Big difference from Xenon to LED?
Big difference from Xenon to LED?
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Chipper

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1,540 posts

246 months

Sunday 30th November 2014
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I've never had a vehicle with the new LED lights. Anyone tried them on here and if so are they a noticeable difference to justify the price ?

LindsayMac

569 posts

231 months

Sunday 30th November 2014
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Had a number of vehicles with Xenon lights and never thought, "these lights are poor" with that in mind I have not specced LEDs to date.

charge

561 posts

265 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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Can any Porsche's be spec'ed with LED lights?
I have had loads of cars with xenon from Mini, a few Porsche and Audis and even an old Omega, and all were great, at the time.
Have had an A8 for just over a year with LED headlights, and it blows any other light setup apart I have had.
The standard headlight beam is comparable in distance with most full beams, and the auto fullbeam function lights up the road for a good few hundred foot, and shuts down on the part of the road of an approaching vehicle leaving the rest on.
Akin from going 6 volt to 12 volt in the '50's, a game changer!
Bring on the laser lights, due out soon.

sidicks

25,218 posts

250 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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charge said:
Can any Porsche's be spec'ed with LED lights?
I have had loads of cars with xenon from Mini, a few Porsche and Audis and even an old Omega, and all were great, at the time.
Have had an A8 for just over a year with LED headlights, and it blows any other light setup apart I have had.
The standard headlight beam is comparable in distance with most full beams, and the auto fullbeam function lights up the road for a good few hundred foot, and shuts down on the part of the road of an approaching vehicle leaving the rest on.
Akin from going 6 volt to 12 volt in the '50's, a game changer!
Bring on the laser lights, due out soon.
LEDs are certainly available on the 911 range, if not other models.

I have them on my GT3 and they provide a tremendous light (and allegedly easier on the eyes for long distance driving). Having said that, I'm not sure that they justify the extra cost over Xenons given how good the standard set up is.

thegreatdogwood

299 posts

226 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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I still find that drivers coming in the opposite direction confuse Xenons with full beam and flash. So do friends who also have xenons and it must be even worse with LED's?


sidicks

25,218 posts

250 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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thegreatdogwood said:
I still find that drivers coming in the opposite direction confuse Xenons with full beam and flash. So do friends who also have xenons and it must be even worse with LED's?
I've had no such problems.

charge

561 posts

265 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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sidicks said:
I've had no such problems.
Me neither. There must be careful control on beam height?
Anyone have a pic of the 991 led lamp please?

sidicks

25,218 posts

250 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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charge said:
Me neither. There must be careful control on beam height?
Anyone have a pic of the 991 led lamp please?
Porsche website?!

midnightyellow

11 posts

152 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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charge said:
Me neither. There must be careful control on beam height?
Anyone have a pic of the 991 led lamp please?
On this thread....
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

HokumPokum

2,089 posts

234 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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what's the weight difference between bi-xenons and leds if any?

Triple7

4,015 posts

266 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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LED's on the new Cayenne look the biz! Be interesting to see how the compare over the bi-xenons

mrdemon

21,146 posts

294 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Audi laser lights win :-)