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We recently purchased a new (to us) family car and I've been addressing some of the neglected maintenance items. The low beam headlights were extremely dim, yet the high beams were very bright. Incandescent bulbs become dimmer over time. I purchased some which were recommended by the forum for my specific vehicle for only $15 on the rain forest site. They are quite a bit brighter now and I feel much safer driving at night.

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I bought new regular bulbs, not led

[–] crocswithsocks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't there an advantage to using LEDs? Seems like they can be used without blinding oncoming traffic.

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Generally, you shouldn’t replace an incandescent with an LED since the housing and reflectors inside it are all geared toward aiming/reflecting the brightness of the incandescent forward.

An LED is far brighter and saturates these reflectors. The result is the light is less crisp than an LED housing from the driver’s perspective, while being far brighter to oncoming traffic to the point of creating a significant hazard.

For cars, it’s best to replace the bulb with the type the housing is designed to use.

Sorry for long reply!

Edit cuz I forgot: they CAN be used without blinding others, but it requires reorienting the housing. This is pretty difficult for the average person and almost impossible on some housings.

[–] crocswithsocks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

No way, thanks for the reply. I learned something today.