voltage doesn't matter either. They consume roughly the same amount regardless of voltage.
One thing I don't like about LEDs is that I cannot find any that have a color temperature below 6k. That's more blue than I care for, and would prefer something closer to 4k.