I seem to see HID headlights a lot loss lately on the roads.
Are they becoming less popular/were they a fad or is it just me?
Hardly see mention of them on this forum lately either.
I just replaced the bulbs on my wife's G35 (factory HID bulbs burnt out) and the light output is definitely not as purple with the new replacement Philips bulbs.
Bingo.I think the fad was for the blue and pink shades of HID's, the true white ones commonly found a lot of cars as OEM now in days, are still popular IMO.
if they are becoming less popular what is replacing them?
so the leds I see on cars during daytime are also the cars low beam night headlights?
no, those are daytime running lights and they've been the fad ever since the r8 came out. but some new models of highend audi, prius, and others are coming out with actual led headlights that are much brighter than the general DRLs. i saw an a8 behind me not too long ago with them, they look great but id like to see a beam pattern comparison between led and hid
I'm waiting for the "string of LEDs" fad to become unpopular.
Another alternative. I replaced my low beam OEM bulbs with HIR bulbs. Read about them here: www.hirheadlights.com.
Is there any other auto manufacturer other than Audi using LED's for headlamps?
Cannot overlook the cost effectiveness of LED technology as we move forward. They are somewhat expensive now, say in the case of overhead warehouse shoplights, but when they come down in price ........... isn't it all about the $$$, as it almost always is?