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Old May 12, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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LED's are more intense than bulbs, so they create a brighter point source of light. The total light output is less than the bulb though.
 
Old May 12, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. I bet I'm not the only one who thought LED's were brighter
 
Old May 12, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Sylvania makes Silverstar and Silverstar ULTRA bulbs that are a bit whiter and brighter than regular halogens. DDMTuning also makes a relatively cheap ($150) HID kit in a range of temperatures.
Thanks for the info. If I hadn't bought the headlights I have I probably would go with the HID kit. Just gotta get me some of the bulbs you mentioned tho.
You can still get HIDs, they have numerous bulb sizes. falkore had HIDs in his stock housing, they were legit.
 
Old May 12, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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Just a heads up ..... LED's in the reverse lights look cool, but don't put out as much light ...... might want to consider sticking with bulbs there.
Even those 30 LED bulbs? If you set up an array in there it could potentially be brighter than filament.
 
Old May 13, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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Even those 30 LED bulbs? If you set up an array in there it could potentially be brighter than filament.
I'm just going by the things that I've read and pictures that I've seen. I think the swap on tC's is usually a 5 LED cluster, but I may be wrong. A massive array like you mentioned may be brighter, but will it fit the housing?


I thought that LED's would be brighter too and had done this research because I had planned on doing the swap as well. I think I'm going to see if I can find ceramic sockets so I can run 50W bulbs ..... I have to back into my parking spot at night and it's very dark behind me.
 
Old May 13, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Sylvania makes Silverstar and Silverstar ULTRA bulbs that are a bit whiter and brighter than regular halogens. DDMTuning also makes a relatively cheap ($150) HID kit in a range of temperatures.
Thanks for the info. If I hadn't bought the headlights I have I probably would go with the HID kit. Just gotta get me some of the bulbs you mentioned tho.
You can still get HIDs, they have numerous bulb sizes. falkore had HIDs in his stock housing, they were legit.
Not sure how to do HID's for the headlights I have. This thread mentions my situation. https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/HID..._122854/tm.htm
 
Old May 13, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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falkore had HIDs in his stock housing, they were legit.
I had HID's in TYC housings. It was an H1 conversion.
 
Old May 13, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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Hmm, I gotta see what the ones I have use. They aren't TYC as far as I know (otherwise they would have been more expensive).
 
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