LED headlights – the lighting is on the wall

When you need to test the performance of a car’s headlights it is usual to shine them on to a calibrated wall where you can know the intensity profile of the light beam that is being generated. The adjustments that are possible can then be made and you would have got optimal performance from your car’s headlights. And if you were to check out the latest LED headlights using a similar method you would be amazed to see a zone being lit up quite to the far on either side. This zone is created not by the light pointing straight ahead. But by the lighting pointed sideways. Now what could that be for?

For that you must try to think of times when you wish the car could throw light on the side. This happens when the car is turning a corner. Particularly so when the car is turning a tight corner at a high speed. And with LED headlights throwing light at any particular direction become easy. Since the light is produced from multiple light sources all you need to do is have some LEDs pointed in the direction where you want the light on the side of the car. With an incandescent bulb type of light this is not easy because the bulbs direction will need to be changed which will require a mechanism to be placed inside the headlight. Since the incandescent bulb produces a lot of heat this mechanism has to be resilient and be able to perform in a very hot environment. Which will impact its performance, cost and durability.

With LEDs though it is easy. Since LEDs are not expensive having a few additional LEDs does not add to the cost much. There is no mechanism required to change the orientation the main LED bank which powered the headlights. It is for such innovative possibilities that LED headlights are the headlights of the future. They will dominate the headlights scene even more than LED tail lights dominate the tail lights scene today. You can embrace the future by opting for LED headlights now. You can see the latest LED headlights at www.ilovebodykits.com.

The author has been in the car aftermarket products industry for 5years. He specializes in body kits, headlights, cold air intakes & other aftermarket products. You can learn more about LED Headlights, LED Tail Lights and other car aftermarket products at his site www.ilovebodykits.com.

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