
Originally Posted by
Brissieboy
I suspect that it is due to the difference in the source of the light.
H4 headlights rely on a point source of the light from the small filament for the reflectors to work properly and the LED versions have a wide spread source of their light - being sourced from many individual LEDs over a relatively large area. The design of the reflector is critical in producing the beam.
I have played with some H11 LED bulbs and even though they produce a similar amount of light to incandescent bulbs, they do not produce a significant beam from the reflector housing.