I don’t know why the manufacturers have such a hard-on for super bright headlights. It isn’t like anyone is basing their buying decision on it. I guess when you are an executive who never drives themselves you don’t get blinded by them. I hope the NHTSA finally sets limits on headlight brightness and the gov bans aftermarket lights that exceed limits also. Now if we could just get enforcement to crack down on the a-holes who blast backward facing lights to harass other drivers also.
It’s a checkbox to put on the brochure for idiots who can’t make a decision. Also big bonus for the ad-exec when they don’t make any changes to the vehicle but still need something “new.” Idiotic arms-race for sure. Same thing with how cars are so big now, no one wants to be the “small guy” at the car measuring contest. Because humans are stupid and easily manipulated.
It’s an arms race. People are blinded by the glare of oncoming headlights in their old cars, so search for a way to safely drive their next car.
I was tempted for my older car because it was getting really difficult to drive at night with how dim those headlights were, relative to oncoming glare. I see replacement LED bulbs “for off-road use only” advertised as much brighter. Turns out replacing the bulbs (with new correct ones) and cleaning the windshield made some difference. Enough
I’m probably in a significant minority, but if I was buying a new car (lol why would I do that), I would specifically avoid anything which has blinding headlights.
I don’t know why the manufacturers have such a hard-on for super bright headlights. It isn’t like anyone is basing their buying decision on it. I guess when you are an executive who never drives themselves you don’t get blinded by them. I hope the NHTSA finally sets limits on headlight brightness and the gov bans aftermarket lights that exceed limits also. Now if we could just get enforcement to crack down on the a-holes who blast backward facing lights to harass other drivers also.
It’s a checkbox to put on the brochure for idiots who can’t make a decision. Also big bonus for the ad-exec when they don’t make any changes to the vehicle but still need something “new.” Idiotic arms-race for sure. Same thing with how cars are so big now, no one wants to be the “small guy” at the car measuring contest. Because humans are stupid and easily manipulated.
It’s an arms race. People are blinded by the glare of oncoming headlights in their old cars, so search for a way to safely drive their next car.
I was tempted for my older car because it was getting really difficult to drive at night with how dim those headlights were, relative to oncoming glare. I see replacement LED bulbs “for off-road use only” advertised as much brighter. Turns out replacing the bulbs (with new correct ones) and cleaning the windshield made some difference. Enough
yeah often cleaning and polishing the headlight lenses does wonders for regular wattage lighting.
I’m probably in a significant minority, but if I was buying a new car (
lol why would I do that), I would specifically avoid anything which has blinding headlights.