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Old 04-12-2016, 06:01 AM
 
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Any takers on what model year these things start becoming obsolete and what replaces it? Ugly fad in my opinion, just saw a new honda civic on the road with it, looks groce.
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Old 04-12-2016, 07:23 AM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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I thought they were already being replaced by Halos. The LED strips are so "ricer" while Halos have a mean, aggressive look.

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Old 04-12-2016, 07:33 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX USA
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I thought they were already being replaced by Halos. The LED strips are so "ricer" while Halos have a mean, aggressive look.

I'm sorry but that is far more "rice" then this

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Old 04-12-2016, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Prosper
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Halos came out in the 90's with BMW. They're not replacing LED's. The latest thing is the light bar, seen on new Porsches, McLarens, Mercedes, etc.
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Old 04-12-2016, 07:50 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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I thought they were already being replaced by Halos. The LED strips are so "ricer" while Halos have a mean, aggressive look.

Are red lights on the front of a civilian vehicle even legal?
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Old 04-12-2016, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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Fads come and go. It's hard to predict when they will stop being used, but I suspect they will lose their appeal when they start burning out and leaving gaps in the strip. Who wants to deal with that?
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Old 04-12-2016, 07:59 AM
 
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Fads come and go. It's hard to predict when they will stop being used, but I suspect they will lose their appeal when they start burning out and leaving gaps in the strip. Who wants to deal with that?
Aren't LEDs suppose to last for a long time? I have no problem with regular lights for DRLs, these strips of light scream tacky even on higher end cars to me. Maybe Im just an old school guy I dunno but these cars dont look "futuristic" to me.
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Old 04-12-2016, 08:01 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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Yes, they are. I don't know if running them in a car, with the vibration and other environmental conditions, will make a difference. At my office we have a few that flicker and should be replaced.


Come to think of it, though, I don't recall seeing any with gaps.
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Old 04-12-2016, 08:28 AM
 
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They're never going away. They will just evolve. DRL's are here to stay so if it's not LED it will be newer technology. I like them.
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Old 04-12-2016, 08:35 AM
 
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Aren't LEDs suppose to last for a long time?

High quality LED's do. The problem is the other components, capacitors, resistors, etc that go onto the board where the LED lights are are usually made by the lowest bidder. Source cheap parts, and you get failures.
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