Should I order full led or not

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Seth
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Post by Seth »

Hi,
I'm wondering whether I should add full led to my spec or not.
I don't care about how it looks (full led is BTW prettier) but I care about light quality (strength, width and length).
I know there is difference in high beam, H1 vs LED, but don't know how much noticeable that difference is.
Low beam should be exactly the same, right? I am not sure about that since I saw on youtube that full led have self levelling. AFAIK self levelling is mandatory when some lumen threshold is exceeded (2,5k? 3k? I don't remember). So, if full leds have self levelling maybe that means they are stronger?
What do you think? Someone compared standard and full led?

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Not compared them directly, but, they are much better than the lights I had on my last car. No brainer for me going forward...
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I rattle down to work in the early hours everyday and I wouldn't want to be without LEDs. I let auto dip take control but I find that dipped headlights are sufficient too. Do a lot of night driving? Then I'd recommend them. They're becoming more of a standard fit for a lot of manufacturers now. Just not at Ford......
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I don't have the full LED and the halogen main beam are absolute pants! I can barely tell the difference when switched to high beam and there is a noticeable yellow/warm tinge to the light compared to LED dipped.
Having said that the LED dipped beam is fantastic and I barely need the high beam. If I bought another I would definitely go for the full LED package...
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DesertIslandBlue wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:18 am I don't have the full LED and the halogen main beam are absolute pants! I can barely tell the difference when switched to high beam and there is a noticeable yellow/warm tinge to the light compared to LED dipped.
Having said that the LED dipped beam is fantastic and I barely need the high beam. If I bought another I would definitely go for the full LED package...
Thanks, it is very helpful.
And annoying also, because I already have well packed (and expensive) spec. It seems full/fixed led is must have, my wallet cries...
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Post by Alan321 »

I also drive to work in the middle of the night and the LED headlights were a must-have on my list. Definitely well worth it, they're excellent. I've also driven/owned cars with xenon headlights which were great, but the full LED in the Puma beats them hands down.
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Post by Seth »

Alan321 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:42 am I've also driven/owned cars with xenon headlights which were great, but the full LED in the Puma beats them hands down.
That's interesting. I have Mondeo with HID and I can also say it is great. If full LED is better, then decision is obvious.
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Just be warned that once you have led headlights you must have them for life. That's until something better comes along :D
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DesertIslandBlue wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:18 am I don't have the full LED and the halogen main beam are absolute pants!
Didn't know there was an led/halogen headlamp. Are your dipped projector halogen?
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If your wallet can stretch to it, do it :)
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