01-28-2019, 09:20 AM | #41 |
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The original bulbs filament is V shaped, high-low beam are about 1/16 apart, give off light in every direction, replacement Halogen bulbs have straight filaments, this slight difference can be seen as a larger light beam with lees definition at the edges, a wider pattern and less sharp of a cutoff
The replacement LED are either a row arranged across, or inline, on both sides of a heat sink, the centerline of the original filaments is occupied by the heat sink, so by design they can't be focused properly in original reflector, perhaps some better than other bad design modifications You mention generator, lights dimming at idle, one of the first tings I noticed putting the quartz halogens in was that I could barely see any changes between idle not charging --and full charging, the generator has been ok with running them for the last 20 years, and never use a battery tender. Yes, I would like LED bulbs, but not at a loss of being able to see the signs at 3000 feet |
01-30-2019, 02:47 PM | #42 |
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Do you own a business?, do you ship regular, and pay for shipping material, time, boxes, etc..7.45 i a STEEL to ship...
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01-30-2019, 06:36 PM | #43 |
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If you had to drive the package yourself I am going to just take a wild off of the shelf guess and say that it would cost you more than $7.45.
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02-19-2019, 11:54 AM | #45 |
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Well we had a warm day so I went up to the garage and installed the Logo Lites LED headlight "bulbs" (picture 1). The installation time was about 15 seconds. I took a picture with just one side installed (picture 2). Tests with focusing and night driving will have to wait until spring.
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With the car 25 feet from a wall or garage door, see if you can focus the high beam on each into a circle with a sharp edge with the lenses off first; then see what that looks like with the lens added; then see if you can focus that pattern any better from the circular starting point. "Brighter" is not always going to be better, if it can't be focussed and aimed. But if it can be, these will be great!
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02-20-2019, 08:16 AM | #47 |
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I'll order 2 of these in a few weeks and try them out as soon as i get the harness back in the car.
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Most of our parts suppliers charge in excess of $13 to ship one piece of anything no matter the size so i agree this is a value shipping rate.
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02-20-2019, 01:18 PM | #49 |
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http://www.mikes-afordable.com/product/A13007LED.html
I found these on Mikes affordable's website for 29.95. Not sure if they are the same bulbs. I found these after I ordered the Quartz adapter kit from Snyders for $97. I had to go with a alternator to run these. Another expense that could have been saved if the LED's work. I will wait to hear from you guys as you experiment more with them. |
02-20-2019, 03:26 PM | #50 |
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The LED headlights I bought plug right into the reflectors where my Quarts Halogen bulbs (9007) were.
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The V-shaped filament throws much of the light forward, missing the reflector and reducing beam intensity. The original filament was folded back on itself forming two parallel emitters which direct nearly all light into the reflector.
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02-20-2019, 06:58 PM | #52 |
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The Quartz Halogen Headlight kit from snyders are not adjustable and you have to install a three way female spade plug. Therefore bypassing the original with no way to adjust the headlights. I think I will be sending these back.
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02-20-2019, 07:44 PM | #53 |
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The kit that I got included the female spade plug as well as the Halogen bulbs. I had been running that set-up for more than 5 years without a problem. The LEDs that I got were just plug & play in the Halogen set up. I wanted the LEDs primarily to reduce the current draw.
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However in this country we do test light alignment -as part of a mandatory 6 monthly safety inspection. Placed on the correct calibrated machine it revealed that although lots of light was coming out it was not focused -Much of it was shooting skywards (or into the eyes of the oncoming drivers) and some was falling onto the road right in front of the car. Very little was ending up on the road where it should. So unfortunately in support of the above and contrary to the anecdotal evidence often quoted -proper testing with the correct machine reveals that at least in a 1934 that LEDs don't focus as they should . Given the fact that I use the same halogen bulbs in my Model A as I do in my 1934 ( both passing on the same machine ) I am sure that LEDs aren't up to speed in the Model A either. Karl
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03-14-2019, 10:04 AM | #57 |
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Good question. There are cheap lights touted as headlamp bulbs but are simply bright/dim rather than proper high/low beam. These should be used only for combo stop/tail lamps.
The ones from Logo or Snyder's (maybe others) or the other style from Classic Dynamo in UK should be up to snuff. |
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No they were from Classic and Dynamo in the UK -Karl
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I always thought it went: "... it's a girl, my Lord, in a flatHEAD Ford..."
Oh well, the song was most certainly written a long time after '54... But any gal driving a truck, or a hot rod, IS a mighty fine sight to see, particularly if it's a Ford... |
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