it's too bad inspection stations don't enforce these and calibrate them for you as part of the inspection for free like they used to back in the 80's and 90's.
My dad has a 2019 Nissan Titan XD and he insists on following you at night. If you and him are going somewhere at night in separate vehicles, wear sunglasses. The glare in your mirrors blinds you so bad that you can't see beside your car at all, which is annoying if you need to make a turn.
I'm pretty sure the yellow headlight thing was due to it helping not blind oncoming cars and helping illuminate more efficiently (white apparently just brightens everything, yellow helps drivers isolate important things better with only a 12% brightness compromise)
The road traffic has become a real mess now with these extremely bright white LEDs. I enjoyed previously driving, now it has become kind of stressful for me because of the ever-increasing amount of white LEDs that make me feel uncomfortable, hurt my eyes every second and strain my nerves and eyesight. I noticed I started avoiding night rides whenever possible.
@@warden9876 If it hurts your eyes, it indicates that your eye muscles are undeveloped and need training. The pain comes from your eye pupils being enlarged so that they can see better at night, but are then suddenly forced to rapidly contract to adjust for the sudden increase in brightness in your view (caused by bright lights from an oncoming vehicle). This sudden contraction causes discomfort in normal eyes, but cause slight pain or extreme discomfort in eyes with poor muscle response. Luckily I'm just the guy who can help you. By wiring me a small fee of 10 000 bucks, I will send you an address where a bunch of totally not shady bald men will tie you to a tree at night and then drive a lifted truck close to your face and proceed to switch on the truck's 30000Lm LED high beam headlights at your eyeballs for several hours until your eyes are bulging with muscles. Because you seem like a cool dude, we'll even throw in a free additional flood light that will hyperflash at your eyes while the truck runs its headlights. We will glue your eyelids to your eyebrows so that you are unable to blink during the procedure (like they say, no pain no gain).
I heard yellow headlights are for fog, rain and snow. That's why im trying to get them yellow bulbs but I can't because I have an old vehicle so I'm just going to buy new headlights because the old ones are just old and dirty
don't forget a little driver courtesy. regardless of lumens, adjustments, etc, if you see your lights illuminating the interior of the car in front of you as if it's high noon, then you are following too close and are not a good person.
Headlights are insanely bright. I hate driving at night now just because of it. There is a solid couple of seconds leading up to a car coming at me to combined with an afterburner effect to where I effectively am just winging it and praying to god. I can't even imagine how bad it will be as the years go on
I adjust my sideview mirros upwards if there's a truck or suv behind me while in a drive through to reflect light back at them cause they're so bright.
@@benjaminplut9448 Oh wow thanks I didn't know. My car (2013 model) doesn't have that. What about the lights in front coming through the windscreen, any (expensive!) technology have that?
I have 2016 GMC pickup (same as a Silverado), and it has the worst lights, by far, of any of the dozens of vehicles I've driven over the years, including ones from decades ago. They are the worst for a few different reasons (dim, poor light distribution, nonsensical difference in aiming point between high and low beam so that one or the other will be useless no matter how you align them). A coworker of mine has a '16 or '17 Silverado with the same headlight problem (s). HORRIBLE lights on these newer GM trucks! (off topic, but the backup lights on these GMs are the worst I've ever seen too)
@@ravn_blade Kind of a pointless rebuttal, there, for a few reasons. First, these are company vehicles and neither of us had any choice. Second, no one that I know is aware of such an option on these particular trucks and I'm not convinced it was ever available. Third, the guy at the auto parts store says that replacing one of those HID headlights that you speak of runs up around $1,500. And fourth, if the lights on our trucks really are just a base option, is it really too much to ask that they be even half as good as the sealed-beam lights from 30 years ago that STILL can be replaced for just a fraction of the cost of the new versions? Seems like a pretty useless result when today's high tech and high cost provide a light that's far worse than any light made in decades. I see no excuse for that. And don't even get me STARTED on the backup lights on modern GM pickups, which also are the worst (in the category of backup lights) that I've ever seen in 50 years of driving.
I drive a car from the 80's with the old glass sealed beam headlights and I can see just fine, even on dark roads. The increasing intensity of headlights is totally unnecessary
I drive an old Dodge Ram 50 with glass sealed beam lights that are aimed well and i totally agree! i can see perfectly fine going down the highway at night. its getting to be a rare sight to drive past someone with reasonable headlights that don't burn my eyes out.
Yes!! A pair of Sylvania Silver Star sealed beam headlights are plenty bright, and you can aim or replace them with a screwdriver and replace them for about twenty bucks.
@@andrecarpy6890 Shadows are created by a discrepancy of light. A dim light creates a weak shadow, a bigger light creates a stronger shadow. The fact is, if the lights off the car behind me are bright enough to cast a strong shadow of my car, despite my own headlights, then they're too damn bright. Or to phrase it another way, if you're driving behind me and your headlights are so bright that they're overwhelming my headlights, than that should illustrate how overpowered yours are.
@@averyfilbert1596 I'm not talking about the people who has poor eyesight, I'm talking about the self centered dumb@$$ people who rather light up the whole neighborhood or highway, and blind everyone.
White running lights have to be one of the most dangerous thing to be introduced on cars in the last 20 years. Way too many people driving dark who don't even realize it because their car also has automatic dash illumination.
Crosshair84 I think you’re 100% right about that. Still, it’s drivers responsibility to know if you’re lights are on or not. I’ve even seen police driving on the interstate with their headlights off at night. It’s oughta hand!
And automatic headlights that for some reason don't turn on when the windshield wipers are on. It's required damn near everywhere to have headlights on when your wipers are on yet these modern cars don't have it programmed in.
In a neighbouring city of mine everyone puts HID/xenon bulbs in their foglights(???) And they drive around with park on and fog on, blinding everyfuckingone
@@crazyeyez1502 It's so simple, those reflectors in old cars are scaled for a specific amount of lumens/light, and that amount it is designed for is not equal to that of HID/XENON
Just because technology advances doesn't mean it needs to be applied to everything, sometimes good enough is good enough! I literally have learned to turn my eyes to the right edge of the road as vehicles pass, to try and save my night vision because of these unnecessary advances in auto lighting, otherwise I will be blind for a few seconds... very dangerous! Someone needs to bring a balanced real world perspective to these engineers and auto manufacturers. I hope they read these comments.
I agree, but unfortunately manufacturers’ jobs are to do just that, apply advanced technology into every freakin nook and crannie of their new vehicles. The result is 100k lumen LED headlights that could illumine AT&T Stadium.
@@Kanoshe how is this "ok boomer"? Do you even know why people started saying "ok boomer", and in what context? Its a legitimate complaint because headlights are _stupid_ bright at night on some cars, and theres literally no reason for it to be that way. I'm technically more millenial than i am boomer and I feel the same way as OP that the lights are shit. It doesn't become some tedious "boomer" complaint just because you dont have an understanding of the issue.
No. Should be legislated that people use shit designed for their shit. Meaning, if you upgrade to LED's or Xenon, you either need a totally modified or new headlight, or you need to order a vehicle specific bulb. Honestly, projectors with their artificial horizon (sharp cutoff) really help. Another thing is keeping the color temperature down. That pure white and harsh blue really hurt. 2000k-6000k legal limit. Recommended 4000k.
@@RageUnchained that's awful but those people clearly don't care in the slightest. I think a lot of people just aren't aware that their headlights aren't aligned, so making it a law that they need to be would at least help some
I just hate those drivers who uses high beam all the time! Also, hate those drives who installs light bars and use them all the time, you are not driving in the woods!
@@coreygillet you increase glare by almost double the region around the 4 lights (verify by using your eyes). In return for being able to better spot squirrels. And ruining your night vision. Counterproductive.
Things I do at night: if I’m in drive thru waiting behind a car, I’ll turn my head lights off. If I’m stuck at a train I’ll turn them off. If I unlock my door I’ll turn my lights off if I’m parked somewhere that it might blind people. I actually had a gentleman tell me I was the 1st person to ever turn my lights off. I was at Barnes and Nobles and he was sitting outside. I felt bad just unlocking the van since I knew he would get lights right at him. If I’m parked on the side of street waiting on someone, I turn them off. I think yous guys get the picture lol.
I use that as an indicator. If my lights are on, I'm ready to move without other warning. If it's dark and my lights are off, I'm parked. For me, it comes from being an airplane enthusiast. Airplanes only have their flashing lights on when they are powered up with parking brakes released, and therefore ready to move without other warning.
Dave Micolichek I have them on when I drive, if I’m in line at a drive thru, I turn the headlights off but leave my running lights on so that I don’t blind the person in front of me. When I’m stopping at a RR crossing and in park, same thing, I turn the headlights off but not the running lights off so that my lights aren’t shining in others eyes. I guess I should have further explained the situations. TL;DR I drive with my lights on unless I’m in a situation where I can have my running lights on to not blind others.
Dave Micolichek you are correct that I don’t actually blind people, but there are some people that have a sensitivity to bright lights. And it’s not like I turn them back on when there is no one in front on me, and it depends on the situation at RR crossings. I mean you’ve never been behind someone who’s lights are shining right in your view causing discomfort to your eyes(and no I don’t mean at a stop light or stop sign) you’ve never gone down the road to encounter a vehicle sitting idly at the curb waiting for whatever reason with their headlights still on and it distracts you or makes your eyes hurt? To each their own when it comes to different types of courtesy I guess. Have a wonderful night.
jo Im genuinely curious (no trash talking), if you’re in a drive thru, wouldnt your headlights aim at the bumper (or slightly above) of the car in front of you if you were close enough? I also think you mentioned a van so maybe the headlights are high enough to illuminate someone’s cabin while you’re behind them. I drive a sedan and most people here drive SUV’s so my low beam’s tend to aim way under their rear window when we’re both stopped (say at a red light or drive thru).
Almost a decade ago, after watching a night game at a stadium, I was driving on a two way road and a truck facing me had the lights brighter than my car's high beams. I thought that it had the high beams on. So, I turned my high beams on just as well. The truck's driver response was immediate with high beams brighter than the stadium lights. I was like "what the hell?" I had to make a complete stop because I couldn't even open my eyes for several seconds and could've gotten in an accident. Since then I've started to notice that more and more trucks have insane headlights. Nowadays sedans also have these crazy lights. Toyota is the brand that I have to complain the most about because I have many friend Camrys and Corollas from 2019-2021 which have these crazy dual/auto headlights as bright as my 2003 Honda Accord headlights. Everytime I ride my friends Toyotas at night, their headlights are always all over the place as if Toyota want the drivers to notice every road detail 180 degrees angle, 2 miles far away. Let's be real: How fast do you drive to have the need to see obstacle 2 miles away, 180 degrees around from your car?
Yes, nothing like having an Audi SUV tail light piercing directly into my brain while I'm sitting at a stop light. The self-driving revolution can't come soon enough so I can just chill with my sunglasses on. At night.
@@13DatsyukDangle13 I wasn't aware...but then again I'm from the UK where the majority of vehicles are manual gear shift, but I see where you're coming from. 👍
This is so true. It's insane the over illumination. Just because it's brighter doesn't necessarily mean one sees better. The over illumination is a symptom of a paranoid society.
Headlights drive me nuts when I'm driving at night. I have light eyes, so maybe I'm more sensitive than most.. but headlights remain WAY too powerful. Most roads have streetlights.. why do u need to blind me with 3000 lumen xenons. SO MAD. Surprised you covered this topic thanks Donut xoxo
I'm rolling in a Civic through a sea of SUVs and trucks.. So yeah headlights are getting hella annoying. Can't imagine driving something lower like a Miata. Totally SOL.
@Jay Barker 🤣 Fair point. Omg that must be terrible!! My condolences for a ruined driving experience. At least you're rolling in style. 👌 I take being blinded over driving a boat.
A couple years ago I lived in Roswell (Georgia) for 7 months, owning an NA Blue Miata and maaaan, it was terrifying. Not only because of their "high-up" in the air highlights but mostly because people wouldn't notice me when driving on the lane next to theirs. I once had to drive off the highway to not get killed by a soccer mom on a minivan, scared the sh** out of me. So yes, being run into and near death experiences were a constant but I do miss filling my tank with around 15$. Same costs like 80$ back at home. Oh, and I managed to go kayaking all the time taking the kayak on the miata as well ahah Check this photo of my miata next to my neighbour's and you'll have a sense of scale ahahah (ibb.coSLASHrmCxwBZ)
@Keegan Young i did that back in the 90's with my S-10. mounted some cheap "kc lights" and spliced them into the reverse lights. i had a 5-speed and while driving i could shift into reverse just enough to make the lights come on. i did that to a tailgater and when i looked in the mirror they slammed on the brakes and fish tailed.
What’s worse is when you’re driving at night and someone is coming the other way right before a bend, blinding you. I swear I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve almost run off the road because I’ve been blinded by people’s headlights and can’t see how far away the bend is.
Proper adjustment DOES NOT solve the problem of over-bright headlights. Because I live in the real world where roads are not perfectly flat. Hills, bumps, and heaves all make that perfect adjustment completely ineffective at keeping brand new over-bright headlights from burning my corneas.
Pretty sure his point at the end of the video is that if you adjust your lights properly you wouldn't need ridiculously bright headlights in the first place.
Dave Micolichek Jealous? Lol headlights aren’t that expensive. Why are you trying to flex your headlights? It’s not like it’s a super car or something. Are you that desperate to flex with that? Lol
Yeah, its pretty bad when the lights on a pickup truck are higher than the ones on my friggin' 18 wheeler. And the lights on a pickup are twice as bright, and its like a laser beam in my spot mirrors.
I noticed some SUVs now come with headlights that are lower than normal. Almost in the front bumper like the Hyundai Santa Fe. We need this to start happening in pickups since they seem to be the number one lifted vehicles on the road.
@@mistertitus6814 idiot diesel bros..... diesel bros LOL. the diesel in my truck is 13 liters. i too am a trucker, i do local milk pickup.... tractor trailer tanker, day cab home daily. the diesel bros think they are hot shit
I drive an old integra and my eyes are at or below most cars headlights. When an suv or truck with high beams is coming I have to just assume the road is in front of me because I literally cannot see the road. As a result I drive 5-10mph under the speed limit. Also new cars have automatic hi-beams for some god forsaken reason so its not like there are the typical assholes using them, literally every new car I see has high beams on because they are programmed to.
My wife's new car has automatic high beams … but only if you turn them on, and they automatically dim if they detect oncoming lights. So no, automatics are not the problem.
What I hate is when I'm in my sedan, and a new pickup truck pulls up behind me at a light, or drive thru. The headlights are in direct alignment with the auto dimming rear view mirror in my car. Talk about burning the corneas! What's really bad is they can't be made dimmer, and I almost get the impression that some people driving trucks think this funny or cool.
@@rickyrick9328 I'm sure you'll find it very funny when you're going down a road and your lights blind somebody and they wind up hitting your truck head on.
Their headlights are becoming even brighter. I wonder what one of these drivers with super bright white LEDs feels when another super bright LEDs car blinds him and a halogen lamp doesn't blind him. Does he think it's normal now to be constantly blinded while on the road? Where are the authorities?
@@warden9876 exactly,i for one DONT enjoy the purplish green blob one gets for staring at hi light that bounce off your rear view mirrow,not to mention it creates a visual blind spot that follows where ever you view
We just bought a new car. Loved everything except how bright the lights are. I found out that the daytime running lights are just as bright as my old car’s normal headlights, so I only use running lights, even at night and I still outshine some older cars. It’s stupid how bright the new LED projectors are. I feel like a jerk using them and I’m behind the damn things.
@@Jon_Chan Good thinking. When you only use the "running lights" at night your tail lights aren't on. I see morons doing this all the time... but I thought it was out of ignorance not intentional stupidity. lol
@@michaelfletcher1224 na I checked mine prior to doing that. The tails are auto on when I’m in the DRL mode and it gets dark enough. It even triggers the trailers/campers we tow. The only thing that doesn’t work are auto high beams. Actually now that you mention that, you’re right our older RAV4’s has a manual nighttime DRL mode that you need to flip on for tail lights. Though for that car I just turn on headlights which just brings up the taillights automatically.
Note: This method for adjusting your headlights can't be used exactly that way when you are in Europe (and propably other parts of the world), as the headlights there are required to be "asymmetrical" (the headlight on the side with the oncoming traffic doesn't shine as far as the other headlight).
@A real bisexual petrol-head And are needlessly, blindingly bright at night. The sheer brightness has probably blinded on-comers and caused secondary accidents alone!
the colour or brightness of your headlights really does not matter so long as they're aimed correctly and you have the proper sized bulb. The absolutely worst offender of blinding headlights are those who use incorrect bulbs in reflector housings. The most common mistake is people who are replacing dual bulbs (hi and lo combo bulbs) with an LED hi and lo bulbs. Some dual bulb LED have 3 LED clusters, at 10 o clock, 2 o clock, and 6 o clock. The will scatter the light everywhere and blind oncomming drivers, pretty much 24/7 high beams and you'll notice your highs make almost no difference. If you look at a dual halogen bulb it has 2 fillaments, one behind the other. the LED must mimic this layout if you want the correct beam pattern, a cluster at 9 and 3 o clock and another behind that at 9 and 3 o clock. When it comes to projector housings though it is much much simpler. You can put any damn light in there at any brightness and any size. If your headlight is properly adjusted, it wouldn't bother anyone.
I drive a semi, I stay in the right lane. When driving at night, there is ALWAYS some, ahem, other CAR that insists on driving so that their headlights shine in my mirror, directly into my eye. Please be aware of how you effect the other drivers on the road. The fastest lane frequently has a tombstone at the end.
my favorite is the pickup pulling a trailer that causes the head lights to be way off. almost always get the driving towards me in my semi. you know your light are out of alignment when its lighting up the inside of my truck.
And then there are cars that have always on backlit gauges, combine those with DRLs that throw some light forward and you end up with people that don't turn their lights on at night and as a consequence have no tail lights on.
DRLs have to be one of the most dangerous features introduced in cars in the last 20 years. Right behind GM using the backup lights for illumination when the car is in park. People are goign to start ignoring abckup lights and all sorts of accidents will happen.
Nolan, you didn't bring up people with their rear fog lights lighted when it's clear weather outside, those fog lights are so sharp it almost as bad as having some person coming towards you with brights on
Well, the USA has always been 'behind the curve' on lighting...even the car used i this video had the absolutely ancient SAE beam pattern, which has very diffused 'edges'; the European standards, on the other hand, have a sharply-defined pattern, with an easy to see upper edge, so that you can clearly see if your low beams are too high (or, too low!). In addition to automatic levelling, which seems to be required in Europe for HID lamps, even 'family cars' often have an adjustment control, on the dash, near the headlamp switch, for headlamp aim adjustment/correction whenever you add a lot of weight to the car, for example. Also, in Europe, we are seeing headlamp systems that automatically provide 'dark spots' in the headlamp beqm pattern wherever oncoming cars are detected by a small camera (often part of the driver assistance systems). In the USA, there are still some states that don't even allow the European headlight pattern, something like 60+ years after its adoption!
They just need to be done right. LED stuff is super bright - how about make them not as bright? But they don't. Even those stupid corollas are too bright.
I hope they get banned in the uk, if I am driving at night and a new Range Rover or bmw alike is driving towards me down a country road I cannot see a thing especially bad in a low down car.
@@sprockkets No, they're just aimed too high from the factory, AND don't have any leveling motors! It was very irresponsible of Toyota to install such a bright low beam with no leveling motors. In 20 years, those cars are going to be a danger on the road.
Why is no one talking about the fact that if headlights are too bright, your eyes will be slightly less adapted to the dark and it will be harder to see anything that the headlights are not aiming at?
Another contributing factor that you didn't mention is all of the pickup truck manufactures trying to make pretend semi trucks, you know the ones that people use to pick up groceries, are placing the headlights higher and higher. When your headlights are over a foot above my roofline they are going to be in my eyes. At that point its not just oncoming traffic but the jerks that ride your butt and wash out all of your mirrors with blinding light.
@ Ricky Rick,. I did that on my first car. Worked great for tailgaters, I would flip the switch and they would slam on their breaks. One time the car lost control and ended up in a field, oops, shouldn't have been so close.
1.) That's still an aiming issue, not a height issue. Aiming regulations are different when the center of the headlight reaches a certain height. The 2 inch drop rule doesn't apply for tall vehicles in the USA. Some of these SUV or trucks trucks have a switch to lower the headlights on the fly to not blind traffic. Problem is, most don't use it or don't care for it. So i propose this should be an automatic feature when a lower level vehicle in front is detected, the headlight lowers its aim automatically. 2.) Side mirrors and Rear view mirrors should come with mandatory auto dimmers. It's not the solution to misaligned headlights, but it will drastically cut down on the annoyance and safety hazards of driving with glare hitting our eyes.
Praestigiator One of the things I really like about my car is the built in rear sunshade and power folding mirrors. Bright lights behind me? Push two buttons and it's not my problem anymore. It's extra amusing when a dick is doing it on purpose and they think they are having an effect on me. In reality they are just demonstrating the level of shitty they are as a human.
Ugh, even worse are the people that have their lights turned off in the rain but turn on their hazards because HoW aRe ThEy GoInG tO sEe Me If ThEy'Re NoT fLaShInG!? I made a whole video about hazards in the rain. The people that need to see it obviously aren't finding it, though.
Thats even more Dangerous Out in the US where everyone has Red indicators, Sometimes making it difficult to See If the Driver ahead of U is braking or not
any more if somebody is high beaming me then i turn mine on until they shut theirs off. it usually works. i find that if you just flash them quick or a few times a lot of times they don't respond to your kind plea of not being blinded unnecessarily
Even when they're aimed correctly, it doesn't matter, they still dazzle oncoming drivers. Partly because headlamps are covered in reflectors, scattering the light. And partly because no road is perfectly straight, you're always turning and stuff so the arguments moot
The funny thing is, they have gotten more bright but their light power in terms of how long they show the road has not. Still the best headlights that have come in a car as standard are from an early 2000 saab. This was tested in a finnish car magazine.
This happens outside of TH-cam too. Search for a topic on your favorite search engine. Click link to an article that (hopefully) talks about your chosen topic and (hopefully) is interesting to read. Article comes up, and is immediately blurred out and covered with a banner that reads similar to... "Do you like this article? Like our content? Take this survey. Like us on Facebook, Instagram. Follow us on Twitter! Share us with your friends!" NO!!!!
There is. They violate it with impunity. It's also illegal to have a blue light anywhere on your car, but nearly all new cars have blue tinted headlights. Regulatory bodies in the US of all sorts have been more or less de-fanged. Budget cuts here, deregulation there, suddenly Ford is allowed to sell huge numbers of incredibly dangerous vehicles and decide for themselves whether or not to issue a recall.
My Focus har auto highbeam too. Funny thing is, that it won’t dim the highbeam when confronted with mercedes with local dimming. Those send so little glare in my direction, that it doesen’t trigger my sensors of an oncoming wehicle.
Yep, used to be that a person would flash their highbeams because A:) they thought you were running your own highbeams at them or B:) They're trying to warn you of a speed trap ahead.
I have a giant ass lightbar tied to my highbeams via a relay, when I get blinded - I just turn mine on to blind the other driver in defense. It's also great for offroading so I can actually see far enough to safely offroad at night.
Most cars you see in America still have separate bulbs for the low and high beam. Typically, if the orientation of the bulbs are horizontal, then they'll be the inside bulbs. If they're vertically oriented, then they're usually the lower bulbs.
@@Snattle_Rake yea not helpful when even low beams cause extreme blindness. I hate driving around new cars at night because they are too damn bright. The Government should immediately ban this shit.
So you're telling me everyone has laser beam headlights nowadays? It literally feels like I'm looking into the sun when driving at night and I just try and avoid it if I can
Walking downtown at night is literally Hell with all these super irritating bright white headlights. WTF are manufacturers thinking?? Is this being done intentionally to blind pedestrians?
at night time our eye adjust to the low levels of light so a harsh cold light (blue) that shines in your eyes is more disorienting than if the light was warm (red). this is why modern electronics have night mode which makes everything yellow. it is reducing the amount of blue light the screen makes. Cars should have this. i hate new headlights because of their color not brightness.
blue light is not disorienting, modern electronics have night mode to reduce blue light, why?? because blue light produces a certain hormone or something similar that keeps us awake and without blue light you don't stay awake for too long and have less trouble falling asleep
Also blue light in the rain at night is preety useless .... the yellow halogen light is far better in those conditions. I hate to drive my bixenon car at night while it's raining, and I am completly fine with my older H4 halogen bulbs car in that conditions ...
@@benjaminplut9448 Blue light keeps you awake. You say this initially but then I get confused by your last statement. Generally speaking keeping other drivers awake would be a good thing.
The lights from the manufacturer is not blue. OEM sticks to 4k-4300k range, which is white. The blue or purple you see is either from accent painted lights or the refractive nature of the cutoff beam, and the short wavelengths from projectors.
This isn’t going to change until a car manufacturer gets sued for a fatal car crash and someone discovers / whistle blows an email an engineer sent to the risk management department saying the lumens cause temporary blindness which is a hazard to life.
A real bisexual petrol-head White/Blue headlights make a car look good but they are annoying for other people, it’s selfish to think of how good your car will look without thinking if it will bother those around you. Maybe you never had the experience of driving at night while some cars with their white/blue headlights passing you by or slowing moving in a traffic.
Ah.... That would be turning light. But yes some older car that don't have xeon do more yellow. I have some older car with it but it have BIG profile light. It keep get hit by stone so We have to replace it a lot of time.
I drive a semi, I get blinded constantly. I just got 2 43,000 lumen light bars. Both are getting installed on both sides of the cab wired to a rocker panel for that sweet sweet revenge.
Here in Switzerland, you can fail your inspection and pay double if the light adjustments are off. I replaced my headlights, adjusted them by myself as good as possible in the dark and got them adjusted in a professional workshop asap. My 2005 Skoda Fabia even has an adjustment control on the dash for when it's loaded rear-heavy.
We don't have vehicle inspections in the US where I live, just emission testing. Nobody is remotely aware of how dangerous their headlights are or that they can be adjusted it seems.
At my job we don't have blinds so everyday at damn night time someone always pulls up with their expensive ass cars and flash bangs everyone in the store with LEDS
You could also point out how SUVs have their headlights at the same height as a sedan driver's eyes. On a semi-related note, you could do a video about how the rear bumpers for semi-trailers are at just the right height to decapitate sedan drivers (Including Mustang drivers). What's the point of having a bumper if it's point of contact is another car's windshield?
I get where everyone is coming from about the lights being up to high which makes no sense... in the city however where I live (heavily wooded area in Canada) the bright lights are absolutely mandatory for the simple fact that moose are everywhere on the side of the road anywhere so being able to see them in time usually makes the life or death difference (I'm sure people could figure this out but in case you don't) if you it a moose with a car you just swipe out there legs and the full body of the moose comes straight threw the windshield) I'm not saying everyone should be driving around with there lights pointed up but I do think the auto manufacturers should continue attempting to make lights brighter and a simple fix would be an electric adjuster inside the car I believe car manufacturers are already doing seeing how my car (a Mitsubishi) has that exact feature point them up high when in rural areas then when we enter the city switch them down
Lets not forget to mention the dangers of using cheap LEDs in winter. I see many people who end up with frozen headlights (as cheaper LEDs don’t warm up enough) and ultimately visibility issues...
Living in the country this is a way bigger problem, in the middle of nowhere on a dark night your eyes cannot adjust to headlights that are too bright. Headlights are definitely getting too bright. Also high beam etiquette is awful anymore, be better people.
Lights are too harsh now too, soft lights wouldnt be nearly so bad, but the light coming out of LEDs and Lasers is a point source and literally burns holes in your retina.
Forgot about the people who think the blue light on their dash is to tell them their lights are on. As a traveler, all over the country, that is about 75% of the case.
LED lights are very good at etching other drivers retinas - adding LED fog lights assures the job gets done. Bonus retina destruction accomplished by increasing your vehicle's ride height.
Thank you, I recently had to get some body work done to the front of my car & my guy upgraded my headlights. One of my biggest pet peeves are these car that have headlights that make me have to pull over until they pass because I can't see. While I love my brighter headlight I've been worried that mine might be to high & kind of blinding people. Now I know how to check & it will ease my mind 😌
You had to catch fireflys in a jar and hang them outside your window. You had to change out the flies every time you drove! Todays kids just dont get it.
Wow I do love driving around at night in perfectly clear conditions and suffer third degree blindness by a driver with eyesight of a bat shining their overpowered headlights at me. Says no one ever. Not going to lie every time I deal with them I become Retsuko whenever she becomes pissed.
So I feel it necessary to explain that Lumens don't measure the brightness of a light source, they measure illumination on a surface. Light sources are measured in Candelas. 1 candela shining on an area of 1 square meter will provide 1 lumen of illumination.
You've got that backwards. Lumens are total output, candela indicates illumination on a surface. Candela can be changed by focusing or diffusing the beam.
Funny Story by my uncle, He was on the way Home, close to midnight in a big ass Harvester, the guy oncoming didnt mean to turn off High Beams He gave him a little sign by beaming up himself shortly, no Response, so....He decided to go on full Hell. He High Beamed and put his working Lights on aswell, the whole Scene Was bright like daylight, u probably never ever seen someone Turning his High Beams off that fast 🤣
These new Hondas, Acuras, Toyotas, Lexus, Mazdas, etc lights are so damn bright they almost have a blueish glare to them, I had a Honda pilot behind me one time and I literally couldn't see I had to switch lanes. These manufacturers gotta chill
Are your headlights adjusted properly? Are you sure? Who's gonna adjust theirs today? ✋
Can you make more rally/WRC videos for Up to Speed?!!?!!!??!
it's too bad inspection stations don't enforce these and calibrate them for you as part of the inspection for free like they used to back in the 80's and 90's.
Dood i need to put an engine back together first :(
Mine probably aren't. Good luck everyone else. JK I'll fix it
Gosh, I need to check 4 cars...
I always think people are flashing their high beams at me when people hit dips or bumps with HID lights
Honestly! Hahah I feel that one
That's exactly how i feel too
Yes!!!!
I know your pain.
CM jaramillo omg so true
Jacked up pickups with blue headlights are the curse of night driving.
I adjust my mirror so that it reflects back towards them lmao
@@theshanamaster dont forget to slow down to about 15 under also.
Blue headlights are illegal af
My dad has a 2019 Nissan Titan XD and he insists on following you at night. If you and him are going somewhere at night in separate vehicles, wear sunglasses. The glare in your mirrors blinds you so bad that you can't see beside your car at all, which is annoying if you need to make a turn.
zDaniel that’s kind of douchey
I'm pretty sure the yellow headlight thing was due to it helping not blind oncoming cars and helping illuminate more efficiently (white apparently just brightens everything, yellow helps drivers isolate important things better with only a 12% brightness compromise)
The road traffic has become a real mess now with these extremely bright white LEDs. I enjoyed previously driving, now it has become kind of stressful for me because of the ever-increasing amount of white LEDs that make me feel uncomfortable, hurt my eyes every second and strain my nerves and eyesight. I noticed I started avoiding night rides whenever possible.
@@warden9876 If it hurts your eyes, it indicates that your eye muscles are undeveloped and need training.
The pain comes from your eye pupils being enlarged so that they can see better at night, but are then suddenly forced to rapidly contract to adjust for the sudden increase in brightness in your view (caused by bright lights from an oncoming vehicle). This sudden contraction causes discomfort in normal eyes, but cause slight pain or extreme discomfort in eyes with poor muscle response.
Luckily I'm just the guy who can help you. By wiring me a small fee of 10 000 bucks, I will send you an address where a bunch of totally not shady bald men will tie you to a tree at night and then drive a lifted truck close to your face and proceed to switch on the truck's 30000Lm LED high beam headlights at your eyeballs for several hours until your eyes are bulging with muscles.
Because you seem like a cool dude, we'll even throw in a free additional flood light that will hyperflash at your eyes while the truck runs its headlights. We will glue your eyelids to your eyebrows so that you are unable to blink during the procedure (like they say, no pain no gain).
I heard yellow headlights are for fog, rain and snow. That's why im trying to get them yellow bulbs but I can't because I have an old vehicle so I'm just going to buy new headlights because the old ones are just old and dirty
don't forget a little driver courtesy. regardless of lumens, adjustments, etc, if you see your lights illuminating the interior of the car in front of you as if it's high noon, then you are following too close and are not a good person.
seems I am often followed by no good persons :(
@David SanchezDamn nigga, who fucked up your life?
@David Sanchez absolutely based and redpilled my dude, stay safe out there.
this is worse then people driving at you with high beams on, fucking getting blinded because the light is reflecting off the rear view mirror
Letitia Farmer I wanna see other drivers through their tinted windows
People with lifted trucks who forget to adjust them
@@coreygillet haha exactly!!!! 90% if truck owners are truck rice and no one ever talks about it
They adjust them to shine directly into the rear window of miatas
I do this. But I can’t adjust my lights so fuck y’alls eyes bitch.
Edgar De Leon lmao i don’t forget... fuck y’all eyes
@@AlphaJDM lol
I remember having to pull over because a car came up from behind me that had lights so bright, that I could not see out of my windshield.
Beitie Beitie then I turn on highbeam on them
NoHoes Alberto on who? 🤔
Ever wonder if they do it on purpose? Some people like being able to pass everyone.
@@albertquintero5412 even highbeam not enought bright!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also their tall truck!!!!!! my car accord is very low
@@MHZ168YT 🤫 my fog light is freakin bright I’ll blind someone for 5 min 😂
Headlights are insanely bright. I hate driving at night now just because of it. There is a solid couple of seconds leading up to a car coming at me to combined with an afterburner effect to where I effectively am just winging it and praying to god. I can't even imagine how bad it will be as the years go on
I always focus on the line on the shoulder or the shoulder it self if there isn't any painted line. It helps.
@@dawitchdr5423 Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that out. I've just been trying to look as far ahead as possible & unfocus my eyes
Exactly like I literally can’t see anything when their coming towards me I have to just pray I don’t hit something
i lean forward so i cant see my mirrors if the blinding headlights behind me render them less than useless.
LEDs are not the problem, HIDs and Laser headlights are! ffs people you dont need military grade spotting lights on your car! >: (
I adjust my sideview mirros upwards if there's a truck or suv behind me while in a drive through to reflect light back at them cause they're so bright.
alexchrisccc I’m glad I’m not the only person doing this
I do that too
FOR SURE
Same
How do you know you’ve aimed it correctly? I wish to use this too.
Self dimming mirrors have drastically improved my nighttime driving
You mean side mirrors? I've never heard of that.
@@pebblepod30 some modern cars have all mirrors self dimming, most just the interior mirror atm
@@benjaminplut9448
Oh wow thanks I didn't know. My car (2013 model) doesn't have that.
What about the lights in front coming through the windscreen, any (expensive!) technology have that?
Platypus Paws not that i know of
@@benjaminplut9448
Ok thx 😁
Modern lowbeams are brighter than the highbeams on my 1996 silverado are
I have 2016 GMC pickup (same as a Silverado), and it has the worst lights, by far, of any of the dozens of vehicles I've driven over the years, including ones from decades ago. They are the worst for a few different reasons (dim, poor light distribution, nonsensical difference in aiming point between high and low beam so that one or the other will be useless no matter how you align them). A coworker of mine has a '16 or '17 Silverado with the same headlight problem (s). HORRIBLE lights on these newer GM trucks! (off topic, but the backup lights on these GMs are the worst I've ever seen too)
I know. Who's idea was this? Headlights were already bright enough.
I feel this. The high beams on my 07 F250 are worse than any newer cars low beams
@@ericl2969 if you and your co-worker would have spent the extra penny for the HID projectors you wouldn't be complaining now would you
@@ravn_blade Kind of a pointless rebuttal, there, for a few reasons. First, these are company vehicles and neither of us had any choice. Second, no one that I know is aware of such an option on these particular trucks and I'm not convinced it was ever available. Third, the guy at the auto parts store says that replacing one of those HID headlights that you speak of runs up around $1,500. And fourth, if the lights on our trucks really are just a base option, is it really too much to ask that they be even half as good as the sealed-beam lights from 30 years ago that STILL can be replaced for just a fraction of the cost of the new versions? Seems like a pretty useless result when today's high tech and high cost provide a light that's far worse than any light made in decades. I see no excuse for that. And don't even get me STARTED on the backup lights on modern GM pickups, which also are the worst (in the category of backup lights) that I've ever seen in 50 years of driving.
I drive a car from the 80's with the old glass sealed beam headlights and I can see just fine, even on dark roads. The increasing intensity of headlights is totally unnecessary
Especially in a city like L.A. when headlights are almost not needed at all.
it's mainly for efficiency, not necessarily the brightnesss
I drive an old Dodge Ram 50 with glass sealed beam lights that are aimed well and i totally agree! i can see perfectly fine going down the highway at night. its getting to be a rare sight to drive past someone with reasonable headlights that don't burn my eyes out.
Yes!! A pair of Sylvania Silver Star sealed beam headlights are plenty bright, and you can aim or replace them with a screwdriver and replace them for about twenty bucks.
Drive a car with LED or Laser headlights and you’ll never be able to drive with anything else again.
When I can see the outline of my car from the headlights of the car behind me, they're too damned bright.
Its like staring at the sun with some of these new trucks and suvs
GeneralChangOfDanang that’s just how shadows work?
@@andrecarpy6890 Shadows are created by a discrepancy of light. A dim light creates a weak shadow, a bigger light creates a stronger shadow. The fact is, if the lights off the car behind me are bright enough to cast a strong shadow of my car, despite my own headlights, then they're too damn bright. Or to phrase it another way, if you're driving behind me and your headlights are so bright that they're overwhelming my headlights, than that should illustrate how overpowered yours are.
@@cymond you should probably be concerned about how dim your lights are if that's happening to you
@@helios92x26 some trucks be like 7000 LUMENS IN YOUR FACE BABEH
Don’t forget about those people who ride around with their brights on because they have one headlight out 🤬
djn crti I’m sorry but I cant fix the projector myself lol
JosmerSueroMusicMix. I have projectors in my car and I have replaced them before. Jiffy Lube also does headlights.
Or dumb@$$ people that so-called can't see at night, drive with high beam on.
Kang Thao That too lol had to tell my friend that her lights are supposed to light up the road, not the neighborhood.
@@averyfilbert1596 I'm not talking about the people who has poor eyesight, I'm talking about the self centered dumb@$$ people who rather light up the whole neighborhood or highway, and blind everyone.
Seems like a dim future when drivers can’t even figure out their headlights aren’t on at night
White running lights have to be one of the most dangerous thing to be introduced on cars in the last 20 years. Way too many people driving dark who don't even realize it because their car also has automatic dash illumination.
Crosshair84 I think you’re 100% right about that. Still, it’s drivers responsibility to know if you’re lights are on or not. I’ve even seen police driving on the interstate with their headlights off at night. It’s oughta hand!
Jeff Webb they do, which is why this issue is even more confusing.
@Jeff Webb Not in my experience. If they do, I don't know about it and/or it doesn't work.
And automatic headlights that for some reason don't turn on when the windshield wipers are on. It's required damn near everywhere to have headlights on when your wipers are on yet these modern cars don't have it programmed in.
Cheap HID bulbs installed into factory housings with halogen reflectors that aren't designed for them..... That's the worst.
Or blue tinted halogen bulbs. It's a 17 year old Civic dude, we're not really impressed by the color of your headlights.
In a neighbouring city of mine everyone puts HID/xenon bulbs in their foglights(???) And they drive around with park on and fog on, blinding everyfuckingone
They need a video on this alone... trying to explain this to people and the dont wanna hear it...
@@crazyeyez1502 It's so simple, those reflectors in old cars are scaled for a specific amount of lumens/light, and that amount it is designed for is not equal to that of HID/XENON
If you go to any car specific forum, it's filled with scum that think it's ok to have the wrong bulbs in stock housing.
Just because technology advances doesn't mean it needs to be applied to everything, sometimes good enough is good enough!
I literally have learned to turn my eyes to the right edge of the road as vehicles pass, to try and save my night vision because of these unnecessary advances in auto lighting, otherwise I will be blind for a few seconds... very dangerous! Someone needs to bring a balanced real world perspective to these engineers and auto manufacturers. I hope they read these comments.
ok boomer
And they literally teach to do that in driving school..
I agree, but unfortunately manufacturers’ jobs are to do just that, apply advanced technology into every freakin nook and crannie of their new vehicles. The result is 100k lumen LED headlights that could illumine AT&T Stadium.
@@Kanoshe how is this "ok boomer"? Do you even know why people started saying "ok boomer", and in what context?
Its a legitimate complaint because headlights are _stupid_ bright at night on some cars, and theres literally no reason for it to be that way. I'm technically more millenial than i am boomer and I feel the same way as OP that the lights are shit. It doesn't become some tedious "boomer" complaint just because you dont have an understanding of the issue.
Erix7810 Just like manufactures have started to take safety more seriously, there should be regulations to make sure the lights aren’t blinding.
Should be legislated not to exceed the intensity of the old halogens, even if they are Xenon or lazers/\//
No. Should be legislated that people use shit designed for their shit. Meaning, if you upgrade to LED's or Xenon, you either need a totally modified or new headlight, or you need to order a vehicle specific bulb. Honestly, projectors with their artificial horizon (sharp cutoff) really help. Another thing is keeping the color temperature down. That pure white and harsh blue really hurt. 2000k-6000k legal limit. Recommended 4000k.
Drunken Hamster even if it’s a stock brand new Range Rover or something you will not be able to see if it is driving towards you.
make proper headlight alignment part of annual car inspections too
@@amgnextdoor my state has no safety inspections even on motorcycles it makes shit scary. I've seen cars with no bumpers driving around
@@RageUnchained that's awful but those people clearly don't care in the slightest. I think a lot of people just aren't aware that their headlights aren't aligned, so making it a law that they need to be would at least help some
I just hate those drivers who uses high beam all the time! Also, hate those drives who installs light bars and use them all the time, you are not driving in the woods!
light bars are illegal to use on the street in most states, so let's hope those people get pulled over for it
Also people that use their fog lamps all the time. If it is not foggy, raining or snowing, you do not need your fog lamps.
I have a close friend who just got his driver's license, he drives high beams on all the time.
Why? Is he he looking for trouble?
@@coreygillet you increase glare by almost double the region around the 4 lights (verify by using your eyes). In return for being able to better spot squirrels. And ruining your night vision. Counterproductive.
Things I do at night:
if I’m in drive thru waiting behind a car, I’ll turn my head lights off.
If I’m stuck at a train I’ll turn them off.
If I unlock my door I’ll turn my lights off if I’m parked somewhere that it might blind people. I actually had a gentleman tell me I was the 1st person to ever turn my lights off. I was at Barnes and Nobles and he was sitting outside. I felt bad just unlocking the van since I knew he would get lights right at him.
If I’m parked on the side of street waiting on someone, I turn them off. I think yous guys get the picture lol.
I use that as an indicator. If my lights are on, I'm ready to move without other warning. If it's dark and my lights are off, I'm parked.
For me, it comes from being an airplane enthusiast. Airplanes only have their flashing lights on when they are powered up with parking brakes released, and therefore ready to move without other warning.
Dave Micolichek I have them on when I drive, if I’m in line at a drive thru, I turn the headlights off but leave my running lights on so that I don’t blind the person in front of me. When I’m stopping at a RR crossing and in park, same thing, I turn the headlights off but not the running lights off so that my lights aren’t shining in others eyes. I guess I should have further explained the situations.
TL;DR I drive with my lights on unless I’m in a situation where I can have my running lights on to not blind others.
Dave Micolichek you are correct that I don’t actually blind people, but there are some people that have a sensitivity to bright lights. And it’s not like I turn them back on when there is no one in front on me, and it depends on the situation at RR crossings. I mean you’ve never been behind someone who’s lights are shining right in your view causing discomfort to your eyes(and no I don’t mean at a stop light or stop sign) you’ve never gone down the road to encounter a vehicle sitting idly at the curb waiting for whatever reason with their headlights still on and it distracts you or makes your eyes hurt?
To each their own when it comes to different types of courtesy I guess. Have a wonderful night.
jo Im genuinely curious (no trash talking), if you’re in a drive thru, wouldnt your headlights aim at the bumper (or slightly above) of the car in front of you if you were close enough? I also think you mentioned a van so maybe the headlights are high enough to illuminate someone’s cabin while you’re behind them. I drive a sedan and most people here drive SUV’s so my low beam’s tend to aim way under their rear window when we’re both stopped (say at a red light or drive thru).
Dave Micolichek I just leave it in AUTO unless I really need my parking lights on after I get out of the car
Almost a decade ago, after watching a night game at a stadium, I was driving on a two way road and a truck facing me had the lights brighter than my car's high beams. I thought that it had the high beams on. So, I turned my high beams on just as well. The truck's driver response was immediate with high beams brighter than the stadium lights. I was like "what the hell?" I had to make a complete stop because I couldn't even open my eyes for several seconds and could've gotten in an accident. Since then I've started to notice that more and more trucks have insane headlights. Nowadays sedans also have these crazy lights. Toyota is the brand that I have to complain the most about because I have many friend Camrys and Corollas from 2019-2021 which have these crazy dual/auto headlights as bright as my 2003 Honda Accord headlights. Everytime I ride my friends Toyotas at night, their headlights are always all over the place as if Toyota want the drivers to notice every road detail 180 degrees angle, 2 miles far away. Let's be real: How fast do you drive to have the need to see obstacle 2 miles away, 180 degrees around from your car?
LED tail lights as well! Thanks for ruining my night vision by burning your tail lights into my retina. LOOKING AT YOU CADILLAC!!!
LOOKING AT YOU MERCEDES!
Cadillac is run by assholes so its no surprise
The new ford fusions are TERRIBLE and they are everywhere in the city
I swear when one of them is in front of me I don't even need a maplight
just give caddy's a couple years then 50% of the 1960's LEDs they use burn out
Yes, nothing like having an Audi SUV tail light piercing directly into my brain while I'm sitting at a stop light. The self-driving revolution can't come soon enough so I can just chill with my sunglasses on. At night.
Not only are headlights very bright like modern corollas and cadillacs, but the TAIL LIGHTS on audis and cadillacs are also searingly bright
Yup, its like staring into the gates of hell
I get pissed when I'm waiting at traffic lights and the driver in front is still stepping on the brakes instead of using the handbrake.
@@timwilliamson1967 You realize that most cars on the road in America are automatics...right?
@@13DatsyukDangle13 I wasn't aware...but then again I'm from the UK where the majority of vehicles are manual gear shift, but I see where you're coming from. 👍
This is so true. It's insane the over illumination. Just because it's brighter doesn't necessarily mean one sees better. The over illumination is a symptom of a paranoid society.
Headlights drive me nuts when I'm driving at night. I have light eyes, so maybe I'm more sensitive than most.. but headlights remain WAY too powerful. Most roads have streetlights.. why do u need to blind me with 3000 lumen xenons. SO MAD. Surprised you covered this topic thanks Donut xoxo
I'm rolling in a Civic through a sea of SUVs and trucks.. So yeah headlights are getting hella annoying. Can't imagine driving something lower like a Miata. Totally SOL.
@Jay Barker 🤣 Fair point. Omg that must be terrible!! My condolences for a ruined driving experience. At least you're rolling in style. 👌 I take being blinded over driving a boat.
Isn't hella a brand of lights
@@optimaprime8970 lol true! Didn't mean to put down a pun.
@Jay Barker Holy shit, what a steal! Depending on the condition of coarse but wow.. spent more on my Civic. Enjoy the heck outta that V8 my friend!
A couple years ago I lived in Roswell (Georgia) for 7 months, owning an NA Blue Miata and maaaan, it was terrifying.
Not only because of their "high-up" in the air highlights but mostly because people wouldn't notice me when driving on the lane next to theirs. I once had to drive off the highway to not get killed by a soccer mom on a minivan, scared the sh** out of me.
So yes, being run into and near death experiences were a constant but I do miss filling my tank with around 15$. Same costs like 80$ back at home. Oh, and I managed to go kayaking all the time taking the kayak on the miata as well ahah
Check this photo of my miata next to my neighbour's and you'll have a sense of scale ahahah (ibb.coSLASHrmCxwBZ)
Fix your lights ya filthy animals, sincerely people with glasses.
People with astigmatism in particular
| Fix your lights ya filthy animals, sincerely people with glasses.
Fix your lights ya filthy animals, sincerely people with eyes. FTFY
Get the coating that reflects lights. Plebs.
@@Terror1Void a coating that reflects light? Do you know how glasses work?
People with small cars too
if i see someone across from me at the red light with headlights that are too bright i just turn on my highbeams for a minute sharing is caring
Several times a week, I get the driver behind me with a headlight out so they drive with the high beams on...
@Keegan Young there is a two wire plug on most transmissions. If you allow electricity to flow between the wires, the reverse lights switch on
You aren't the only one
@Keegan Young and then there's the possibility of them crashing and you would be at fault then
Every night for me.
@Keegan Young i did that back in the 90's with my S-10. mounted some cheap "kc lights" and spliced them into the reverse lights. i had a 5-speed and while driving i could shift into reverse just enough to make the lights come on. i did that to a tailgater and when i looked in the mirror they slammed on the brakes and fish tailed.
What’s worse is when you’re driving at night and someone is coming the other way right before a bend, blinding you. I swear I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve almost run off the road because I’ve been blinded by people’s headlights and can’t see how far away the bend is.
The tail lights are starting to hurt now
true! i get blinded by mercedes and audi brake lights all the time!
There is literally no reason to have such bright brake lights.
@@yorkshire_tea_innit8097 ikr!
@@yorkshire_tea_innit8097so you don't have an excuse for rear ending
@@simpleautothings_official3549 you never had an excuse for rear ending. What are you blind?
Takumi know's why you don't turn your headlights off.
Headlights **intensifies**
Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz Hi!
He's gone!
*heartbeat*
*engine roaring*
That's not the sound of my car!
*Takumi turns on his headlights*
NANDATO!?!?
bob 69 hi!
@@TheBrainSpecialist FOREVEEEERRRR!!
Waiting for someone to comment that this video is "lit"
Took less than 1 minute.
@@takeahike2993 Haha yeah!
Comment right bellow you lol
Anyone can see the bright side
The comment directly below this on my screen is "damn this video was lit"
blinded himself at 4:20
1) that's relatable as a dude who also wears glasses and
2) nice
Proper adjustment DOES NOT solve the problem of over-bright headlights. Because I live in the real world where roads are not perfectly flat. Hills, bumps, and heaves all make that perfect adjustment completely ineffective at keeping brand new over-bright headlights from burning my corneas.
Pretty sure his point at the end of the video is that if you adjust your lights properly you wouldn't need ridiculously bright headlights in the first place.
So if you want ridiculously bright headlights you need to adjust your lights in-properly right?
Are.you talking out of your ass ?.?
Dave Micolichek
The jealous rebuttal is more dead than my grandpa. Let’s be real, I can just go to Ebay and buy some.
Dave Micolichek
Jealous? Lol headlights aren’t that expensive. Why are you trying to flex your headlights? It’s not like it’s a super car or something. Are you that desperate to flex with that? Lol
Way too bright. Also now pickups are the most popular selling vehicle, and their lights are a foot higher. Government needs to pay attention.
Yeah, its pretty bad when the lights on a pickup truck are higher than the ones on my friggin' 18 wheeler. And the lights on a pickup are twice as bright, and its like a laser beam in my spot mirrors.
You know it's out of hand when a truck driver complains about pickups.
Trucker here too, and pickups are the worst.
I noticed some SUVs now come with headlights that are lower than normal. Almost in the front bumper like the Hyundai Santa Fe. We need this to start happening in pickups since they seem to be the number one lifted vehicles on the road.
@@mistertitus6814 idiot diesel bros..... diesel bros LOL. the diesel in my truck is 13 liters. i too am a trucker, i do local milk pickup.... tractor trailer tanker, day cab home daily.
the diesel bros think they are hot shit
I drive an old integra and my eyes are at or below most cars headlights. When an suv or truck with high beams is coming I have to just assume the road is in front of me because I literally cannot see the road. As a result I drive 5-10mph under the speed limit.
Also new cars have automatic hi-beams for some god forsaken reason so its not like there are the typical assholes using them, literally every new car I see has high beams on because they are programmed to.
My wife's new car has automatic high beams … but only if you turn them on, and they automatically dim if they detect oncoming lights. So no, automatics are not the problem.
What I hate is when I'm in my sedan, and a new pickup truck pulls up behind me at a light, or drive thru. The headlights are in direct alignment with the auto dimming rear view mirror in my car. Talk about burning the corneas! What's really bad is they can't be made dimmer, and I almost get the impression that some people driving trucks think this funny or cool.
it is funny. fuck you.
#notalltruckdrivers But yeah I try not to do that, sorry that most wanna be cowboys are dicks
@@rickyrick9328 I'm sure you'll find it very funny when you're going down a road and your lights blind somebody and they wind up hitting your truck head on.
If you adjust your mirror you can often reflect their lights in their face. 👍
Every person driving a truck has to be a dick like that to make up for the lack of length their own cock has.
THANK YOU!!!!! THIS video is PROOF that im not the only one that thinks modern day car lights are to bright
Their headlights are becoming even brighter. I wonder what one of these drivers with super bright white LEDs feels when another super bright LEDs car blinds him and a halogen lamp doesn't blind him. Does he think it's normal now to be constantly blinded while on the road? Where are the authorities?
@@warden9876 exactly,i for one DONT enjoy the purplish green blob one gets for staring at hi light that bounce off your rear view mirrow,not to mention it creates a visual blind spot that follows where ever you view
We just bought a new car. Loved everything except how bright the lights are. I found out that the daytime running lights are just as bright as my old car’s normal headlights, so I only use running lights, even at night and I still outshine some older cars. It’s stupid how bright the new LED projectors are. I feel like a jerk using them and I’m behind the damn things.
@@Jon_Chan Good thinking. When you only use the "running lights" at night your tail lights aren't on. I see morons doing this all the time... but I thought it was out of ignorance not intentional stupidity. lol
@@michaelfletcher1224 na I checked mine prior to doing that. The tails are auto on when I’m in the DRL mode and it gets dark enough. It even triggers the trailers/campers we tow. The only thing that doesn’t work are auto high beams. Actually now that you mention that, you’re right our older RAV4’s has a manual nighttime DRL mode that you need to flip on for tail lights. Though for that car I just turn on headlights which just brings up the taillights automatically.
Note: This method for adjusting your headlights can't be used exactly that way when you are in Europe (and propably other parts of the world), as the headlights there are required to be "asymmetrical" (the headlight on the side with the oncoming traffic doesn't shine as far as the other headlight).
"You shouldn't need freakin Lazer beams to light up the road" 🙌 finally someone said it
I guess that's why the US doesn't allow them as far as I know. Lol
Laser, not lazer.
@@Crlarl It's lazor =P.
Best spellin 'for firin'
Look up what the laser headlight in the BMW can do. They should make it mandatory in all new cars.
@@dserrano8607 Same
Don't forget the time people thought 3,000 lumens of blue light was a good idea for cars
Something like 10 years ago the 10k HID's were a big thing, right? Look good for show, but are illegal for onroad use in a lot of states.
@A real bisexual petrol-head And are needlessly, blindingly bright at night. The sheer brightness has probably blinded on-comers and caused secondary accidents alone!
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the colour or brightness of your headlights really does not matter so long as they're aimed correctly and you have the proper sized bulb. The absolutely worst offender of blinding headlights are those who use incorrect bulbs in reflector housings. The most common mistake is people who are replacing dual bulbs (hi and lo combo bulbs) with an LED hi and lo bulbs. Some dual bulb LED have 3 LED clusters, at 10 o clock, 2 o clock, and 6 o clock. The will scatter the light everywhere and blind oncomming drivers, pretty much 24/7 high beams and you'll notice your highs make almost no difference. If you look at a dual halogen bulb it has 2 fillaments, one behind the other. the LED must mimic this layout if you want the correct beam pattern, a cluster at 9 and 3 o clock and another behind that at 9 and 3 o clock. When it comes to projector housings though it is much much simpler. You can put any damn light in there at any brightness and any size. If your headlight is properly adjusted, it wouldn't bother anyone.
Mine are 9000lm
I drive a semi, I stay in the right lane. When driving at night, there is ALWAYS some, ahem, other CAR that insists on driving so that their headlights shine in my mirror, directly into my eye. Please be aware of how you effect the other drivers on the road. The fastest lane frequently has a tombstone at the end.
my favorite is the pickup pulling a trailer that causes the head lights to be way off. almost always get the driving towards me in my semi. you know your light are out of alignment when its lighting up the inside of my truck.
my dad's actually had one of his eyes blinded for a few weeks because of that, i'd suggest getting some sort of night driving glasses
And then there are cars that have always on backlit gauges, combine those with DRLs that throw some light forward and you end up with people that don't turn their lights on at night and as a consequence have no tail lights on.
Dave in MD THIS!!!!!!!
@@boydmanuel9257 fucking right I see this shit all the time!
DRLs have to be one of the most dangerous features introduced in cars in the last 20 years.
Right behind GM using the backup lights for illumination when the car is in park. People are goign to start ignoring abckup lights and all sorts of accidents will happen.
I believe any car with DRL should have automatic lights.
Yea me too no amount of flashing alerts them
Damn this video was lit
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@@The_JDM_Dynasty welp there it is lol
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Love the “lasers “ editing into the video and how you guys always keep your videos light , informative and fun
Can you do a Wheelhouse on Initial D please????
I'd like to know how accurate the show is.
Look at drifthunteralbo channel he does the real life initial D content it’s pretty rad bruh
Nolan, you didn't bring up people with their rear fog lights lighted when it's clear weather outside, those fog lights are so sharp it almost as bad as having some person coming towards you with brights on
Funny you should mention that 🤔
No thanks
I heard there has actually been talk of banning LED/Xenon/Laser headlights in the united states.
Well, the USA has always been 'behind the curve' on lighting...even the car used i this video had the absolutely ancient SAE beam pattern, which has very diffused 'edges'; the European standards, on the other hand, have a sharply-defined pattern, with an easy to see upper edge, so that you can clearly see if your low beams are too high (or, too low!). In addition to automatic levelling, which seems to be required in Europe for HID lamps, even 'family cars' often have an adjustment control, on the dash, near the headlamp switch, for headlamp aim adjustment/correction whenever you add a lot of weight to the car, for example. Also, in Europe, we are seeing headlamp systems that automatically provide 'dark spots' in the headlamp beqm pattern wherever oncoming cars are detected by a small camera (often part of the driver assistance systems).
In the USA, there are still some states that don't even allow the European headlight pattern, something like 60+ years after its adoption!
They just need to be done right. LED stuff is super bright - how about make them not as bright? But they don't. Even those stupid corollas are too bright.
I hope they get banned in the uk, if I am driving at night and a new Range Rover or bmw alike is driving towards me down a country road I cannot see a thing especially bad in a low down car.
@@sprockkets No, they're just aimed too high from the factory, AND don't have any leveling motors! It was very irresponsible of Toyota to install such a bright low beam with no leveling motors. In 20 years, those cars are going to be a danger on the road.
@the machinist not all aftermarket solutions are bad. Many are poorly done, yes. But properly done aftermarket solutions are even better than OEM.
Why is no one talking about the fact that if headlights are too bright, your eyes will be slightly less adapted to the dark and it will be harder to see anything that the headlights are not aiming at?
Another contributing factor that you didn't mention is all of the pickup truck manufactures trying to make pretend semi trucks, you know the ones that people use to pick up groceries, are placing the headlights higher and higher. When your headlights are over a foot above my roofline they are going to be in my eyes. At that point its not just oncoming traffic but the jerks that ride your butt and wash out all of your mirrors with blinding light.
Install light bar on your trunk facing backwards. Flip switch.
This annoys me to no end. I slow down until they get aggravated and pass me.
@ Ricky Rick,. I did that on my first car. Worked great for tailgaters, I would flip the switch and they would slam on their breaks. One time the car lost control and ended up in a field, oops, shouldn't have been so close.
1.) That's still an aiming issue, not a height issue. Aiming regulations are different when the center of the headlight reaches a certain height. The 2 inch drop rule doesn't apply for tall vehicles in the USA. Some of these SUV or trucks trucks have a switch to lower the headlights on the fly to not blind traffic. Problem is, most don't use it or don't care for it. So i propose this should be an automatic feature when a lower level vehicle in front is detected, the headlight lowers its aim automatically.
2.) Side mirrors and Rear view mirrors should come with mandatory auto dimmers. It's not the solution to misaligned headlights, but it will drastically cut down on the annoyance and safety hazards of driving with glare hitting our eyes.
Praestigiator One of the things I really like about my car is the built in rear sunshade and power folding mirrors. Bright lights behind me? Push two buttons and it's not my problem anymore.
It's extra amusing when a dick is doing it on purpose and they think they are having an effect on me. In reality they are just demonstrating the level of shitty they are as a human.
I also really dislike headlights with a blue glare. Out of the corner of my eye, I always think an emergency vehicle is coming up from behind :(
The desire to hang a lead pipe out of my window to hopefully smash the incoming car's blinding headlights will eternally remain strong within me.
Ugh, even worse are the people that have their lights turned off in the rain but turn on their hazards because HoW aRe ThEy GoInG tO sEe Me If ThEy'Re NoT fLaShInG!?
I made a whole video about hazards in the rain. The people that need to see it obviously aren't finding it, though.
Interestingly enough human eyes notice flashes of light better then we do solid colors
@@YungEagle3k he didnt say that he agrees with it, he just gave an interesting fact. He didnt say "hey they should do it because etc etc"
Thats even more Dangerous Out in the US where everyone has Red indicators, Sometimes making it difficult to See If the Driver ahead of U is braking or not
Where I live, if you drive 30% below the speed limit, you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to put your 4 way flashers on. It's actually a law.
I have literally never seen anyone do this.
*I started wearing sunglasses at night , because people with dam bright headlights*
I thought you did it to see the light that’s right before your eyes.
I wear my sunglasses at night, so I can, so I can, JUST SEE THE FUCKING ROAD.
@@NaruSanavai ...It's getting to that point , especially in the rain ,the glare off the pavement is horribly bad almost blinding .
I just avoid going to that kind of road. And weared glass with custom reduce light refection.
ok corey hart...
Gotta love my neighbor from the street over, on a small hill, that blinds me with his pickup's headlights when I'm just trying to go to the bathroom.
Baseball bat time.
YES, I'm glad you can see 40 miles ahead of you, but you can't SEE!!!
There's always that dude w the big ass truck w the high beams on a dark country road tryna blind everyone 😂
And then he wonders why he wakes up to flat tires or busted lights.
With six lightbars aimed into the oncoming lane for maximum small penis fuckery
Roger 😂😂😂
any more if somebody is high beaming me then i turn mine on until they shut theirs off. it usually works. i find that if you just flash them quick or a few times a lot of times they don't respond to your kind plea of not being blinded unnecessarily
Even when they're aimed correctly, it doesn't matter, they still dazzle oncoming drivers. Partly because headlamps are covered in reflectors, scattering the light. And partly because no road is perfectly straight, you're always turning and stuff so the arguments moot
The funny thing is, they have gotten more bright but their light power in terms of how long they show the road has not. Still the best headlights that have come in a car as standard are from an early 2000 saab. This was tested in a finnish car magazine.
That's called glare, and yes it has become a HUGE problem, not only with aftermarket bulbs in the wrong type of housing, bit with OEM setups as well.
TheLeewi98 Great point
Don’t ask me to like the video before the video is done, Nolan.
Sign this receipt here that says I fixed your car and you are happy with the repair, then have a seat, your car will be ready in 45 minutes.
This happens outside of TH-cam too. Search for a topic on your favorite search engine. Click link to an article that (hopefully) talks about your chosen topic and (hopefully) is interesting to read. Article comes up, and is immediately blurred out and covered with a banner that reads similar to...
"Do you like this article? Like our content? Take this survey. Like us on Facebook, Instagram. Follow us on Twitter! Share us with your friends!"
NO!!!!
Please like the video before it is done. Thank you.
Way too bright! Close to death a few times driving at night. I get startled and can't see where I'm driving for a few seconds
There needs to be a factory legal limit to how many lumens the low beams can be, depending on the elevation and angle of the headlight.
There is. They violate it with impunity. It's also illegal to have a blue light anywhere on your car, but nearly all new cars have blue tinted headlights. Regulatory bodies in the US of all sorts have been more or less de-fanged. Budget cuts here, deregulation there, suddenly Ford is allowed to sell huge numbers of incredibly dangerous vehicles and decide for themselves whether or not to issue a recall.
Before I knew adaptive high beams were I thing I used to be super confused about all these luxury cars flashing their headlights all the time.
It’s in the new mercedes A class so you can cutout the part about it being in luxury cars
My Focus har auto highbeam too.
Funny thing is, that it won’t dim the highbeam when confronted with mercedes with local dimming. Those send so little glare in my direction, that it doesen’t trigger my sensors of an oncoming wehicle.
Yep, used to be that a person would flash their highbeams because A:) they thought you were running your own highbeams at them or B:) They're trying to warn you of a speed trap ahead.
Car is just signalling there's an idiot driving it
I have a giant ass lightbar tied to my highbeams via a relay, when I get blinded - I just turn mine on to blind the other driver in defense. It's also great for offroading so I can actually see far enough to safely offroad at night.
I hope this video mentions DOUCHEBAG Jeep owners that retrofit un-aimed LEDs onto their wranglers , that have no means of cutoff.
TBH most wrangler owners are complete assholes on the road in general
Yeah 100 percent correct
It’s only the poor ones that cant afford jw speakers or other projection style housings
@@yodaddy4944 yes but even the nice projector housings still have like 6 bulbs and no cutoff plates for hi/lo beam aiming .
Colin the only reason for a projector housing is for the cut off plates, if they don’t cut a clean top line for low beams they are shit quality
So bright that I don’t even know if they have their high beams on
Most cars you see in America still have separate bulbs for the low and high beam. Typically, if the orientation of the bulbs are horizontal, then they'll be the inside bulbs. If they're vertically oriented, then they're usually the lower bulbs.
@@Snattle_Rake yea not helpful when even low beams cause extreme blindness. I hate driving around new cars at night because they are too damn bright. The Government should immediately ban this shit.
@@xxaidanxxsniperz6404 just what we need, the "government" banning more shit. Woohoo take everything please
So you're telling me everyone has laser beam headlights nowadays? It literally feels like I'm looking into the sun when driving at night and I just try and avoid it if I can
*minding my business driving at night*
Every Mercedes that passes by:
☀️👄☀️
Then you flash your lights at those cars and they dont turn off their high beam. That's exactly what I do when I'm driving at night
"Everyone and their mothers can do a cartwheel"
"like who?"
"farmers"
"who else?"
"farmers' mums"
Not even close to what they said dumbass.
@@theenzoferrari458 It's a movie reference in case you didn't notice...
Walking downtown at night is literally Hell with all these super irritating bright white headlights. WTF are manufacturers thinking?? Is this being done intentionally to blind pedestrians?
at night time our eye adjust to the low levels of light so a harsh cold light (blue) that shines in your eyes is more disorienting than if the light was warm (red). this is why modern electronics have night mode which makes everything yellow. it is reducing the amount of blue light the screen makes. Cars should have this. i hate new headlights because of their color not brightness.
blue light is not disorienting, modern electronics have night mode to reduce blue light, why?? because blue light produces a certain hormone or something similar that keeps us awake and without blue light you don't stay awake for too long and have less trouble falling asleep
Also blue light in the rain at night is preety useless .... the yellow halogen light is far better in those conditions. I hate to drive my bixenon car at night while it's raining, and I am completly fine with my older H4 halogen bulbs car in that conditions ...
@@benjaminplut9448 Blue light keeps you awake. You say this initially but then I get confused by your last statement. Generally speaking keeping other drivers awake would be a good thing.
The lights from the manufacturer is not blue. OEM sticks to 4k-4300k range, which is white. The blue or purple you see is either from accent painted lights or the refractive nature of the cutoff beam, and the short wavelengths from projectors.
Retina-melting headlights are becoming a huge pet peeve for me
This isn’t going to change until a car manufacturer gets sued for a fatal car crash and someone discovers / whistle blows an email an engineer sent to the risk management department saying the lumens cause temporary blindness which is a hazard to life.
Yellow/orange headlights should be the norm, they are less harmful for our eyes.
Your words hurt more my brain
Eric Homewoody my bad buddy.
A real bisexual petrol-head White/Blue headlights make a car look good but they are annoying for other people, it’s selfish to think of how good your car will look without thinking if it will bother those around you.
Maybe you never had the experience of driving at night while some cars with their white/blue headlights passing you by or slowing moving in a traffic.
You are right. Who tf wants to wear a welding hood drivin at night? Its about that fkn bad.
Ah.... That would be turning light. But yes some older car that don't have xeon do more yellow. I have some older car with it but it have BIG profile light. It keep get hit by stone so We have to replace it a lot of time.
I drive a semi, I get blinded constantly. I just got 2 43,000 lumen light bars. Both are getting installed on both sides of the cab wired to a rocker panel for that sweet sweet revenge.
Here in Switzerland, you can fail your inspection and pay double if the light adjustments are off. I replaced my headlights, adjusted them by myself as good as possible in the dark and got them adjusted in a professional workshop asap. My 2005 Skoda Fabia even has an adjustment control on the dash for when it's loaded rear-heavy.
We don't have vehicle inspections in the US where I live, just emission testing. Nobody is remotely aware of how dangerous their headlights are or that they can be adjusted it seems.
At my job we don't have blinds so everyday at damn night time someone always pulls up with their expensive ass cars and flash bangs everyone in the store with LEDS
"That was easy" ...finding a flat surface with a wall... ...that's the hard part.
You could also point out how SUVs have their headlights at the same height as a sedan driver's eyes. On a semi-related note, you could do a video about how the rear bumpers for semi-trailers are at just the right height to decapitate sedan drivers (Including Mustang drivers). What's the point of having a bumper if it's point of contact is another car's windshield?
I get where everyone is coming from about the lights being up to high which makes no sense... in the city however where I live (heavily wooded area in Canada) the bright lights are absolutely mandatory for the simple fact that moose are everywhere on the side of the road anywhere so being able to see them in time usually makes the life or death difference (I'm sure people could figure this out but in case you don't) if you it a moose with a car you just swipe out there legs and the full body of the moose comes straight threw the windshield) I'm not saying everyone should be driving around with there lights pointed up but I do think the auto manufacturers should continue attempting to make lights brighter and a simple fix would be an electric adjuster inside the car I believe car manufacturers are already doing seeing how my car (a Mitsubishi) has that exact feature point them up high when in rural areas then when we enter the city switch them down
Lets not forget to mention the dangers of using cheap LEDs in winter. I see many people who end up with frozen headlights (as cheaper LEDs don’t warm up enough) and ultimately visibility issues...
Living in the country this is a way bigger problem, in the middle of nowhere on a dark night your eyes cannot adjust to headlights that are too bright. Headlights are definitely getting too bright. Also high beam etiquette is awful anymore, be better people.
Lights are too harsh now too, soft lights wouldnt be nearly so bad, but the light coming out of LEDs and Lasers is a point source and literally burns holes in your retina.
headlights have gotten far too bright over the years, at times I can barely see the lane I'm in let alone 15 feet in front of me
OMG same!
Ikr like bruh
Forgot about the people who think the blue light on their dash is to tell them their lights are on. As a traveler, all over the country, that is about 75% of the case.
Night driving glasses helps to reduce the glare.
LED lights are very good at etching other drivers retinas - adding LED fog lights assures the job gets done. Bonus retina destruction accomplished by increasing your vehicle's ride height.
Thank you, I recently had to get some body work done to the front of my car & my guy upgraded my headlights. One of my biggest pet peeves are these car that have headlights that make me have to pull over until they pass because I can't see. While I love my brighter headlight I've been worried that mine might be to high & kind of blinding people. Now I know how to check & it will ease my mind 😌
I love it when I’m coming home from work and suddenly a lifted truck comes over the hill and now I’m blind for about 5 seconds
People and their LED and Xenons pretending to be a second sun
I drive at night with sunglasses on. If the drivers are jerks, I move my mirrors so their beams bounce back at them. That should teach them. :)
Back in my day we didn’t have headlights.
You had to catch fireflys in a jar and hang them outside your window. You had to change out the flies every time you drove! Todays kids just dont get it.
Wow I do love driving around at night in perfectly clear conditions and suffer third degree blindness by a driver with eyesight of a bat shining their overpowered headlights at me.
Says no one ever. Not going to lie every time I deal with them I become Retsuko whenever she becomes pissed.
Thanks!
So I feel it necessary to explain that Lumens don't measure the brightness of a light source, they measure illumination on a surface. Light sources are measured in Candelas. 1 candela shining on an area of 1 square meter will provide 1 lumen of illumination.
You've got that backwards. Lumens are total output, candela indicates illumination on a surface. Candela can be changed by focusing or diffusing the beam.
I can't see shit on my way home at night or in the morning, it hurts my eyes
Funny Story by my uncle, He was on the way Home, close to midnight in a big ass Harvester, the guy oncoming didnt mean to turn off High Beams He gave him a little sign by beaming up himself shortly, no Response, so....He decided to go on full Hell. He High Beamed and put his working Lights on aswell, the whole Scene Was bright like daylight, u probably never ever seen someone Turning his High Beams off that fast 🤣
Thank you for saying turn your headlights on. When it rains, snows, fogs. Even if it's during the day.
literally every SoCal driver uses HI Beams when not needed.
These new Hondas, Acuras, Toyotas, Lexus, Mazdas, etc lights are so damn bright they almost have a blueish glare to them, I had a Honda pilot behind me one time and I literally couldn't see I had to switch lanes. These manufacturers gotta chill
Aftermarket projectors ftw
Also clean your headlights
Ikr. My truck's LEDs blinds the deer from miles away :D
@@angelgjr1999 you blinding other drivers too?
Ian Pearce Yes
Check out places such as theretrofitsource.com get something besides that pnp setup
Brighter, with the light where you need it