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Depending on your vehicle, each of these technologies may be available in a wide range of colors. They may also be available in halo fog light rings and halo tail light rings. Because these are common characteristics, we won't discuss them in each section below.
CCFL Vs. LED Vs. PLASMA
CCFL Halo Headlights (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lights)
CCFL is the oldest halo lighting technology. It produces a smooth glow that a lot of customers really like. What does that mean? It means that you can't see a bunch of individual lights on the ring (like you can with LED). Each ring is made from a small fluorescent tube. You know those light tubes in the ceiling of your office? It's like that, but really small and top-quality (built to last through 50,000 hours of continuous use).
These halos are usually the cheapest option and available for the largest selection of vehicles because they have been around the longest. The notable disadvantage to CCFL is that it is not as bright as LED or Plasma. They are ideally used in dark and night environments for the best performance.
LED (also known as "SMD") has three very unique advantages. 1) These lights are built to be ultra-bright so that they can be seen in both light and dark environments during the day and night. If you want to be able to use your halos all the time, you should choose LED (or Plasma; see below). 2) Because each ring is comprised of a large group of individual LED lights, Oracle has been able to built rings that have multiple colors on the same ring. It's hard to deny the convenience of being able to change colors on demand. For one thing, not all colors are street legal. With dual-color or colorSHIFT rings, you can easily keep your car street legal when you want to and show off crazy cool lighting effects when you won't get in trouble for it. 3) Because of how the LED lights are powered, these are the only type that can be controlled using remotes and other cool lighting controllers. We have wireless, sound activated, and custom programmable controllers that are simply amazing.
LED Halo Headlights (Light-emitting diodes)
These rings are also slightly more durable than CCFL and are built to last for 60,000 hours of continuous use. In reality, all three lighting technologies are going to outlive your car. Whether you get CCFLs with 50,000 hours, LED with 60,000 hours, or Plasma with 100,000 hours, your car will break down first! Think about it... 50k hours of driving 60mph would be a car with 3 MILLION Miles!
The notable disadvantage, that a lot of customers really don't seem to care about at all, is that you can see individual lights on LED rings. It's not a completely fluid output like CCFL or Plasma. In reality, a lot of customer LOVE the look of LED rings.
Plasma Halo Headlights
Plasma is the latest advancement in halos , the goal of this technology was to combine some of the greatest advantages of CCFL and LED so that customers didn't have to choose. They give off the smooth, fluid look of CCFL in an ultra-bright output that can be seen during the day and night. These lights really do rock! If you are looking for a single-color halo that is made in both plasma and CCFL, choose plasma! You'll love being able to see them anytime you want and the additional durability, with a life of 100,000 hours of continuous use.
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