04-18-2024, 09:43 PM
there are regulations about the height of lamps from the ground on the front of vehicles.
We have them here, too.
Check your state's vehicle code.
I'd wager every state has laws for every light allowed or not prohibited on a vehicle
Just because they exist doesn't mean everybody obeys them.
Modern vehicles with factory LED headlights have proper reflectors from the jump.
They are brighter but when not focused properly, are annoying.
When vehicles crest a hill, or are stopped on a hill, the headlights are going to annoy.
Load a trunk or tow a trailer, the lights are going to annoy.
When someone has mounted or retro'ed lights improperly, they're going to annoy.
Properly executed LED lights will annoy, just because.
The biggest problems are drivers who retrofit headlights with improperly designed LED bulbs and manufacturers who crank out cheap, very bright bulbs that aren't manufactured to legal standards.
Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out the idiots who shop for the brightest possible bulbs they can find, because.
Fortunately, there are many vendors who lie about the lumens so we're not facing bulbs as bright as claimed.
I put LED bulbs in my car that are bright, but well designed for the reflectors and properly aimed.
A retro-fit needs an LED bulb that puts the 'low-beam' or passing beam emitter at the same plane as an incandescent bulb's filament.
It also needs a shield to cut the top of the beam flat to allow good range while eliminating glare to other vehicles.
At one time, no third-party LED bulbs did either, but now more are being properly designed and manufactured.
I don't believe the DOT is doing enough encouragement for development of good vehicle lighting.
Incandescent headlight lighting is easily overdriven at even modest speeds, and who routinely drives at modest speeds these days.
Besides me.
Other than the aforementioned issues, is aftermarket LED bulbs tending to be too cool K-wise, in my opinion.
6000K and up is just too cool for good visual acuity because of the blue tint shift to the light.
On the other hand, look at the poor excuse for lighting halogen headlights provide.
They're almost amber in color compared to LEDs.
I think there's huge Boomer resistance to LEDs, even perfect executions of them, just because.
In my day, sonny, kerosene lamps got the job done, no need for boogie-woogie electricity.
It's not our eyes, it's our minds.
We are not keeping up.
We have them here, too.
Check your state's vehicle code.
I'd wager every state has laws for every light allowed or not prohibited on a vehicle
Just because they exist doesn't mean everybody obeys them.
Modern vehicles with factory LED headlights have proper reflectors from the jump.
They are brighter but when not focused properly, are annoying.
When vehicles crest a hill, or are stopped on a hill, the headlights are going to annoy.
Load a trunk or tow a trailer, the lights are going to annoy.
When someone has mounted or retro'ed lights improperly, they're going to annoy.
Properly executed LED lights will annoy, just because.
The biggest problems are drivers who retrofit headlights with improperly designed LED bulbs and manufacturers who crank out cheap, very bright bulbs that aren't manufactured to legal standards.
Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out the idiots who shop for the brightest possible bulbs they can find, because.
Fortunately, there are many vendors who lie about the lumens so we're not facing bulbs as bright as claimed.
I put LED bulbs in my car that are bright, but well designed for the reflectors and properly aimed.
A retro-fit needs an LED bulb that puts the 'low-beam' or passing beam emitter at the same plane as an incandescent bulb's filament.
It also needs a shield to cut the top of the beam flat to allow good range while eliminating glare to other vehicles.
At one time, no third-party LED bulbs did either, but now more are being properly designed and manufactured.
I don't believe the DOT is doing enough encouragement for development of good vehicle lighting.
Incandescent headlight lighting is easily overdriven at even modest speeds, and who routinely drives at modest speeds these days.
Besides me.
Other than the aforementioned issues, is aftermarket LED bulbs tending to be too cool K-wise, in my opinion.
6000K and up is just too cool for good visual acuity because of the blue tint shift to the light.
On the other hand, look at the poor excuse for lighting halogen headlights provide.
They're almost amber in color compared to LEDs.
I think there's huge Boomer resistance to LEDs, even perfect executions of them, just because.
In my day, sonny, kerosene lamps got the job done, no need for boogie-woogie electricity.
It's not our eyes, it's our minds.
We are not keeping up.
