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Ricky Bobby 02-20-2013 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by romeokc10 (Post 923508)
Not true, I replaced my front and rear turn signals with CREE LED projector lights, and man let me tell you, they are bright, they come with a warning not to look directly at them.

pics or links?

X5SND 02-20-2013 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by romeokc10 (Post 923508)
Not true, I replaced my front and rear turn signals with CREE LED projector lights, and man let me tell you, they are bright, they come with a warning not to look directly at them.

The projector LED may be brighter in the sense its light is focused in a forward biased manner to that of a traditional bulb. But the reflector within the headlamp assembly (in which the bulb sits) also relies on light emitted radially, and backwards....not just straight ahead. So while a projector LED will appear brighter from head on, it won't be from the side (as one would view a side marker). Furthermore, since it does not utilize optics of the reflector, your nicely contoured amber corner light will only appear as a dot (like any other projector would when viewed from head on).

Prime example of what I mean: http://www.xoutpost.com/923395-post7.html


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