Pair of C5W SV8.5 28mm 6-Chip 3030 LED Festoon Canbus Super-Bright 6000K Cool White

Here are the main reasons why it's worth making the technological leap:

1. Energy Efficiency and Consumption

• Halogen bulbs dissipate about 80-90% of their energy as heat. LEDs are drastically more efficient:
• Less load on the battery: An LED draws a fraction of the Watts required by a halogen (often dropping from 5W to less than 1W).
• No overheating: Halogens can become very hot, risking over time deformation of lamp-holder plastics or yellowing of clear lenses.

2. Light Quality and Visibility

• The most immediate advantage is visual. Halogens emit a yellowish light (around 2700K-3000K), while LEDs offer:
• Ice White: A colour temperature between 5000K and 6000K that makes the cabin or number plate look much more modern.
• Greater brightness: For the same size (36mm), a good LED produces many more Lumens, making it easier to find objects inside the cabin at night.

3. Extended Lifetime

• While the filament of a traditional C5W bulb is sensitive to vehicle vibrations and has an average life of about 1.000 hours, LEDs can exceed 30.000-50.000 hours. In practice, once installed, you will likely not need to replace them for the vehicle's useful life.

4. Instant Illumination

• Unlike halogens which require a fraction of a second to heat the filament, LEDs reach maximum brightness instantly. This is particularly useful when used as courtesy lights or under-door lights.