Sealight Shootout! Xenower X2 vs. Laxmas L2 LED Headlight! Which is better?
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- I review and test the Sealight Xenower X2 LED headlight and compare it to the previously tested Laxmas L2! How do they compare? Which one should YOU buy? Find out in this video!
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⬇ Quick jump to each section ⬇
0:00 - Introduction
1:42 - How I test LED headlights
2:35 - Please see important notes in the video description - you'll thank me later!
2:52 - Xenower X2 unboxing
3:14 - Published specifications, features, and pricing
4:04 - My initial observations
5:50 - Xenower X2 projector and reflector test results in comparison to halogen
7:01 - Comparing the Xenower X2 light output to the previously tested Laxmas L2
10:14 - Additional observations, wattage and temperature comparisons
11:49 - My final thoughts and recommendations
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Thank you so much doing this shoot out between the two. I value your options and reviews. Thanks and more power to you and your channel.
Thanks! I really appreciate it!
Loving your reviews Bru 👍👍👍👍
Glad you like them!
Hey man, I appreciated all your hard work! God bless!!!!!
I appreciate that! Thank you SO much for your support of CarLightReviews!!
@@CarLightReviews You're welcome. I just installed the X2s, but they are non-adjustable. So, I'm swapping for X3S. Any advice on the X3S? X3S seems to be just as bright, just with an adjustable mechanism. I was tempted to get the X4s but I'm worried they'll be too bright. I have a 2017 Honda Civic Ex-T Sedan.
Really nice review 👍👍
Thank you 🙂
I have Laxmas L2 as high beams and fog lights on my 2013 RAV4 and I'm extremely satisfied. I have the top of the line Hikari LEDs for my low beams and I'm replacing them with Sealight P1 next week because the Hikari's were installed after the Sealight and already failed twice, they were replaced under two year warranty but it's annoying so going with my trustworthy Sealight now.
Excelente video, exactly that I need! This video help me to keep my L2 Laxmas H11purchase and not go for Xenower H11 !
I already have L2 laxmas for H4/9003, probably upgrade to H4 Xenower is not an option !
I recently bought a set of Xenower X2 for my 2013 Ford Edge. I do a lot of rural Night driving to work and I wanted something a little bit brighter to see the road and along the ditches. I’m really curious on how they’ll work during the winter here in South Dakota
Thanks for your review as one of the best. I was wondering would you still take Auxito Y13 over Sealight as it has proven the quality?
Thanks for the compliment. I may be slightly biased as I have been using the Y13 for the past couple of years in one of my vehicles. Pricing is in between the two in this video. It runs a little brighter, and a little hotter but it has better heat retention (by just 1%). However, it does have a longer warranty. Have a look at this if you haven't already: carlightreviews.com/headlightspecs
If you read the Amazon reviews for the light on the right you'll find a lot of people complaining that the units die after about 6 months of use. The other problem that I'm finding is that they're not much brighter than the halogen bulbs and also they don't have a means to adjust or rotate the lamp assembly so that it's facing 9:00 and 3:00 position within the reflector.
Interesting. According to my tests, they are brighter after 27 minutes, but like you said not by much...around 120 lux. However, be default the emitters fire in the 9 and 3 positions...so I am unsure what the issue is there.
@@CarLightReviews the problem I am having is that when the bulb is locked in place, the emitters are at a 30° angle, producing a poor beam pattern. There is no way to adjust without modifying the product by drilling a new hole in the plastic ring. I've ordered some X4s and will return these when the X4s are installed.
@@basspig There's something defective with them then, I am pretty sure that every light that is non-adjustable is positioned with the core vertically and the emitters firing left and right. If I am incorrect on this, it is a very very bad design.
@@CarLightReviews One would expect so, but who knows if the angle is different for different car headlamp assemblies? Rotation doesn't matter for halogens so orientation of the housing clamp could be all over the map with different cars.
@@basspig In my experience, the OEM halogen housing has the "wire/plug down" orientation that most aftermarket LED lights have.
BTW...love your username! 🔊🐷
I suppose for an Uber driver who drives all night, anywhere from 4 hours to 12 hours, no LED bulb would really suffice? Some say the bulbs only last a year, which is honestly normal for me, but maybe a year for the avg driver means 2 months to me? And seeing even a 10% reduction in output in just 27 minutes🫢 is just not acceptable, I’m only getting started after 27 minutes.
You won't find an LED headlight upgrade that doesn't have reduction over time. They all experience it, it is in the nature of the components. In the future, maybe...but not now.
Why would these lights begin to flicker just after a few months of use?
Would Bevinsee v45 at $50 be #1 choice to buy in May 2022 (price/lumens/performance/3 years warranty)?
It seems that Bevinsee V45 have a similar lumens/performance as $200+ GTR lightning, Morimoto etc...at 1/4 the price?
Would you mind asking this one in the Bevinsee V45 video comments so people who also have the same question can see my answer? :) ua-cam.com/video/RDK0-RQDW9I/v-deo.html
Does the lux value change for 9-3 orientation of the led change in the projector? What if someone installs the led at 12-6 instead as an example.
It can vary based on the design of the projector, but typically yes, because the focus changes. Do you have a need to have them positioned differently than 9-3?
@@CarLightReviews No, I was just curious to see if it made a difference in a projector Len's. Seeing as all light is directed to the magnifier to see if there was a difference in lighting regardless of bulb orientation.
@@RobsKoiPond Sure does. Look closely at a projector if you can, you will see there is often a method to control and/or focus the light before it gets to the projector lens. Rotating it out of position changes that control and focus.
The sv-4 and the nineo gen 2. See if the only difference really is the colour and the price
Will you ever test the 2.5 inch Ebay LED projector?
Are you talking about the one I used to test with, or a different one?
i had the Xenower X2 and it wasn't good....beam pattern was horrible on one of the lights, the other quit working after only a couple of months. Both lights the black cap on the tip of the light fell off.
Did you have it taken care of under warranty?
What is the difference with the L 1 Laxmas and the 2 ?
I haven't tested it, but the L1 is similar to the L2, but it is an "all in one" unit...with an internal driver versus an external driver in the L2. While a more compact form factor, the typical tradeoff is heat and longevity. Lights with external drivers, like the L2, have better heat management and expected brighter light output over time as well as longevity.
My suggestion is that if your budget and space in your headlight housing allows for it, get the L2 over the L1.
Are the F1 H10 led from sealight bright or are they just like the halogen on my truck now.
I haven't tested them. BTW...the F1s are fog lights if I recall.
@Car Light Reviews yes they are fog lights and I tried them there as dull as crap so I returned them. Thanks bro for answering me.
@@bigguy1403 Gotcha. Thanks for the head's up on the F1.
Hello, I am wanting to purchase a set of the sealight led bulbs. They are for a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado with reflector housings. I drive alot of backroads at night and I need good bright headlights. Which Sealight set would you recommend? Thank you.
What is your budget?
I think the S1s would do well in reflector housings. If you had projector housings, I might say get the X2.
I have a 2004 Chevy Tahoe I have the Fahren LED Bulbs right now and they aren't bright enough what bulbs should I buy ?
How do you know that they aren't bright enough? Did you lux test them?
Unfortunately, I can't suggest a recommendation for specific vehicles as I can't test them all, I am sorry to say. That's why I can offer a baseline reference. However, I do suggest that you review my headlight data spreadsheet here: carlightreviews.com/headlightspecs and use that data to guide your decision. Sorry I cannot be more specific to your needs!
Can you review the sealight P1?
Yes! That is an interesting light design. I do plan to test it but sometimes it is out of stock.
What happen if you drive 5 or 10 hours? They will switch off or what
No, that would be quite unsafe for a company to offer headlights that do that. They typically level off in temperature and light reduction before the 27 minute mark.
SV-4 for the win (or maybe its clones?)
Noted for sure! :)
Are you testing high or low beam?
I test in H11, low beam.
I review and test the Sealight Xenower X2 LED headlight and compare it to the previously tested Laxmas L2! How do they compare? Which one should YOU buy? Find out in this video!
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⬇ Quick jump to each section ⬇
0:00 - Introduction
1:42 - How I test LED headlights
2:35 - Please see important notes in the video description - you'll thank me later!
2:52 - Xenower X2 unboxing
3:14 - Published specifications, features, and pricing
4:04 - My initial observations
5:50 - Xenower X2 projector and reflector test results in comparison to halogen
7:01 - Comparing the Xenower X2 light output to the previously tested Laxmas L2
10:14 - Additional observations, wattage and temperatures comparisons
11:49 - My final thoughts and recommendations
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Kinda sucks these are not available as H7.
Check my other videos, surely there's one that offers an H7!
@@CarLightReviews Does not appear so in that luminosity range. These would be a perfect replacement for halogens used in projector.
Sorry guy YOU talk to much
I do my best to get all of the data and information out in front so people can cut through marketing claims, make a good purchase decision, and save money while seeing/being seen better when driving. You can always use the links in the description to skip to the section you want to see.
John Cranen, you are an ungrateful "insert correct word here"!
Did you invest time or money in creation of this review? Or perhaps you bought and shipped those LED lights to Car Light Reviews? No, you definitely did not. So...FaQ!
wait a minute wgais this nonsense/ 10000 lux bulb but i registers as 1400 lux in the test? i never heard a word about that, so what 10000 lux ld is like 20 procent brighter then a 725 lux halogen?
I think what you are looking at are the published lumen (not lux) numbers. They do not state how those numbers are tested, calculated or even how honest they are. That's why I do my tests, to separate the marketing from the truth.
@@CarLightReviews I read that a lot of manufactures advertise the max theoretical lab tested lumen numbers of the diode. They test them at max power, so hot that it would burn out soon. It's basically impossible to get in the real world. Real world lumens are much lower, the true lumen max is probably no more than 3,000 lumens.