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Why You Shouldn’t Convert to LED Headlights

Why Converting to LED Headlights Won’t Improve Night Vision Hundreds of companies sell Halogen to LED conversion kits for your car. Despite the apparent advantages of LED headlights on new car, converting your vehicle’s current halogen or HID (High-Intensity Discharge) headlights to LEDs is not a good idea. This article will explore the potential risks, legal issues, and drawbacks of switching to LED headlights, providing a comprehensive look at why this conversion might not be worth it.. First, it’s illegal to convert to LED In the U.S. and Canada, all … Read More

Evaluation of LED Headlight Bulbs: Test Results and Findings

Evaluation of After-Market LED Headlight Bulbs: The Results Yi-wei Liu and John Bullough of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute tested nine LED headlight bulbs in three DOT certified headlight assemblies. Their LED headlight bulb test results were published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) on April 2, 2019. The SAE paper is titled; Evaluation of After-Market Light Emitting Diode Headlight Bulbs. Summary of the findings on LED bulbs The paper concludes that the use of LED bulbs in two different types of headlight assemblies designed for halogen single filament bulbs … Read More


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