[Healeys] LED Headlights

[Bob Spidell]

So ... all the talk of just plugging in an H4 bulb in an existing 
reflector won't work for us/US?  No intentional snark--for once--I 
really don't know the rules for headlamps.  Everything I've got--going 
back to 1946, I think--is sealed beam.  Not something I've paid much 
attention to (until now).

No comparison between HID and LED; my old Mustang had HID, which I 
thought were good, but the new one has LED.  When I turned the HIDs on, 
there was a momentary burst of very bright light, then they 'settled 
down.'  I presumed that was because the xenon had to get an amplified 
charge to illuminate (like florescents). The LEDs illuminate everything 
in about a 120deg spread,  below about 10 feet on low beams (do the new 
LED kits have this feature?).  This is old news, I'm sure, for anybody 
who's bought a new car with LEDs in the last few years, but it's a 
revelation for me.

Bob

ps.  Anybody know the story why the US mandates sealed beams?


On 2/19/2019 9:37 PM, i erbs wrote:
> Sealed beam in USA by law
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland, OR
> typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:28 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net 
> <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>     Wow ... that is a lot better price than Moss'.
>
>     The headlamps on my BJ8 and, I think, my BN2 are sealed beam. 
>     Anyone know if sealed beam was standard, or have they been upgraded?
>
>     Bob
>
>     On 2/19/2019 12:22 PM, Robert Begani wrote:
>>
>>     http://tinyurl.com/y4rhxzal
>>
>>     As mentioned previously, I purchased the special offer Jeff had
>>     for the sealed headlamp conversion kit @ 76.63 for the pair. 
>>     Will install them next week and let you know how the work in the
>>     garage.  Do not know when I will be driving the car as it is
>>     still on jackstands.
>>
>>     Bob Begani
>>
>>
>
>
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