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I know what you were trying to say. I think you just mixed up dilated and contracted.Duh... Yeah I know that and just blew my argument.... But I'm not an optometrist...Thanks Andy! Not sire what was going on in my head when I wrote that but oh well you got the idea
There it is, the dumbest thing I'll see all day (and I work in New York City, I see a lot of dumb!)
You can't "properly aim" a beam pattern that is no longer a beam, but rather just scattered light reflections. Why does that happen? Any headlight, whether reflector or projector, halogen, HID or LED, is designed to capture light from a specific light source and direct it in a particular beam pattern. In the case of a halogen bulb, all of this is tailed to the cylindrically shaped filament of those bulbs and their specific focal distance from the bulb base. An HID bulb has a crescent shaped arc between the electrodes, again at a specific focal distance. An LED chip directs light in one direction from the diode. Lighting is designed as a holistic system - gathering and directing light from a specific source, and changing the shape and position of that source disrupts how the overall system works.
Now, I know very well what the argument is.... if the kit is built properly, the focal height is taken into consideration, etc... you can manage all this and have rebased bulb plug n play "conversion" that mitigates the impact of a different light source shape, and gives you more intensity with minimal disruption to the beam pattern.
Take a stroll with me through the world of these manufacturers...
Add to that the following consideration - HID and LED "conversions" with plug and play bulbs are illegal at the federal level. No ifs, ands or buts. Enforcement at a consumer level at individual jurisdictions may vary, but federal law is clear. No HID kit meets the standards of FMVSS No. 108.
Because of this, you will never see a real Philips, Sylvania, Osram, etc.. kit offered. No reputable or quality manufacturer will make a kit. What is out there to purchase is low quality, offshore (usually Chinese) products. How confident are you in their ability to manufacture and sell you a pair of high quality bulbs, correctly aligned, hitting the focal height properly, and usually with ballasts as well, for the price of what a real manufacturer charges for one capsule? The answer here is "not very". This is how bad it can get a cheap chinese copy of a regular HID bulb fitment, never mind adapting these capsules onto a halogen base. Keep in mind the length of the bulb required for an HID - they don't bother actually correcting focal length, if it can be made to fit in the hole, they just send it.
The unfortunate truth of the matter is that plug and play "conversions" are mostly the domain of lowest bidder offshore manufacturers not interested in bettering your night vision or helping improve your ride, but rather simply getting your hard earned cash in their pocket in exchange for as little investment on their part as possible.
Also, you should reconsider having the fogs stay on with your high beams - it has to do with foreground light making your pupils constrict, and that hurts your distance vision at night. It seem counterintuitive that less light = better vision, but that's a big part of the reason the fogs turn off with the high beams.
It's pretty typical for oem lighting to suck and even a high end car always needs improvement. Leds are getting better but still a long way away
IMO, GM is the absolute worst out there by far, followed by Honda/Acura. Everyone else is hit-or-miss by the various models... I think Lexus/Toyota and Tesla have the best LED lights.
Honestly the tesla is still sub par. lexus is typically where it's at as far as hid projectors goes. The 2010+ Lexus RX350 is still one of the best projectors to ever hit the market Once tuned properly with a clear lens. Unfortunately All oem led are still way behind oem hid projector but they look great
Sorry for the late response. No I didn't go with the relay harness and they work fine. If I was going 50W I would use the relay.
Your way too close. Back up 25' so everyone can get a good idea of what you got going there. Output shots are useless if your closer that 25' from the wall/garage door
Theres a few manufacturers of cheap aftermarket headlights but the output on all of them is sub-par and won't touch a JW speaker. The best option in my opinion is a retrofit
