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oops, forgot to mention they are lux.
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H8 Halogen - 730 Lm +- 110. 175 hours LUX H8 - 850 Lumen, 50,000 hours AIB - (this is only a guess) ~560 lumen |
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DRLs operate at partial voltage man, so it's probably a lot less than that figure. Having said that, stock is perfectly adequate to me as far as intensity (they're DRLs, not headlights). The only thing that bothered me was the color, and a switch to 8500ēK GPThunders ($20 delivered), which look white, was all it took to please me . With no modifications at all.
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And that's why I got them! Being 8000 miles away has its disadvantages when something does go wrong.
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This is a plug a and play solution. Take out the oem bulb, and replace with this bulb. |
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LUX states a 1 year warrant on their solution, while AiB units offer a 3 year warranty. For an incandescent bulb that says it will last 500 hours, after that 500 hours the bulb will burn out. For an LED at 30,000 hours it will still be at more than 75% of its initial light output probably until 100,000 hours where there will be another percentage drop in light output. While an LED manufacturer may claim 50,000 hours, this is usually running at less than room temperature in a perfect environment, not within a headlamp in a moving car inches away from your engine. The heat buildup, gases and vibrations of the environment near the engine leads us to quote a more conservative 30,000 hours (most new LED products on the market it will be 30,000 hours). The difference between 30K-50k hours in this application is irrelevant for the amount of hours per day the headlights are used in a car. However, the CREE LEDs are nice LEDs. The LED we use in our opinion is better better suited for our specific application, since we are redirecting the light at the reflector housing to properly distribute light evenly towards both rings. The output of the LEDs is irrelevant in comparison - as it really comes down to the focusing and optics used to introduce the light into the fiber optic lines of the angel eyes in these headlights, which AiB performs an excellent job with.
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hey guys, with the lux not working on the 2010's, does that mean they won't work on 2011's as well? What are my options beside HID angel eyes?
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For the LUX H8 Kits, those numbers are 100% correct though. They might even be a bit low because of the bin code LED's i had used |
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Are both the LUX and AiB LED-based lighting? I read that negative feedback thread on the AiB's a couple days ago (some failing, some not bright enough, etc.) and that is just making me ask questions and here more info from members that have these kits installed. I guess it's between the LUX and AiB if we're talking LED kits that use the fiber paths... OSS and HID's are out... THOUGHTS?
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^-- Although I don't really think to highly of how the AiB's are being promoted in this thread, they are a fairly good product, and I'm happy with mine.
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i did check the OSS angel eyes and didnt seem to like them . They look to japanese type angel eyes ( just my personal opinion ) .
So now shortlisted to lux or AiB .
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What would be the major difference between the LUX kit vs. the AiB kit?
Light intensity? Light distribution? Heat, or lack thereof?
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