PICS ARE BELOW THIS POST:
As the discussion on backup lights being indicative vs functional had a different title, I thought I'd post the experiment pics here.
This is on the beater Elantra, and I used a rather cheap pair of LED bulbs with projectors, that I bought from amazon.
I tried my best to take pics that are of same angle.
Some pics are not totally sharp but enough to compare.
Overall, I am convinced that the LEDs illuminated the area behind the car better and definitely stronger. It was mostly noticeable in the corners/sides behind the car, which I find very useful when I back into the garage or the driveway when i come home from work.
It was easier to back using mirrors as well.
The difference was much bigger than what the camera could capture - I just took them in P mode (program) of my Nikon. Didnd't have ptience to find a manual setting that might have shown the difference better.
VERDICT: The LEDs lit up the area behind car much better. I will keep them, and upgrade the other 2 cars' backup lights also, but with better quality LEDs.
PICS: (Halogen first, then LED)
(ALL PICS ONLY WITH BACKUP LIGHTS LIT, no tail or any other lights)
Through the rear window:
From the roof of car:
Area behind car:
Just for kicks: How the actual backup light look on the car and the bulbs themselves:
pic of rear view mirror:
As the discussion on backup lights being indicative vs functional had a different title, I thought I'd post the experiment pics here.
This is on the beater Elantra, and I used a rather cheap pair of LED bulbs with projectors, that I bought from amazon.
I tried my best to take pics that are of same angle.
Some pics are not totally sharp but enough to compare.
Overall, I am convinced that the LEDs illuminated the area behind the car better and definitely stronger. It was mostly noticeable in the corners/sides behind the car, which I find very useful when I back into the garage or the driveway when i come home from work.
It was easier to back using mirrors as well.
The difference was much bigger than what the camera could capture - I just took them in P mode (program) of my Nikon. Didnd't have ptience to find a manual setting that might have shown the difference better.
VERDICT: The LEDs lit up the area behind car much better. I will keep them, and upgrade the other 2 cars' backup lights also, but with better quality LEDs.
PICS: (Halogen first, then LED)
(ALL PICS ONLY WITH BACKUP LIGHTS LIT, no tail or any other lights)
Through the rear window:
From the roof of car:
Area behind car:
Just for kicks: How the actual backup light look on the car and the bulbs themselves:
pic of rear view mirror: