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Might I recommend NOT upgrading the vanity mirror lights to daylight LEDs (or LEDs at all). Your significant other will not be happy.
2,700k color (3,000k maximum) for the interior please ... for the reason above, plus 5,700k and above is just plain dangerous for interior lights ... contracts the pupils at night to where the driver is essentially driving blind.
contracts the pupils at night to where the driver is essentially driving blind.
Driving blind? kinda harsh analogy.
In zero light that would be a concern. Driving a vehicle you have ambient cabin lights, along with surrounding street and other vehicles lighting.
There are about 120 million rods per eye, and they are evenly distributed over the entire retina.
They “see”:
•Shape / outline
•Movement
•Direction
•Speed
•In black, grey, and white
They cannot detect anything else.
In low light situations you may develop a blind spot right in the center of your field of vision because that’s where the cone receptors are, and they need a minimum amount of light to function.
In zero light that would be a concern. Driving a vehicle you have ambient cabin lights, along with surrounding street and other vehicles lighting.
There are about 120 million rods per eye, and they are evenly distributed over the entire retina.
They “see”:
•Shape / outline
•Movement
•Direction
•Speed
•In black, grey, and white
They cannot detect anything else.
In low light situations you may develop a blind spot right in the center of your field of vision because that’s where the cone receptors are, and they need a minimum amount of light to function.
So I guess this means that from an anatomy standpoint ... Bright = Better ... and ... Brighter = Betterer
I thought the front side markers in the headlights were not user replaceable. I recall seeing a post about how someones side marker light was dim and he was not able to repair it. He worked something out with the dealership and they replaced the entire headlight assembly.
there were some studies done a few years back i remember reading showing that higher color temp actually increases visual acuity.
meaning you see better with higher color temp, and it takes more light output at lower color temp to get the same acuity as the higher color temp.
now...
this doesnt mean you always want higher color temps inside the cabin. what you install should depend on why you want the light in the cabin and when do you turn on the lights.
seeing better in the cabin might be good if parked or in the afternoon. too much light while night driving could be an issue for some.
I thought the front side markers in the headlights were not user replaceable. I recall seeing a post about how someones side marker light was dim and he was not able to repair it. He worked something out with the dealership and they replaced the entire headlight assembly.
That is correct. I was able to determine they are not replaceable. I originally searched but did not find the reference to them here- obviously my search-fu needs polishing.
Well, I've had the GX for just over a week Ordered LEDs from VLEDs- had great luck with them on my 4Runner. To start the LED upgrade I did all passenger compartment lighting including:
please tell me the part numbers for the running board lights and the puddle light oh and can you tell me how you got to the lights on the running boards out.I too change out all my lights on my 2010 4Runner but for the hell of me could never figure out the running boards and so here I am again 🙁
11-13-19, 03:02 PM
