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Old May 30, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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Does anyone have these and are they superior to HID?
You can tell cars coming towards you have HID and frankly they are such a big improvement,
I can't really imagine not ordering them.
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Old May 30, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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I have them and I don't see much of a difference to HID. They do get really hot though - I came home the other night after driving through heavy rain. The water was steaming right off the headlights.

They do look extremely cool though, much better than HID imho.
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Old May 30, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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Strange, LED's are NOT supposed to get hot...
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Old May 30, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Any chance of a nightime video?
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Old May 30, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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Normal LEDs will not get hot.

But LEDs with high wattage will get extremely hot. If you look at high power LED flash lights, they all have heatsinks to dissipate heat.

Also true with LED bulbs you buy for household or car light replacements. All have heat sinks or fins to dissipate heat.

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Strange, LED's are NOT supposed to get hot...
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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ithinkmac
Normal LEDs will not get hot.

But LEDs with high wattage will get extremely hot. If you look at high power LED flash lights, they all have heatsinks to dissipate heat.

Also true with LED bulbs you buy for household or car light replacements. All have heat sinks or fins to dissipate heat.

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Good to know, thank you!
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Originally Posted by AudiR8A7
Strange, LED's are NOT supposed to get hot...
The LED headlamp units do generate heat, which is why they're engineered with small fans built into the rear of each cluster assembly.
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