PHOTOS: 1157 Incandescent (vs.) Philips X-Treme Vision (vs.) Philips VISION LED's

[Cadchris]

If it's of any value; I just wanted to share this comparison I found of the Philips 1157 LED bulbs (vs) an incandescent bulb which is consistent with what the forums experts have often said, that sometimes certain branded LED's don't always work well in all housings:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/749235.html?1425623004

 

[Alaric Darconville]

This is something that makes the "how to safely evaluate LEDs" thread a bit more understandable. By themselves, you might not notice the LED drop-in just not performing well, but side by side you can see what's going on. Indeed, even the better versions of the name-brand products may not produce good results because the bare 'bulb' doesn't have the same emission pattern and also introduces shadowing and reflections not produced by a filament bulb.

I like that they point out that the registration plate is not properly illuminated with white light. The cure for this, of course, is NOT to put a white LED drop-in in there; those typically have high CCTs which means very little red/orange/yellow present in the white light, making a sickly brownish-pink color when it passes through the red lens.