LED Headlights
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=80593
Printed Date: April 27, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Topic: LED Headlights
Posted By: kardain
Subject: LED Headlights
Date Posted: July 22, 2006 at 3:01 AM
No, the topic is not a typo... I'm not looking to put LED's in headlights, but trying to figure out if it is possible (and potentially safe) to construct a set of LED headlights.
The donor headlight is from a 2002 Chevy Cavalier. Someone I know has contracted my help to design and prototype a set of functional LED headlights (as I am quite familiar with the wiring of LED's). I have a feeling that, while the concept is sound, the light output will be quite poor using the brightest white LED's that I can find (as LED's are not really designed for projection at long distance, whereas a halogen or HID bulb would be ideal).
I'm looking for constructive input. Is this a feasible project, or should it go back to the drawing board?
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Posted By: ff-mike
Date Posted: July 27, 2006 at 10:26 AM
Not a feasible project, at least at this stage of LED developement.
Posted By: stealthone
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 5:56 AM
At this point and time in LED technology, LED's are made to be seen, not to see by. The Phillips corporation is rapidly working to change that in their Luxeon division, but haven't quite gotten there yet.
Posted By: mark-s
Date Posted: August 04, 2006 at 6:29 PM
Cree is working on a 10 watt die for car headlights. They also have a 40 watt that gets a reflector and hangs below police helicopters. Visteon: https://www.visteon.com/products/automotive/ledfront_lighting.shtml And I've heard that Porsche has LED headlights in Germany and is only waiting for NHTSA to see the light. (snicker) Tomorrow isn't far off.
Posted By: Hornshockey
Date Posted: August 04, 2006 at 8:24 PM
My town here in TX has recently gone to using LED's on all their new streetlights. They've been using the LED traffic lights for sometime now, I just noticed the most recent new streetlights are all LED. It's really quite an eerie glow that they put out. But it shows they are beginning to be able to use LED's for larger scale illumination, so it's not out of the question.
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