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Old 10-09-2018, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Chuck S
Hard to tell the beam pattern down an alley. Projecting on a flat screen at 25 feet should show the pattern. Same light fixture just swap the bulbs. Fixture must remain fixed. Tough to do with a S2000 unless you can find a child to swap the bulbs.

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Are we looking at the same image? There is clearly a much farther reach to the beam pattern. Look at the in the house in the background at least 75 feet away. This is the same light fixture, in the same location. In this picture, the housings are not on the car so it is easily done.

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I would dearly love enhanced headlights in both my S2000 and new Ford Expedition but other than replacing the reflectors with projectors designed for LEDs or HIDs I've been able to find a solution for either, especially not the Honda, other than brighter halogens which retain the reflector's designed light pattern.

In the photos are the headlights mounted at the same height and orientation as in the car? Up/down angle will significantly change where the light goes. Loose lights sitting on a table (or wherever) in a non-level alley don't convince me of the practically of these bulbs in the S2000 reflector. A comparison of the beam patterns in the same reflector against a flat target will show where the light is going (or not going). White glare doesn't translate to down the road vision.

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Originally Posted by Chuck S
I would dearly love enhanced headlights in both my S2000 and new Ford Expedition but other than replacing the reflectors with projectors designed for LEDs or HIDs I've been able to find a solution for either, especially not the Honda, other than brighter halogens which retain the reflector's designed light pattern.

In the photos are the headlights mounted at the same height and orientation as in the car? Up/down angle will significantly change where the light goes. Loose lights sitting on a table (or wherever) in a non-level alley don't convince me of the practically of these bulbs in the S2000 reflector. A comparison of the beam patterns in the same reflector against a flat target will show where the light is going (or not going). White glare doesn't translate to down the road vision.

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Sorry you're not convinced. I've been doing HID retrofits, custom LED projects, and manufacturing LEDs for 10+ years now. I know what I'm talking about. Just don't have the time to do the wall tests at specified intervals of distances. Good luck with your search.
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