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Old 03-23-2017, 11:09 AM
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This by a Porsche enthusiast.
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I have mixed feelings about HID vs LED. There have been some applications on some cars where the HID's were still a tad brighter than their LED counterparts.

I've had the opportunity to drive some Jaguar XJ's and F-PACE's equipped with LEDs. The light color was significantly more blue tinted than their HID equipped counterparts whhich is fine; as I feel Jag HID's are more on the yellow side. HOWEVER, the LED equipped cars also produced a slightly inconsistent beam pattern as there were multiple hot spots.
 
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Originally Posted by WhiteTardis
I have mixed feelings about HID vs LED. There have been some applications on some cars where the HID's were still a tad brighter than their LED counterparts.

I've had the opportunity to drive some Jaguar XJ's and F-PACE's equipped with LEDs. The light color was significantly more blue tinted than their HID equipped counterparts whhich is fine; as I feel Jag HID's are more on the yellow side. HOWEVER, the LED equipped cars also produced a slightly inconsistent beam pattern as there were multiple hot spots.
Another thing you need to factor is that LED lights you practically never have to replace them, they won't burn out.
 
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When was the last time you saw a HID burn out as opposed to break?

LEDs also break. But, you have to replace the entire unit, rather than just the bulb...
 
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When was the last time you saw a HID burn out as opposed to break?

LEDs also break. But, you have to replace the entire unit, rather than just the bulb...
LEDs are mostly plastic, not glass and they also produce much less heat than HIDs. much more reliable than HIDs. I'll vouch for leds over any other bulb since it is my job
 

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