LED lights (the really 'kin bright kind). US members maybe ?
Anyone have opinions or, preferably, direct feedback on the LED lightbars available from VisionX and E-Series...? Maybe some of the US members ? (These seem popular in the States)
Are they really that bright, especially when combined with the D3 main beam...? Or would conventional (Lightforce, Roo Lites etc) be the same.
May consider the following:
2 of these at 6" size. Spec:
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New 6" E Series High Intensity L.E.D. Light by Rigid Industries.38 watts. General specs are: 3.3 amps per 10†38 watts 3200 Lumens (per 10â€) @95% efficiency. 6150 Avg Kelvins 20 LED’s per 10†12v-24v 3.3†high, 3.75†deep
Or VisionX Reflex:
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feature 10-watt LEDs that produce an astonishing 900 Lumens per LED, meaning each LED puts out as much light as a typical car headlight. A 12" bar will produce 5,400 Lumens, the most lumens per inch in its class.
Would be a 12"bar with 6 LED's.
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2nd Mar 2010 9:20 pm
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Very interesting look there ?
If it were me ? ....
..... I'd dare to be different and fit the first option ...
... just because it's so different to anything else.
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shamelessly bumping this to cover time zones... The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
3rd Mar 2010 8:56 am
PaulP
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Wisdom? Far from it as I haven't got a clue....
Are these for your roof rack?
As far as the specs go, they certainly seem to throw out a lot of light (especially the second one), but I'm not sure how far that light will go...
...using bi-xenons as an example, these use a reflector and then a lens to focus and spread the light very accurately to where it is needed....the same for halogens (but without the lens)...
...I'm not sure how effective the small reflectors/lenses that these LEDs have will be to do this job and I think it's worth investigating before buying them as they may just spread light everywhere and lose a lot of efficiency....
Apart from that it sounds like a cool project....have you got prices yet? I have a feeling they won't be cheap 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
3rd Mar 2010 9:10 am
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I mounted a Solstice on the rack as a high up reversing light, it has 1 10 watt LED, impressive bit of kit.
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3rd Mar 2010 10:01 am
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Those LED lightbars were on here a few years ago....cost a fortune ...but a bit 8) I have to say21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
Those LED lightbars were on here a few years ago....
I know...and I've been keeping an eye on them ever since...
PaulP wrote:
may just spread light everywhere and lose a lot of efficiency
Thats what I am wondering...its been very difficult to get real-world user info from sites on the web.
PaulP wrote:
have you got prices yet? I have a feeling they won't be cheap
The 12" VisionX Reflex comes in at $549. The E-Series are about $240 per 6" light unit. Not bad when compared to the equivalent amount of spots required to get to the same light output.
But , and as you say, it all comes down to efficiency and whether they will throw light to complement (or beyond) the D3 main beams.
The Reflex can be got in 3 different light patterns - flood, Euro and spot. There is a quote of achieving a light spread of 35, 15 & 10 degrees.
(And before anyone mentions the Patriot Series - they start at $2000 )
They will definitely score on the 8) factor...will without doubt score on the factor with SWMBO...but you only live once...
But am I better off getting a pair each of LF170 and LF240 (or Roo Lite equiv) for light throw and spread - which I can pick up for less than the VisionX Reflex....
Decisions, decisions and more decisions...
But I'm still looking for some serious input and feedback as to whether the LED's will be worth it The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
3rd Mar 2010 11:09 am
PaulP
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JF Lux wrote:
But am I better off getting a pair each of LF170 and LF240 (or Roo Lite equiv)
At the risk of poo-pooing what sounds like a very cool little project, I think my money would definitely go on the above 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
3rd Mar 2010 2:07 pm
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For that kind of money, why don't you get a couple of the HID G4 Spotlights (maybe Wiggs has some left?)Bodsys Brake Bible
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factor with SWMBO...but you only live once... 
decisions...
