G2 LED DRL vs Parking Light LED

[Nikgen]

For those wondering how much brighter the headlight LED surrounds are when running as DRL's versus parking light mode, I took an image of both and spot metered off of the LED surrounds to try to get roughly the same exposure for the lights. The difference is enormous.

Parking Light LED mode:

LED DRL mode:

For those into photography, the difference is over 4 stops (LED DRL was 1/6400, f2.8, ISO 100 while the Parking Light LED was 1/320, f2.8, ISO 100).

Also, for those wondering, the LED's drop back to the dimmer parking light brightness when the headlights are on.

 

[ksoze]

Thanks for detailing this. So, is it the power supplied to the LED's or are the actual LED's different? If its a power supplied, got to be a way to pull this off.

 

[Nikgen]

Thanks for detailing this. So, is it the power supplied to the LED's or are the actual LED's different? If its a power supplied, got to be a way to pull this off.

I'm pretty sure it's just an intensity change - but it's too dark to check now. I'll look more closely next time I have the car out in daylight (likely not until next weekend )

 

[Mark_888]

Current:
2016 3.8 AWD Ultimate, Empire State Gray/Black - Build Date: June 15, 2015

Past:
2015 3.8 AWD Ultimate, Empire State Gray/Black - Build Date: May 07, 2014

I just noticed that you had a 2015 and now have a 2016. Is there a story behind this?

 

[Nikgen]

I just noticed that you had a 2015 and now have a 2016. Is there a story behind this?

All I can say is what you already said.

 

[ksoze]

I just noticed that you had a 2015 and now have a 2016. Is there a story behind this?

I was thinking the same thing. Did we miss something?