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Old 04-08-2019, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Unique427 View Post
Those light assemblies look well made. The website omitted (2) things
you should inquire about. Total lumen and color temperature
of the output. Standard H4 halogen bulbs put out about 1000 lumens.
Color temperature of 2700K is yellowinsh, 4000K is natural white light.
Output will take on a more white/blue tint at 5500-6500K.

During installation you may not be able to fit that power plug and inline
power adapter within the small allowable space behind the headlight
when mounted inside the light bucket. This will facilitate mounting
the power adapter and plug-in on the outside of the light bucket.
Not a big deal, just be prepared to McGyver an acceptable solution.

Once installed you will certainly enjoy the improvement.

Best of luck.
I emailed Dapper to get some more details on the the LED headlights. (Note that I messed up the lumens in my previous post)

Color temp: 6000k
Current draw: 2.1 Amp on High, so Low beam is less than that.
Heatsink temp: Bulbs have a fan in the back for cooling
Brightness: ~2200 Lumens on low and 2400 Lumens on High Beams

Here's quick breakdown for bulb performance by types/models:

Stock sealed beam - 800-900 lumens
Standard halogen (V1,V2,575) - 1200-1300 lumens
LED (LED SEVEN, 575) - 2200 lumens
HID (V1,V2,575) - 2400 lumens
Her comments on fit: Shelby cobras typically have plenty of space behind the stock buckets which makes it perfect candidate for ANY of our 7" headlight systems including OE7. The auto manufacturers made different tab setups and we chose the most popular setup for our bases. You may need to shave a tab as needed for perfect fit. Note this doesn't void the warranty.

My comments: I'm still skeptical on the lumen spec--LED brightness specs remind me of watts per channel back in the stereo days.
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