Duh !!

[CD_SM]

Yeah, I'm not sure what to think about the bulbs being brighter & brighter. There are times when I swear the car coming towards me has the brights on, but when I flash my brights, they flash theirs...and it's even brighter!

Is there a threshold for low beams? Like they can't be more than 10,000 Lumens or something like that? It seems like there should be, because sometimes they're too bright for me.

There is an actual limit, and plenty of aftermarket lights exceed it ("for off highway use only" is their get out of jail free card.)
But there are other contributing factors: a lot is due to lifted vehicles and big tires, and otherwise modified suspensions (e.g., Carolina squat); some is due to pooly adjusted lights (as a kid part of the annual inspection in PA was headlight aim); and some is due to poor engineering (actually no engineering, only design and style).
The very cool color temperature of most LEDs doesn't help any either.

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[Montana]

There is an actual limit, and plenty of aftermarket lights exceed it ("for off highway use only" is their get out of jail free card.)
But there are other contributing factors: a lot is due to lifted vehicles and big tires, and otherwise modified suspensions (e.g., Carolina squat); some is due to pooly adjusted lights (as a kid part of the annual inspection in PA was headlight aim); and some is due to poor engineering (actually no engineering, only design and style).
The very cool color temperature of most LEDs doesn't help any either.

Yea I wish there was a limit on the cool temps above all else. That would be one of the easiest laws to implement in this regard. Enforcing would be another story though, but at least make the sale of such headlights totally off limits. It's been proven the cool temp causes strain and the yellow spectrum is better for visibility anyways.

 

[JetFixxxer]

The lights aren't brighter, just a different color, which we perceive as brighter.


I get flashed all the time at night. I live in a state that checks the headlights are pointed where they should. Not sure if they overlook this or not, but I did get an inspection sticker.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-release...dlights-new-vehicles-improving-safety-drivers

https://www.federalregister.gov/doc...ive-devices-and-associated-equipment-adaptive

 

[Gray Goose]

I titled this because I had a DUH moment . I very seldom drive after dark. That is just how thing are ,no special reason .
I,m pretty good at timing traffic lights so I don't sit at red lights waiting to turn .
The other night , around 10 PM I was stopped at a red light and I noticed that traffic light had a Flashing ring around the outer edge .
This is where the DUH moment comes into play . I turned my signal off and the traffic light stopped flashing . I said to myself ,self , these new front bulbs are flippen bright .
I hope these Lasfit bulbs don't cause a problem for oncoming traffic .

That,s all I have to say about that .......

Best to get the light alignments checked. If the headlights are pointed up at the traffic lights, something is not right. The lights should illuminate the road not the sky.

 

[Deweyordeweynot]

I have the Lasfit Maverick kit and I'm happy with them, especially the front turn signal display. Nobody has to wonder if I'm changing lanes or making a turn, that's for certain. They're certainly not as bright as the construction vehicles strobes...not to mention the seriously blinding lights on emergency vehicles (and yet people still ignore them)...

 

[VicRattlehead]

If you wanna get rid of this bright bulbs let me know I’ll take off your hands

 

[Brianx]

I saw them on a commercial. Someone went to a think tank with his idea and now it's one of those 2 for $40 specials for a limited time type of thing. The way they work is they don't darken what you can see and they keep the damn blue light from blinding your retinas.

i agree they cut glare but it's a fact that ANY tint beyond clear will cut the amount of light transmission to the eye.

 

[White Thunder]

I titled this because I had a DUH moment . I very seldom drive after dark. That is just how thing are ,no special reason .
I,m pretty good at timing traffic lights so I don't sit at red lights waiting to turn .
The other night , around 10 PM I was stopped at a red light and I noticed that traffic light had a Flashing ring around the outer edge .
This is where the DUH moment comes into play . I turned my signal off and the traffic light stopped flashing . I said to myself ,self , these new front bulbs are flippen bright .
I hope these Lasfit bulbs don't cause a problem for oncoming traffic .

That,s all I have to say about that .......

When I got my 2022 way back when, I read that all Mavericks came with LED headlights. Why would you need to change them?

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