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Headlamps .. H7 halogen to LED .. anyone tried?Views : 1137 Replies : 8Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Nov 8th, 2022, 19:39 | #1 |
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Headlamps .. H7 halogen to LED .. anyone tried?
Interested to know if anyone has tried swapping the standard halogen bulbs for led H7 s ., ive been using nightbreakers for years but led's have come on a long way, i wonder if the beam pattern is affected, and also how hot they run & any issues with bulb failure messages due to lower current being drawn.. thoughts anyone?
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Nov 9th, 2022, 13:31 | #2 | |
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May I be the first to say that would be illegal to do so.
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Nov 9th, 2022, 14:14 | #4 |
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over on the mini forum it has been pointed out that the rule is now amended to excuse (allow) cars pre '82 (or something like that) so they can put LED's in
but no for us 'normal' car owners (even my mini which is an 88 grrr) it is verboten |
Nov 9th, 2022, 18:32 | #5 |
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The issue is the reflectors are designed to work with the light source in very particular place to create the correct beam pattern.
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Nov 9th, 2022, 18:42 | #6 |
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dont bother - the "throw" is sh1t and you will get bulb error msg
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Nov 9th, 2022, 18:50 | #7 |
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A number of people have tried it on the Mk 1 XC90 sub forum, P3 and S40/V50 and the overwhelming conclusion is it doesn't work - the beam pattern is hopeless - whether that be retrofitting LED into a reflector (P2 cars and some P3) or projector (S40/V50).
And as has been said, it's an MOT fail. www.powerbulbs.com
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Nov 9th, 2022, 18:54 | #8 |
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It's pre 1986 cars I think. Really not sure why... pre 1982 cars don't need an MOT anyway.
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