[Bills Auto Works]

Originally Posted by Elarson

2 data points:

My 2022 GMC Canyon has really bright factory headlights that are terrific for driving. Nobody flashes me. If I shine them against the garage door, they have a really crisp horizontal line at the top of the focus area.

I upgraded the 4-headlights on my C5500 motorhome after watching a YouTube video that compared a bunch of aftermarket lights. The Phillips lights had the same crisp top focus boundary. Nobody flashes me. Most of the cheap stuff had lousy focus with light going everywhere.

Eric

Eric,

I noticed the same thing with my XLR-V, it was the 1st vehicle I had ever owned that had a sharp "Line" at the top, I thought it was kin d of weird to start, but after thinking about it....It makes a lot of sense!

As someone who is on the road a LOT (almost 5 million accident-free transport miles) I have to say that cell phones took a lot of the fun out of driving. In the old days I would get flashed probably once a month, nowadays every car full of young girls all have their heads down looking at their phones instead of flashing me!

God Bless
Bill
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[Elarson]

Originally Posted by Bills Auto Works

Eric,


As someone who is on the road a LOT (almost 5 million accident-free transport miles) I have to say that cell phones took a lot of the fun out of driving. In the old days I would get flashed probably once a month, nowadays every car full of young girls all have their heads down looking at their phones instead of flashing me!

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...closed.614419/

Nice flip of the topic!

Eric

[433lemans]

Originally Posted by Bills Auto Works

Eric,

I noticed the same thing with my XLR-V, it was the 1st vehicle I had ever owned that had a sharp "Line" at the top, I thought it was kin d of weird to start, but after thinking about it....It makes a lot of sense!

As someone who is on the road a LOT (almost 5 million accident-free transport miles) I have to say that cell phones took a lot of the fun out of driving. In the old days I would get flashed probably once a month, nowadays every car full of young girls all have their heads down looking at their phones instead of flashing me!

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...closed.614419/

Lol! What kind of flashing are we talking about here?

[VCho455]

The brighter headlights have been touted to the marketplace as all about safety. This is true to a certain extent but the unforseen reality of brighter lighting is the majority of people drive to the limit of their lights at night. Having driven in rally events at night with multiple 100 watt lights I know this is true. When driving at speed and you switch the extra lights off and rely only on factory low beams the change in one's visual area is quite disconcerting and feels dangerous.

This well intended "SAFETY" feature has in fact lead to far more dangerous roads as folks are driving faster and the vehicles around them have their visibility inhibited.

Unfortunately until law enforcement returns to our highways this problem will not go away.

Quite frankly I firmly believe every Tesla needs to be recalled and have their headlights replaced. They are way too bright. It's part of their marketing and identity as the arrogant upscale luxury crowd.