Re: Does the BF falcon have LED tail-lights??

"Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I guess that you're not aware that there are upper and lower limits on
> light intensity to prevent excessive glare for drivers following you...
>
> Get it wrong and it's as bad as fitting HID projector globes into H4
> housings or driving around with your fog lights on.
>
> -- 
> Athol
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> I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss.

Thanks Athol,

Yes i figured that there would be upper limits on such things, although i 
have no means to test.

I think that when i revise the setup i will lower the "brake" power to 
around 55ma from 70ma per LED as i have driven behind the car at night and

it is brighter than it needs to be, but the leds are behind a diffused
lens 
so their full output is being scattered, i.e its not a direct "beam" a the

following motorists.

During the day the brighness level is very good, especially during the 
danger hours in the AM east bound and PM west bound where it can be hard
to 
see brake lights with sunglare.

HIDs in H4 housings, been there done that, evaluated the before and after 
and promptly sold the setup, switched to an upgraded brightness H4 type 
globe with no coating on the glass (Tungsram +60%). I have been working on

retrofitting some HID projectors to the factory housings, but have not as 
yet been able to source the eletronic motors fitted to the cars in japan
to 
be able to add on the fly height adjustment (and compensation for loads) 
from inside the car (does not and will never comply with ADR of course,
but 
doing it as best as i can).

I get as frustrated as most motorists who get the hell glared out of them
by 
some "ricer" with an 8000K HID kit that thinks they're cool.


Cheers.