bet these Hella LED's will be a new trend....

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Hella 4000 LED Lights

"LED lighting is quickly gaining popularity based on its minimal power consumption, compact parameters, and diode longevity. The drawback haunting LED driving lamps was a lack of illumination depth. LEDs were great for foreground illumination but lacked the hail-mary, football field depth of HID lighting. At least, that was the case until Hella introduced the new Rallye 4000 LED Driving Lamps. We were fortunate enough to get our hands on a set for our 2011 Tacoma. Installation was a breeze thanks to the extremely lower power consumption that negates the usual relays, thick gauge wiring, and ballasts required by HID’s. And, unlike HID’s, Hella’s LED lamps have 100% of their illumination from the second they are engaged. No more waiting for HID’s to warm up. In our own experience, these lights are brilliant! The LED’s provide fantastic foreground and shoulder coverage without sacrificing that crucial long-distance night penetration. Not to mention, the ancillary DRL diodes make the lights look very cool just running around town."
 

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Hah, they look like mini "dubs" in the pic. :D

LED prices are still insanely high right now, for what they are. I'll wait until they come down to earth.
 
Looking at them side by side with the Jeep headlights, I'm guessing 7" plus the trim would put it around 7.5" OD.
 
I've been trying to find the lumens the Hella's produce so I can compare them against LED light bars by other companies but no luck so far. They are supposed to have a reach of about 600m and Rigid 40" E series 1350m. Based on YouTube videos the Rigids don't seem to even reach to 500 (guestimated) yards, but being a video that doesn't say much. Neither chart says how much useful light they are measuring at the lights limits so the charts are only good for a general output pattern.

Hella does have, arguably, the best rep for making the best of the best in off road light in the biz but this is still new technology for everyone and changing fast.

Based on the price, the Hella's are priced about the same as the Rigid 40" Es ($1300 for Rigid 'E' series).

I like the stealthy roof mount you can do with the light bars and they aren't as prone to theft or parking lot damage when mounted to the roof rack as opposed to bumper mount (I don't have clearance to mount the Hellas up top). Baja's offer a 'reduced output' mode which is very handy. The Hellas do look very cool. To bad I can't justify the Hella's and Rigid's or Baja's, I could bumper mount the Hella's and roof mount the Rigid's or Baja's.

Time to try applying government accounting methods to my budget.:violin:
 

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