Should I upgrade to LED headlights?

i doubt it will make any noticeable difference, and turning the a/c off can be detrimental to the long term battery health.

 

Only $40 will only last couple months

 

Federal law mandates, changing the type of headlight is illegal.

It’s your dime.

If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.

Have you changed out the interior with led’s?

Don’t illegally change headlights pretending it might save a few pennies.

 

And then they continue to not do home work and not know about cutoff

 

I shouldn’t need to ask for a translation, but, what?


Cutoff?

 

then why switch out the lights?

 

Hopefully you didn’t prepaid for the coverage.

 

That thing where you get to blind people and go “Woah, I can see wayyyyy farther down the road!!!”

 

Does not compute.

 

I can't see it doing much -- and leave the AC alone .. if the car is in eco mode it's already regulating the AC differently vs normal. Every-time you turn it back on it has to work harder to bring the temp back down.

 

Also, the harm you do to your HV battery (which shortens its lifespan) by not using the AC to cool it off probably far outweighs whatever small savings you get by turning the AC off while you're in traffic. Keeping the battery as cool as possible is extremely important - keeping you cool is merely a pleasant side effect.

 

Problem with installing LED bulbs in a the halogen reflector is that the light will shine places its not meant to shine. Halogen projectors r made for halogen bulbs, their output and such, LED`s r much stronger and will blend other drivers. Ive also heard changing to LED bulbs in a halogen projector only makes the output worse also.
If u want better lights then just change the whole lamp to the LED one on the higher trim levels, the prius`s OEM LED headlights r great, natural white color, it spreads great and got pretty decent distance. I have no idea if the LED headlight saves u power, i havent really cared about it either, small things like changing to LED`s in the interior and exterior doesnt exactly save u power or anything like that, it just looks cleaner and more modern.

 

The LED bulbs look awesome and don't scatter. But, way less light going onto the road. I'll leave them for now, but will eventually put in a HID kit.

 

Less light on road = scattering

 

I replaced my halogens with LED.....low and high beams......just do it. Well worth it.
Some say it is illegal......yeah and so is voting more than once for each election. Nobody is in prison for changing lights. I highly doubt that police are looking for illegal lights. As long as they are aimed well then you won't have a problem.

The Amazon and E-bay LED's would not be my choice for lights though. I went with a company that has a great reputation for quality products. Yeah, it was costly.....150 for lows and 150 for high beams....but the light I get and the quality and 2 year warranty makes them well worth the cost.

The difference in the light output from the halogens to the LED's is amazing. Whatever you do, do not get 6K color lights....too blue.....get 4500 or 5K lights.

 

I can’t talk about the LED, but on the HID bulbs, if you stray from the standard 6000k, the total light output is reduced. Whether you go down to the 4500/5000k or up to the 8000/10000k, at the same 55w rating, the 6000k have the most output. I tried 5000k HID from three different sources, and the 5000k have very poor forward illumination. Brand new ballasts, and ballasts powered from 30 amp relay wired directly to the 12v battery. Tempted, but resisting (for now) the urge to tie into the 14v inverter output.