CREE sidelights, what a difference!

sprinter2012
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12-08-2020, 01:39 PM

#1

I decided to see what all this 'CREE' malarky was about after seeing so many guys on my PC forum getting them for night rides on their mountain bikes.

I got a pair of 8W CREE bulbs off eBay for £8 delivered, and here are a few comparison shots between the CREE sidelights, my existing SMD sidelights, and my HID headlights.

Standard LED on the left, CREE with projector lens on the right...

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Standard LED on the right, CREE with projector lens on the left...

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CREE bulb on the right still visible even with my HID dipped beams on, wich are 300% brighter than halogen anyway!

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I then realised the lens was making the beam far too focused for a car sidelight, so I removed it and got the following photos...

This is CREE only on the left, and HID only on the right...

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And this is HID only on the left, and CREE only on the right...

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And one final shot of both CREE lights together with no dipped beam...

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Edited 24-09-2013, 01:12 AM by sprinter2012.

el_bandido
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12-08-2020, 02:00 PM

#2

I had some CREE sidelights for a bit as well, but I took them out for exactly the same reason you did. The beam pattern ****** people off immensely.

Cool bits of kit though, I've got a pair that I was planning on using as reverse lights.

sprinter2012
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12-08-2020, 03:24 PM

#3

Once I realised you could take out the projector lens they were fine. They now give a very similar pattern to the other LEDs I had in there. I'll give them a try and see how they are for the next few weeks.

I was worried they wouldn't fit through the hole in the headlight housing though as they are about 3 times bigger than the LED equivalent!

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