Led headlight?

AlaricD

Observer
A pair of 1980's vintage Cibie Z-Beam headlamps with Osram bulbs threw 583 LUX lowbeam and 970 LUX highbeam

A pair of IPFs with their bulbs like the $126,000 JK Brute wears threw 517 LUX lowbeam and 513 LUX highbeam. Yes; highbeam was lower.

LOL. Their high beam was lower intensity than their own low beam, and each was lower than the Cibié's low beam. Looks like IPF hired some people to build lamps and scream "I CAN SEE BETTER" and then slap a price tag on them.
 

Hilldweller

SE Expedition Society
LOL. Their high beam was lower intensity than their own low beam, and each was lower than the Cibié's low beam. Looks like IPF hired some people to build lamps and scream "I CAN SEE BETTER" and then slap a price tag on them.
The IPF put a significant amount into the sky at an oblique angle to the Jeep as well ---- that's where the energy was going; not forward. Very poor design.

Isn't it amazing how well the Hella did?
It should be noted that the Hella didn't have a very good "spread" of light, suffering badly off to the sides of the roads at around 20 feet. The Hellas also had a lowbeam that was just a tad too low and highbeam that was just a tad too high.

I still need to test the Quadrotec/Peterson/KC LED and the Koito & Cibie H4s. I have a volunteer for the Quadrotec that lives near me. Just have to arrange logistics.
 

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