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DVG
03-24-2013, 08:40 PM
Hey guys, thought I would share this here!

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Output comparison (same camera, same settings)

Stock

http://i.imgur.com/ghw1fw2.jpg

DVG LED boards (2 in housing, as there will be in final install)

http://i.imgur.com/w9bp441.jpg

So you can see the difference in warm up / reaction time:

Stock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKe-veRKgc

DVG LED boards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xTMO6nEEfk


http://i.imgur.com/i8u2gRu.jpg

IMO this is EASILY 4x brighter than stock. Check out these output pictrues.

IN ALL BELOW PICTURES I AM ONLY USING ONE LED BOARD, ACTUAL INSTALLATION WILL USE TWO, SO THE LIGHT OUTPUT WILL DOUBLE.

Stock
http://i.imgur.com/S7Afsif.jpg

LED
http://i.imgur.com/dupZvx1.jpg


The instant on-off of the LEDs makes these look quite a lot better than the stock brake light IMO and will suit my LED taillights better.

Stock with middle diffuser:

http://i.imgur.com/XAtEnhT.jpg

Which style looks better?

Without middle diffuser

http://i.imgur.com/9DAUq58.jpg

With middle diffuser.

http://i.imgur.com/g2xjMWP.jpg

I am leaning towards without the diffuser personally. I find that with the diffuser it creates one big hot spot, and dim areas on the side. Without the diffuser there are just solid lines where the LEDs are, so the dim spots arent as noticeable. It just looks like the light housing is smaller than it actually is.

For fun, here is my LED PCB vs a VLEDs strip.

http://i.imgur.com/10LEIfR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/8zVuk2i.jpg