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re: New Vehicle Headlights - Too Bright Nowadays?
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:48 pm to crews12
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:48 pm to crews12
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f150 is only a week old
I have a 2014 F-150 - never had problem with dimmer/brights. But I do have a problem with the spread of the light.
When I have to make a 90 deg turn onto a driveway, the driveway is in complete darkness when I start the turn. doesn't matter if brights or dims.
Does the spread on your 150 cover that area??
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 12:50 pm
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Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:51 pm to Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
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the blue police lights are blinding when they're on side of the interstate at night. I can't see a thing when passing by them
This.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:54 pm to Shexter
I've been complaining about that for years. They need to have rheostats on those things.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:57 pm to ChineseBandit58
The new explorers are too bright. They look like they have their brights on. Other than that,led's don't bother me nor hid's. Railroad trucks and trucks pulling trailers hurt your eyes the most.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:06 pm to Hogwarts
HID's are awesome. Paying $90 a bulb is not and now I'll only order auto parts online and use the savings to do more ridiculous upgrades to my vehicles.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:13 pm to ChineseBandit58
Yeah it covers area really well. I really do think they are angled too high from the factory though
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:18 pm to Sao
No.
Headlight quality and clarity varies greatly from brand to brand and even model to model within a brand. Some are much better than others, but I doubt any are "too bright".
What you are probably seeing are the shitty aftermarket HIDs that knuckleheads install in their vehicles.
ETA: While we are on the subject, yes, cops cars have stupid, retardly bright lights.
Headlight quality and clarity varies greatly from brand to brand and even model to model within a brand. Some are much better than others, but I doubt any are "too bright".
What you are probably seeing are the shitty aftermarket HIDs that knuckleheads install in their vehicles.
ETA: While we are on the subject, yes, cops cars have stupid, retardly bright lights.
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:20 pm to VetteGuy
With the rise of LEDs hopefully HID conversion kit crap will be a thing of the past
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:21 pm to CAD703X
I know LED headlights were banned in the U.S. at one point (even though extensively used in Europe). Is that still the case?
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:33 pm to Sao
On after market upgrades, it's the beam pattern that's the issue. HID/LED bulbs are meant for projector housings only. Turds that put them in standard reflector housings, which just scatter the light and produce A LOT of glare, should choke on their truck nuts.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:35 pm to CAD703X
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With the rise of LEDs hopefully HID conversion kit crap will be a thing of the past
Considering Shitty old halogens are still being offered on $50k vehicles and below I'm sure the HID conversion industry will be around for another 15 years at least.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:53 pm to Sao
I guess the headlights on my Electra Glide are too bright because I have people flash their high beams at me all the time when I ride at night.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:53 pm to Sao
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FTR, the hardest to distinguish are the new trucks, IMO.
I had to bring my 14' Sierra into the dealer and have them upgrade the bulbs due to a voluntary recall because they barely meet the NTSB standards. Couldn't see shite at night
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:54 pm to CAD703X
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With the rise of LEDs hopefully HID conversion kit crap will be a thing of the past
HID still performs significantly better as a headlight. We're still a few years away. But then people will just put LED aftermarket kits in, and still be using the wrong housings.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 2:01 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:factory vs aftermarket enthusiast is the key here
HID still performs significantly better as a headlight
Posted on 4/5/16 at 2:21 pm to LNCHBOX
Every LED application I've seen blows HID away.
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