I was thinking I love the $81k Tahoe. But it has $54,200 headlamps and tail lamps. Even joe Raiti triple zonked the tails. One for brake, one for reverse, one for signal. That’s where it matters, as leds respond fast.
It depends on the manufacturers options. My Mercedes LED's, for example, are motorized, and will actually turn the beam away from oncoming traffic. When the high beams do kick on, it's like daylight, and a very wide beam.
Had eyesight until this morning's commute, so I can testify to this occurrence.
The problem is it's not just people who are retrofitting crummy headlights to their old cars that are the bulk of the problem. Many new car factory headlights are every bit, or even more crappy and blinding. As the link in my previous post shows.
Here in PA apparently illegal tints on windows and illegible or altered plates, do not affect the state inspection.
This is likely like the 2017 or so BMW loaner I had with adaptive LED. This would make sense. But a 2023 Suburban should be zonked. Maybe an Escalade is proper. Yes, it’s cost. But still should be proper.
you are absolutely correct. Late model GM full size trucks seem to take the crown on this one with Super Dutys trying to dethrone them.
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Proper adaptive headlights like the EU gets that can track and dim the beam selectively for oncoming traffic or the heavily neutered USA “adaptive” system that for most vehicles only kicks the high beams on for you? The swiveling system was cool on the Mazda though. The problem with auto leveling headlights is they’re not always adjusting, they really only compensate if you put a heavy load in the back to bring the headlights back down to their normal position…. At least that’s how it was on my Durango, and if you nailed the gas hard you could see the headlights pitch up then come back down, then let off the gas and they’d pitch down then come back up, but just cruise up a hill they wouldn’t move since there wasn’t a difference between the front and rear ride height at that point.
Not sure how they originally passed but Ford had to recall a large number of F-150's with the led option, as they allowed for excessive glare.
That's the part that gets me. Everyone complains how stupid, careless, and illegal it is, to go and install these cheap Amazon aftermarket LED's to incandescent filament headlight units. Because the reflectors are not designed for them. Or how the entire unit has to conform to LED lighting "standards". (Of which there appear to be none).
BMW has laser headlights that are awesome. No glare and a 3/4 mile reach plus.
I meant to also put that I have those lows and highs in my 2500 with projectors. literally night and day difference in brightness between those and the stock LL bulbs, of course. But the 4500K also keeps it fairly close to OE color so there's really not any difference other than they're brighter, which is perfect. On the other hand, our CR-V has a pair of 6000K LEDs and not a fan at all. Probably will switch to the 4500K DDMtuning's for it sometime in the near future.I DDMtuning has 4500K LEDs [URL unfurl="true said:
