Q.Why LED light bars are better than HIDs and halogens

To me it depends on the usage. Those who have normal city + Mild Highway drives should opt for higher output Halogens. Since manufacturers are still in favour of 55/60 W so need for better output increase but not for every cars. Talking about me previous gen Figo A.K.A 2009 versions had a poor reflectors due to which it lacks the illumination even in cities. In the updated version Ford changed the Headlamp design & thus a better output was offered but still i wasn't satisfied with the lights & opted for OSRAM Night breaker 90/100 W halogens & i m pretty much satisfied with the both the High & Low beams. Cree bars today have become a bling factor in cities but its actual usage is restricted to Off road use only. I liked your idea of placing LED lower in the Air dam, so as to have a better ground visibility. In today's India people are crazy for LED's & install them in the Front grills. Personal Opinion: Don't you think that placing the bars on the lower side, it still it has a higher fall off the ground, due to which you already have mentioned blinding the oncoming traffic. May be the angle could be adjusted?

Light is might! At least for some of us who have a fetish for brighter lights for use on deserted highways or off-road. These days there are a plethora of aftermarket auxiliary lights available, and I've tried almost all combinations. But what I like best are LEDs. Let me elaborate. When I bought my first four-wheel drive Scorpio back in 2006, it came with stock 55/60 watt halogen H4 headlamps and 55watt bumper fog lamps. I first upgraded the headlamps to better bulbs (Philips Crystal Vision 55watt/60watt H4). Light output was slightly better, a little whiter, but I still needed more. Then came the bull bar and with it, on went a pair of Hella Rallye 1000s (H2 bulb, 55watt). These were amber pencil beams that could penetrate fog pretty well. Unfortunately, on one of the Mahindra Great Escapes, one of them came loose and shattered. I then switched to Hella Rally 700FFs (H3 bulb, 55 watt), which are just about enough to fill in the dark areas left by the high beam. Then, I decided, I'll switch to HIDs. Some 'Chinese" Bosch HIDs. These HIDs are 35 watt and have a motorized action to switch between high & low beam. However, repeated use of the flasher meant that the first set failed within six months. Light output was good, but it took a bit of time to warm up to full brightness. Also there was a pretty sharp cut off in the headlamp beam, which affected night driving a bit. Plus, since these were in the normal parabolic reflectors and not projectors, they were not entirely legal. Within a year, I dumped the HIDs in favour of 90watt/100watt H4 Philips Rallye Vision halogens in the headlamps for regular use. Light output was decent enough for night driving, but I still needed more. I needed some lights that would help with easy overtaking on the highway and completely light up the path off road. That's when LEDs came about - a year ago or so. I picked up a pair of Oledone 8 inch bars of 40 watt output each (4 CREE LEDs in each of 10 watt each). I mounted these low down on the bull bar to light up the road. They cost me Rs. 11,000 for a pair, that's even more expensive than the Hellas, but it was totally worth it. The photos below should speak for themselves. Excuse the poor quality, as these were shot with a budget phone camera. Here's a picture of the set up. 90/100 halogens in the headlamps, 55 watt bumper fog lamps (stock), 55 watt Hella 700FF auxiliary driving lights, and 40 watt LED light bars. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2545[/ATTACH] Here's a picture with just the 100 watt halogen, high beams on. The reflectors are a little old, so there is a bit of a drop in output. On a deserted street: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2546[/ATTACH] Here's a picture of the Scorpio with high beam and the Hella auxiliary lamps on, filling in a bit of the dark areas left by the high beam. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2547[/ATTACH] And here's what it looks like with the 40 watt + 40 watt LED light bars switched on: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2548[/ATTACH] We have even done a photo shoot in a basement using the Scorpio only for lighting. That's how good the lights are. But yes, don't use them when you have oncoming traffic - they are blinding. And if you are driving in Chandigarh, they have to be covered. They are as stated " for offroad use only". Here's a picture of the lights up close, mounted on the bull bar: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2635[/ATTACH] Another angle, with both the lights visible: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2636[/ATTACH] And here's how bright they would look to oncoming traffic. This was a picture taken during the Ducati Diavel shoot a couple of months ago. Lighting, as mentioned, was provided by these LEDs: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2637[/ATTACH]