Pickup trucks headlights evaluated
Not HD trucks unfortunately: Pickup Mag I'll say that my F350 headlights are awful. I added an LED lightbar to the front to compensate. But its use is limited.
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BenK wrote:
DOT still does not have a good spec requirement yet...
Best are still E-Code and have been putting them on my vehicles since the 70's...but
the new free form headlights are tough to find E-Code...why my Sub doesn't have
E-Code lamps
Haven't seen any LED E-Code yet, but am sure they are out there and/or coming
Never liked HID. To welders out there...think of a plasma cutter...that
is what HID headlamps are...a tiny plasma arc inside a bulb
Too high in K and not enough color. Washes out the image
The biggie for me is their strike voltage...that can be +20,000 volts and why
there is special wiring...that the transformer is mounted away from the very
front of the vehicle...emergency responders are taught to avoid them...
You can buy HID from yellow to purple. The wiring is no bigger than any other wiring on a car. Not including battery cables obviously.
HID are a great option, but they need to be in the proper housings. Too many people putting them in reflector housings.
