How important is HEAT from your headlamp?

Thistledoo

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• Oct 6, 2017

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I tried LED on one of my T3 XMs....with in a hour the headlight was solid ice...took em out...never again

 

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• Oct 6, 2017

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Thistledoo said:

I tried LED on one of my T3 XMs....with in a hour the headlight was solid ice...took em out...never again

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And that is exactly what I was worried about

 

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• Oct 6, 2017

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Not sure what they did with the axys but it holds snow and ice EVERYWHERE!

 

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• Oct 15, 2017

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That's why I don't like LEDs don't melt snow off trailer lights so the guy behind you can see them . Semi trucks r the worst for it.

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• Oct 16, 2017

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tbone677 said:

That's why I don't like LEDs don't melt snow off trailer lights so the guy behind you can see them . Semi trucks r the worst for it.

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All my trailer lights are leds. No issues with visibility.

 

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NHRoadking said:

All my trailer lights are leds. No issues with visibility.

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Sorry should of clarifed little better. When it snowing all day and a truck is driving down road the snow tends to collect on the backs of the trailer and the lights will cover with snow and will not melt off like the old lights ,LEDs make no heat to melt the snow off. It can be dangerous if someone is following g to close.

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tbone677 said:

Sorry should of clarifed little better. When it snowing all day and a truck is driving down road the snow tends to collect on the backs of the trailer and the lights will cover with snow and will not melt off like the old lights ,LEDs make no heat to melt the snow off. It can be dangerous if someone is following g to close.

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I guess I never really noticed how much heat was given off by my non-led lights. I will have to touch the ones on my truck and see if there is any heat given off.

 

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ek5446 said:

Ok, I can get that. Just not sure how a "block" of ice can form specifically over the headlight area with LED's as oppose to forming anywhere else on he hood?

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At the right temperature it is warm enough to melt if sitting and idling.
Flowing snow sticks and freezes into ice.

 

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• Oct 18, 2017

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Ordered some led lights on ebay. 25 bucks, Why not! The part#H13, fit like a glove. They are so much more bright! Completely worth it, will post back if I have icing issues

 

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• Oct 19, 2017

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Ran last seasson with led and no issues with icing or snow sticking to the lamp. Way better light also. Went with the copper cooling ones. (No fan)