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Car headlight upgrade - opinions and legality?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shonver" data-source="post: 848457" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>They may be rated for 12V, but are actually able to work at the standard 13.8V, long-term. A new car would see close to this voltage on the bulbs. Over time, contacts and conductors degrade, leading to the drop in voltage and power wastage. Along with this degradation comes lower light output. This is where electronics systems like HID and LED headlights have an advantage: they have inherent regulation that is more tolerant of voltage drops. They also tend to consume less power (and consequently current), which also means that there will less be voltage drop due to the same deterioration mentioned before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shonver, post: 848457, member: 34"] They may be rated for 12V, but are actually able to work at the standard 13.8V, long-term. A new car would see close to this voltage on the bulbs. Over time, contacts and conductors degrade, leading to the drop in voltage and power wastage. Along with this degradation comes lower light output. This is where electronics systems like HID and LED headlights have an advantage: they have inherent regulation that is more tolerant of voltage drops. They also tend to consume less power (and consequently current), which also means that there will less be voltage drop due to the same deterioration mentioned before. [/QUOTE]
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