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i perfer led just for the fact of low heat
I looked at that too... and the Higher Powered LEDs create a lot of heat, not as much as Bi-Xenon Bulbs but quite a bit of heat.
Alos, the D2S Projectors will be mounted with the bulbs outside of the housings so I am hoping they will be cooled by the movement of the vehicle.
Ordinary Biker wrote:
At these levels LED's generate plenty of heat. They come with heat sinks on them, so that should tell you something. Also keep in mind that the plug and play LED's will not give you superior performance, just like PNP HID's they will produce beam patterns with out projectors.
The FX-R's that I am running in my headlight are bigger than the DS2;s and I didn't cut anything on the radiator support. They do take a lot more to mount in the headlight though.
Yes... and the higher priced LED Projectors have Fans on them too as well as heat sinks, and the Fans are noisy, more RF than the Drivers of the Bi-Xenon Projectors, don't know but I will find out. The Retrofit source says there is a cure for the RF from the Bi-Xenon... !?!
The main reason I decided against LED Projectors is the High Beam Performance, I could live with the Low Beams of the LEDs, they were really good, even by comparison to the Bi-Xenon Projectors, but the High Beams, the LEDs never performed as well as the Bi-Xenon and gave off too many shadows.
I watched a LOT of Videos, yes a lot of them made by sellers of Projectors, but in all of the videos the performance of the Bi-Xenon high beams just blew everything else away.
I drive a lot of back roads, dark back roads, and the extra lights is welcome.
Too late now, I will see what happens, after they are installed, which is another thing... I am not sure about that but am working on it.
Truth be told I would rather get someone who knows do the job but I am having a hard time paying the $680 wanted by Lightwerkz to do it !
Biker, I am hoping that the Jigs I found will help, I plan on double checking them before using but I hope they are the savor I need.
What are the differences between the FX-R's and the D2S's ?
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2003 EDGE, Std Cab, Steppie, E4 Red, 5sp, 4x
5" SuperLift, 33" x 12.50 x 15"
Hurst Shifter
Mod'd Backrack to fit Steppie
Front and Rear Bumpers by Custom 4x4 Fabrication, OK; now Mike's Welding and Fabrication.
Working on more Mods, just need more time, longer days would work !