PIAA LED replacement bulbs coming soon!

More than twice the price of already pricey Triton V3s.

 

The 2800k LED has a colored capsule around it to change the color output. Probably better to apply a vinyl overlay to the foglight lens and use the white output LED. Heat dissipation will be better without the small colored capsule around the LEDs, as heat will lead to shorter lifespan or even failure. A colored vinyl overlay will likewise cause a higher temperature within the foglight housing, but will be less.

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These would be much cheaper and have an actual cutoff:

http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=190946522675&alt=web

You could still apply a colored vinyl overlay to get an amber or yellow color temp.

Yes, they are for the Corolla, but as long as you have the proper grill or shrouds for the Toyota oem foglights, they will fit.

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Example of a yellow vinyl overlay over a clear foglight lens:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=_gDfU9u3BYy6oQTsoIDgCQ&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DpTdlyBq6PnM&cd=1&ved=0CBwQtwIwAA&usg=AFQjCNEsAfZuG5jQ7XfZIii1OHCbDqKWWQ

The Toyota foglight lens has a compound curve, so it will be more difficult to overlay. You have to apply the overlay with the housing off the vehicle, and use a hair dryer to heat the film up so it can be gently stretched over the curve of the lens.

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H11 H8 H9 H16 5K MT-G2 2100LM HEADLIGHT FOG LIGHT DRL | 1 PAIR - H11 H8 H9 - LED - Headlights

The VLEDS H11 lamps are 2100 lumens each, 16W, 5000k, 60% lower price point.

 

Loads fine: H11 H8 H9 H16 5K MT-G2 2100LM HEADLIGHT FOG LIGHT DRL | 1 PAIR - H11 H8 H9 - LED - Headlights

 

Interesting read on the Triton v3 LEDs, only 1 yr warranty, and "more focused design'. More focused than what exactly? A halogen bulb? Doubtful.

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Improved manufacturing of LED lenses

Polycarbonate lenses represent a current area of research and development. At Bayer’s Technical Service Center in Leverkusen, Germany, it is testing collimator lenses (Fig. 6), typically focusing lenses with free-form surfaces and asymmetrical geometries. One target application is automotive LED headlamps using a single-lens design. Today, LED headlamps are comprised of several separate components that are heavier than polycarbonate-based lenses.




FIG. 6.
One downside to injection molding of PC lenses with free-form surfaces is the very long cycle times, sometimes up to 20 minutes, to achieve high optical quality with low stress and high dimensional accuracy. To improve on this approach, the company has developed a multi-layer injection molding process combined with new techniques for dynamic mold-temperature control. The component is gradually assembled in several layers, resulting in shorter cooling and cycle times.
Multi-layer injection molding can result in improved component quality, lower yellowness index and less transmission loss. There are fewer defects such as shrinkage-related sink marks, for example, because a greater proportion of the shrinkage takes place during the premolding step. In addition, lower injection pressures result in lower internal stresses.

To further optimize the injection-molding process, modeling of the multi-layer process makes it possible to calculate the necessary adjustment of temperature-dependent factors that impact component quality, such as warpage, shrinkage, stresses, and creep behavior. The next step will involve the use of simulation to fully optimize PC component quality.

Conclusions

Advanced polycarbonate materials can bring desirable properties to LED lamp and luminaires, including design flexibility, low weight and UV protection. To date, indoor LED troffers, alternative heat sinks and LED street-light covers have been optimized using these materials.

As PC grades are optimized further for specific applications, increased design flexibility will be brought to the makers of LED replacement lamps and luminaires.

Polycarbonate components simplify LED lamp design (MAGAZINE) - LEDs

 

Nice read, but correct me if I'm wrong, there are no lenses, polycarbonate or otherwise on the Triton v3 LEDs.

 

That would be incorrect. The fact of the polycarbonate lens fitted to the V3 is why I posted it.

 

I only see two LED assemblies on either side of the circuit board, no lenses.

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Triton v3: 5K WHITE V3 TRITON LED SYSTEM | 1 PAIR - White - Bulb System - V3 Triton

Note lens.

The H11 lamps are not V3s.

 

Why did you link to those other lights without the lenses previously then?

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Your point is what, exactly? The OP linked to ridiculously priced PIAA lamps that could be either headlamps or foglamps. V-LEDs offers simply high priced lamps of both types (and then some). You asked about beam forming, I responded.

 

The amber V3 turn signal lamps are slightly higher lumen output (430lm) as OEM lamps, and the point of focus of the polycarbonate lens is adjustable +/- 12mm in/out via a screw-lock mechanism in the housing.

Most LED replacements are one quarter or less than OEM luminosity. You would not want to be looking at thousands of leading or oncoming lumens in a turn signal.

By contrast, the 2100lm H11 is designed to be a headlamp/foglamp replacement, where OEM H11 output is on the order of 1600lm.

All that said, I am not impressed with the cutoff or stray light from the V-LEDS H11 as installed in the Prius v H11 foglamp housings. Either the H11 bases's three locating tabs/keys are incorrectly located radially or the optics are compromised by location of the single LED.