What's with these super bright car headlights?

[soulpatch]

Halos,as in the lights or something similar to what the new Camaros have?

Or the standard BMW look. The ring of light around the headlight.

Also Devil Eyes are the LED strip above/below the light like on Audis...

 

[soulpatch]

Its been like this for years over here... although it seems like a lot of the newer cars already have HID lights in them... so now a days once it hits night time i'm always getting blinded by on-coming traffic which is mad annoying...

Manufactorers are slapping them in since most auto places dont sell the bulbs and there is a piece of wire with the bulb that scares most from changing it themselves and thus more revenue for shops.

 

[krichardson]

Also Devil Eyes are the LED strip above/below the light like on Audis...

Now those are some nice looking lights,never heard that term though.

 

[koltsixx]

Halos,as in the lights or something similar to what the new Camaros have?

Not sure if they have them Halo's I mean I know you can option up to a HID.

HIDs are cheaper then that if you look online through reputable guys like DDM Tuning when they have their sales. I pay $40 a side for light, ballast, and needed wiring.

Though you said you have halos and that drives up the cost...

Not just from the look of things but HIDs really are a HUGE benefit to seeing the road. it is like daylight out there when you have em.

I agree it really helps especially with fog, halogens just bounce the light back at you in fog conditions. Consumer's Reports and other's are pushing them now as a safer kind of light because of reason's like this. Also I was talking about a professional installation that's why we thought of different prices.

 

[knifegill]

Things were fine without these dangerous lights. How can you justify blinding other drivers for your own sake? Safety should be for everyone, not just yourself.

 

[koltsixx]

Now those are some nice looking lights,never heard that term though.

check on ebay there are kits everywhere with names like that. Angel Eye's/Devil's Eyes you can even get the rings around the lights in different color red/green/blue/purple. It looks pretty hot. Though as said I hate the kits scary how much work you have to do. You got to cook your light to loosen the silicone then drilling and wiring it's a real mess I hated doing it I even bought a second pair of lights thinking I'd ruin my stock ones.

 

[koltsixx]

Things were fine without these dangerous lights. How can you justify blinding other drivers for your own sake? Safety should be for everyone, not just yourself.

I personally have never been blinded unless someone was tail-gating. Also as I said the car manufacturers, insurance companies and the government have decided it's helpful safety wise. I think it's a general consensus they just make driving safer by the powers that be.Shouldn't judge so harshly either it is said let those without sin cast the first stone. Lol! We are all guilty of doing things out of vanity despite consequences.

 

[soulpatch]

Things were fine without these dangerous lights. How can you justify blinding other drivers for your own sake? Safety should be for everyone, not just yourself.

Things were "Fine" back in the day before airbags too and ABS.

Technology evolves and as such we have stumbled upon HIDs being a better headlight as they illuminate more of the road, sap less power (except for the initial firing of the ballast), and are easily interchangeable with current lighting systems.

The issue you have with them being so blinding is poeple improperly aiming them and putting them in headlight housings meant for halogens. If you see a newer car most of the time they have HIDs from the factory and those are both installed and aimed correctly hence not blinding.

 

[krichardson]

The issue you have with them being so blinding is poeple improperly aiming them and putting them in headlight housings meant for halogens. If you see a newer car most of the time they have HIDs from the factory and those are both installed and aimed correctly hence not blinding.

That's it..Most of the cars that are puttering around with these fancy lights are almost ten years old.

 

[Zoodiver]

HID is one thing (assuming you do it right). What I hate are the 'kids' who just want color like HID, and buy colored bulbs (yellow, true white, blue, purple etc....).

I'm not a fan of something done to a car just for looks.