Do LED headlight bulbs actually illuminate enough?

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OK so I have had several fog lights that I replaced with LED bulbs, when you look at them they are a bright diamond white, however they provide no real illumination as LEDs are very directional bulbs. I am not seeing a different type of LED bulb that claims 200 meters of illumination. Is this true? Are they good enough to drive with in the dark?

I like LED's bc they draw nothing for power, and last a longggg time.
Thanks fellas, if needed I can post the link I am seeing, but not sure if there is a vendor here so I don't want to jump to thatled1.JPG led2.JPG This is how they look
 
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i think if youre gonna use LEDs it has to be in a retro type format. the nature of the light as you said is directional, it needs to be in a purpose built housing, not trying to pretend to be a halogen bulb
 
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ethlar said:
i think if youre gonna use LEDs it has to be in a retro type format. the nature of the light as you said is directional, it needs to be in a purpose built housing, not trying to pretend to be a halogen bulb
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Absolutely, and Great point for anyone looking into LEDs. I think if they do make one with enough lumens, you'd have to have a projector style, unlike HID's which you can get away with w/o projector style
 
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I heard rumors the DOT recently changed its regulations, new cars cant even use HIDs in reflector housings anymore, its projector or halogen (edit) or LED
 
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Makes sense, they are blinding. It was really bad in my truck, but I almost never drove it at night anyways
 
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So badass, thanks for the vids brutha! That's funny, those are the lights I posted the other day that I like the way they look, had no idea about the tech behind them though!
 
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So badass, thanks for the vids brutha! That's funny, those are the lights I posted the other day that I like the way they look, had no idea about the tech behind them though!
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Didn't realize that was you. Those are the lights ethlar is having put into his accord headlight housing. He's got a company that has the guts of those lights above, and they're trying to place them into the headlight housings for his accord. Hopefully it won't be too much longer
 
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Didn't realize that was you. Those are the lights ethlar is having put into his accord headlight housing. He's got a company that has the guts of those lights above, and they're trying to place them into the headlight housings for his accord. Hopefully it won't be too much longer
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Yeah they look beautiful, can't wait to see how their project turns out :)
 
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I gave Rich a little nudge, dont want to be too pushy, its not a easy project
 
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webby said:
Didn't realize that was you. Those are the lights ethlar is having put into his accord headlight housing. He's got a company that has the guts of those lights above, and they're trying to place them into the headlight housings for his accord. Hopefully it won't be too much longer
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Is there a way to get an update on the new mdx headlight retrofit? I love the jewel eyes and I'd say I would definitely pay to get that kind of setup.
 
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