AZN'S NEW LED REVIEW THREAD
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I bought extras white and blue that I was going to sell if these worked out well. If you want to buy replacements, spares, or different colors, PM me.
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Mine arrived yesterday and I replaced my polarg in one of my eyelids. I wanted to compare it them to what I've been using in different light conditions. I took some pics last night in the garage with my DSLR. I'll post them tonight when I get home.
My initial thoughts:
The light source is definitely more noticeable than the polarg I've been using or the iJDMtoy set I have. Especially from close-up (up to 10-20ft). If you look for it really close-up you can almost see the four forward facing led bulbs on each of them.
The color pattern seems pretty good even on the edges of the eyelid. One set I had tested previously looked fairly white from the front but from the side of the eyelid it looked purple. Not having that problem with these.
They are whiter & brighter than the polarg without being blue. Maybe a very discerning eye will see a blue tint but WAY better than any other LED I've tested or seen.
They are more visible during the day than either the stock bulbs or the polarg bulbs. They don't have that 'Audi brightness' I think some of us would like but they are brighter. This morning it was a little overcast outside and they were noticeably brighter than the polarg I had in the other eyelid, but when I compared them again this afternoon in the direct sunlight, they were washed out and couldn't really tell they were on.
They wouldn't work when I seated them the whole way into the socket. I had to pull them out 1/8" which leaves them room to vibrate and move side-to-side a bit, but at least they light up.
Anyone else notice this??
Oh and they get holy frickin hot, burnt my finger last night adjusting one of them.
My initial thoughts:
The light source is definitely more noticeable than the polarg I've been using or the iJDMtoy set I have. Especially from close-up (up to 10-20ft). If you look for it really close-up you can almost see the four forward facing led bulbs on each of them.
The color pattern seems pretty good even on the edges of the eyelid. One set I had tested previously looked fairly white from the front but from the side of the eyelid it looked purple. Not having that problem with these.
They are whiter & brighter than the polarg without being blue. Maybe a very discerning eye will see a blue tint but WAY better than any other LED I've tested or seen.
They are more visible during the day than either the stock bulbs or the polarg bulbs. They don't have that 'Audi brightness' I think some of us would like but they are brighter. This morning it was a little overcast outside and they were noticeably brighter than the polarg I had in the other eyelid, but when I compared them again this afternoon in the direct sunlight, they were washed out and couldn't really tell they were on.
They wouldn't work when I seated them the whole way into the socket. I had to pull them out 1/8" which leaves them room to vibrate and move side-to-side a bit, but at least they light up.
Anyone else notice this??Oh and they get holy frickin hot, burnt my finger last night adjusting one of them.
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i slipped mine all the way in and they worked fine (knock on wood) lol.
im in love with them though, their a LITTLE bit brighter than my 5000k but im fine with it. everything matches up well imo.
i went to the gym last night, drove through the parking lot with just the eyelids and fogs. had peoplee staring. good stuff good stuff. haha
im in love with them though, their a LITTLE bit brighter than my 5000k but im fine with it. everything matches up well imo.
i went to the gym last night, drove through the parking lot with just the eyelids and fogs. had peoplee staring. good stuff good stuff. haha
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Do you have stock fogs? I have stock fogs I changed the bulbs to be whiter not HID though in the fogs. I just got my white LEDS. I am curious AZN since you have had them in the longest have you noticed any issues? Heat? Flicker? Thanks again for doing this GB.
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At about a month and a half, the test set of whites have had no issues. When I pulled them out to put on the blue set, I took a look at them and asides from normal burn off, everything held in place. Solder was not compromised in my set.
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Another point... if/when your LED eventually burns out, let me know. I want to compile the numbers so I can get a general real world life cycle of these LEDs, get the numbers back to the manufacturer and see if we can do anything about improving it. If they last years, then I guess don't need to focus future improvements in that area.
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i have 5000k HIDs
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I got mine and popped them in yesterday. Right now I am running the same setup as mike, one side white, one side blue. Not sure which one I am going with yet, haha. I have pics, but its on my iPhone and they aren't much different than the ones already uploaded. But I will give my feedback.
Being as they are LED's they are longer than the halogen counterparts and in my experience, harder to maneuver into the sockets when replacing them. Also, after I had installed them all one of my blue 8000k bulbs weren't working. So I pulled it out and flipped it around, and then it started to work fine.
So I am wondering, does it matter which sides touch the sockets, or was it just a fluke?
Even with my Tint Lamin-X on my headlights, I still see my LED's fine. But the tint has made my blue look a bit purplish. Might have to paint my headlight now instead.
Being as they are LED's they are longer than the halogen counterparts and in my experience, harder to maneuver into the sockets when replacing them. Also, after I had installed them all one of my blue 8000k bulbs weren't working. So I pulled it out and flipped it around, and then it started to work fine.
So I am wondering, does it matter which sides touch the sockets, or was it just a fluke?
Even with my Tint Lamin-X on my headlights, I still see my LED's fine. But the tint has made my blue look a bit purplish. Might have to paint my headlight now instead.
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Yes it does matter which orientation the LEDs are plugged in. I guess I should have mentioned this to all those who haven't used LEDs before in the past. Best to plug it in and before putting it back in the eyebrow socket, turn them on to make sure they light up. If not, remove, flip, plug back in and check again. Once you confirm they light up, plug them back in the housing.
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Yes it does matter which orientation the LEDs are plugged in. I guess I should have mentioned this to all those who haven't used LEDs before in the past. Best to plug it in and before putting it back in the eyebrow socket, turn them on to make sure they light up. If not, remove, flip, plug back in and check again. Once you confirm they light up, plug them back in the housing.
I have the Polargs and the color is GREAT and matches everything perfectly but yes, they are not that bright...
Also, are you also running these new LED's in your sidemarker lights too AZN??? Whatever is in there looks great, and I am thinking I am going to replace my Polargs with whatever you have
Thanks in advance
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for all two sets in the eyelids, I had to wait like 5 minutes and jiggle them around for them to light up. THey did not light up instantly. And they get bloody hot in the process
