Holy hell that is a sexy headlamp. It’s nicer than most of the rest of the van. The upper half of the lamp assembly is the low beams, and the lower projectors are the high beams. I opted for the black interior housing, but JW Speaker does make a chrome version, too. And, no matter which side of the road you drive on, they have you covered. There are versions for right- or left-side traffic, which means you don’t have to worry about blinding other drivers because your lights are naturally pointed the “wrong” way.
Some things to note here. I used the same aperture and shutter speed on the camera for the picture of the original lighting and this picture — both F2.8 and 1/40s. So, technically, the sensor of my digital camera received the same duration and quantity of exposure. But in this picture the ISO (sensitivity) setting of the camera was less than HALF of what it was for the other photo (16,000ISO vs 6400ISO).
There’s no fancy parlor tricks here. The 8900 Evolution LED headlamp really is massively brighter than the crappy halogen sealed beam. And the cutoff is quite stark. The total amount of light put down on the road is amazing.
The high beams are another story all together. They essentially make it seem like it is daylight out. And they throw light so far down the road you have to be much more conscious of oncoming traffic. It’s nuts. I didn’t think these lights would be THAT different, but they are worth every penny.
JW Speaker put some quality time into making sure they dotted all the is and crossed all the ts. They are DOT and ECE certified which means they can basically be used in any country worldwide. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US has proposed guidelines for headlights (FMVSS 108) and these headlights exceed the standard in light output, beam pattern quality, and light placement. The lenses are polycarbonate and resistant to fogging and cracking as well as UV or chemical damage.
They are awesome.
But I wanted more. Who doesn’t? So we went back to (the) Edge.
Edge Products decided that they wanted to take their same attention to detail and apply it to light bars and light pods. I decided to check them out.
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@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .