What is the difference between LED and HID lights?
Characteristic feature |
HID lights |
LED lights |
Durability |
2-3 years |
30000 hours |
Lighting element |
Xenon gas |
LED chip |
Warm-up time |
up to 10-15 sec |
no warm-up time |
Installation time |
about 40 min |
about 20 min |
Additional items |
require ballast/relay harness/anti-flicker module |
usually no additional parts |
Color options |
wide range of color temperatures |
pure white light |
Brightness level |
brighter than halogen and LED |
brighter than halogen |
Type of the headlight housing recommended |
projector |
reflector |
Energy efficiency |
high |
high |
Lighting options |
low/high beams/fog lights |
low/high beams; fog lights; turn/parking/tail/stop lights; |