Led?? Yes? No?

[SD_Cop]

What is everyone's opinion on LED vs. Standard Light Bar ?? They say LED's can be seen further away and are much brighter. I would tend to agree at night this assumption can be presumed correct. However at day I often find it harder to see them. I am currently going to upgrade my take home patrol car, and am in need of suggestions. Anyone have any preferences or recommendations?

[troysig]

the AL highway patrol in my area just got the low-profile LED light bars. BRIGHT. They use Blue and clear. During the day I haven't seen much difference between LED vs. Halogen or strobes. The Black & White our department has is going turned into an unmarked cruiser. We took the lightbar off and ordered visor LEDs for it. I'll post a pic of it once it gets its silver paint job.

[Oldbillplod]

LED's everytime, not only are they brighter but the lightbars can be a lot smaller and maintenance is virtually zero.

[Hop]

Yup! LED is the way to go. Less amp draw, brighter than strobe/hallogen during the day, downright annoying at night. With the prices dropping, they will be the standard over the next few years.

[qpd158]

we got new LED's this past month, I was in lane of traffic, my supervisor was 7 blocks away and thought it was a fire truck, rather than my squad. Be careful though, some are almost too bright and can blind you if not careful.