Cadillac introduced the first car sold here to use an all-LED headlight system.
So has anyone used them or know of any aftermarket for our cars? Aftermarket usually has items like these out first before auto companies.
They are better on some respects then HID, Xenon, Halogen, etc.
-Lifetime durability: LEDs can last as many as 10,000 hours of use, while halogen systems are good for up to 1,200 hours and HID systems usually last about 2,500 hours.
-Less energy usage.
-More natural light color: LEDs produce a truer white light that emulates daylight better than traditional light sources
Many drivers complain about the glare from luxury cars fitted with High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights. The headlights on the Escalade Platinum feature five LED arrays for the low beam meaning the light is dispersed among five sources. HIDs typically use a single lamp, so the intensity is greater. The Escalade adds two additional LEDs for high beams.
The Escalade Platinum's system puts out about 730 lumens set on low beams and 1,000 on high beams. Typical HID systems produce 830/1,200 lumens and halogens are typically 400/600.
The European version of the Audi R8 supercar has full LED headlights and some cars for sale in this country have partial LEDs, but the Escalade Platinum is the first in the U.S. with full LED lights.
Hella and Cadillac would not disclose the costs of the system, but a parts department employee at a local dealership said that the LED light assemblies cost $3,044 for a pair, compared to $1,634 for HID headlights for a regular Escalade, a difference of $1,410 for the LEDs. While the light housings fit into the same holes, there are other parts required for the LED system.
To get an idea on how they look.
Read from OSRAM.
http://www.osram-os.com/osram_os/EN/News_Center/Spotlights/Success_Stories/OSRAM-LED-headlights-for-Cadillac-Escalade-Platinum-SUV.jsp
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Interesting, defiantly something to check out. The only headlights I've seen for the aftermarket of our cars are those one piece projectors using them as run lights or something. But I've seen the Audi A4s with LEDs in their headlights around town here, but I think those only act as a running light.
Stephen (manta z) wrote:Interesting, defiantly something to check out. The only headlights I've seen for the aftermarket of our cars are those one piece projectors using them as run lights or something. But I've seen the Audi A4s with LEDs in their headlights around town here, but I think those only act as a running light.
Yeah.. I love those headlights.
Those Caddy lights are nice. I'd love to see them in person when they hit the streets.
hmmmmm I gotta see these things in person seems promising.
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Hella has a kit out that does the same thing, and has been out for about a year in other countries. I have yet to see it in the US though. Honestly, for the cost right now, HID is the way to go. The LED headlight systems arent just made by hella, they're hella expensive.
Man I'd hate see the amount of heat L.E.D's capable of road illumination would give off.
I would go Xenon, and halogen as a last resort, it's established and reliable pending your choice of kit or OEM components.
I need to see some output and running specs before i even concidered it as a future choice. Now to go read up on all this.
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