Until now, putting LED bulbs in your car was not recommended because the regulations prevented it, making them illegal and leading to a large fine and their withdrawal for this reason. In any case, and thanks to the update of the General Regulation, it has been known that it is already allowed to use them, also bringing certain advantages when placing led lights in your car.
You will increase the visibility of your car with led lights
Whether to illuminate or point the way on the road, vehicle headlights play a key role in traffic. They are essential elements for safety and have evolved along with the vehicles to expand and provide more benefits to drivers and passengers.
In recent times, the technologies developed in this lighting have opened up new possibilities for drivers and owners of a car, which can change their style, increase visibility , durability or even resistance to vibrations.
In this regard, and as something important to assess, in Spain it is already allowed to use led lights for our car, especially taking into account that, until now, the General Regulations and the vehicle reform law itself prevented it. But since this month of November this has been opened, with the possibility that all models can already incorporate them.
What you need to know
Because one of the fields where technology applied to the automotive world has advanced the most is lighting : although until recently it was relatively common to find new cars with halogen lighting, even in high ranges, nowadays an A-segment vehicle o Segment B already has more modern technologies.
At the same time, it should be said that in the most expensive and advanced segments of the market it is possible to find technology such as laser or digital, which uses millions of light emitters embedded in each headlight to even project images on the asphalt. But it is in this sense where LED lights have once again taken center stage thanks to their new legality, where until last November 1 it was more difficult and more expensive to obtain them.
This meant that you had to get a certificate from a laboratory, another for assembly in an authorized workshop and pass the ITV to put the reform on the vehicle’s technical sheet. In the same way, the first thing to know is that the best or most expensive headlights are useless if they do not illuminate correctly, which is why we believe that led lights will be a good resource for your vehicle and your safety.
Thus, any driver can now install LED bulbs in their halogen headlights as long as they are products approved for sale in the European Union and comply with UN Regulation No. 37.
They spend less, have a longer useful life, avoid glare…
As such, an LED is very small in size and emits little light. For this reason, they are assembled in groups to achieve the different levels of desired luminosity. The system incorporates a unit that electronically manages the functions and power supply of the luminaire.
Thus, each LED is covered by a capsule that protects the circuit, but diffuses the light beam. The main handicap in the development of the same LEDs in the car is to direct the beam towards the road. So the question is, is this technology really advisable to equip a car? The truth is that yes, and these are its advantages.
- They spend less energy . These types of headlights consume less energy than any other lighting system. Of course, energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important and lower electricity consumption also means lower fuel consumption. It is not an excessive consumption, but certainly it is something to take into account.
- Longer useful life . The useful life of these headlights is far superior to any of the previous systems. Diodes are not supposed to lose efficiency until they have reached several tens of thousands of hours of operation. This can be the entire life of the car without having to change the light blocks, something important.
- Bright white light emission . This is one of the most differentiating characteristics compared to other lighting systems. Consequently, regardless of the aesthetic aspect, the led lights of the car allow to reduce visual fatigue during night driving.
- Advanced features . They allow greater versatility in terms of performance. Lighting systems that reduce the visual impact if we come across another vehicle, avoiding glare.