Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
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Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
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Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#2Lack of matrix headlights is a glaring omission on Teslas sold in Europe, too. Pretty much any other high-end car in Europe has them, at least as an option.
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#3I installed the (OEM) European headlights on my car.
It's, well, a night and day difference. It's been 8 years and no one has noticed.
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#4Even more idiotic is my truck. I put a camper on it. I can't drive it at night because the weight of the camper tilts the entire truck back just a bit so that the head lights are aimed right at driver's eyes even on the lowbeams. Everyone flashes me and gets pissed off. Hopefully Adaptive headlights account for things like this.
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#5Even more idiotic is my truck. I put a camper on it. I can't drive it at night because the weight of the camper tilts the entire truck back just a bit so that the head lights are aimed right at driver's eyes even on the lowbeams. Everyone flashes me and gets pissed off. Hopefully Adaptive headlights account for things like this.
self-leveling is required on bi-xenon headlights even in the US, so this is quite strange. if you have older-style headlights, there should be manual adjustment screws on the lamp housing you can fix this with in a matter of minutes.
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#6Even more idiotic is my truck. I put a camper on it. I can't drive it at night because the weight of the camper tilts the entire truck back just a bit so that the head lights are aimed right at driver's eyes even on the lowbeams. Everyone flashes me and gets pissed off. Hopefully Adaptive headlights account for things like this.
In my state, you would not pass the yearly safety inspection.
Can't you just adjust the headlights?
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#7Even more idiotic is my truck. I put a camper on it. I can't drive it at night because the weight of the camper tilts the entire truck back just a bit so that the head lights are aimed right at driver's eyes even on the lowbeams. Everyone flashes me and gets pissed off. Hopefully Adaptive headlights account for things like this.
Does your truck not have self-leveling headlights? Or is the change outside their ability to handle?
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#8I installed the (OEM) European headlights on my car. It's, well, a night and day difference. It's been 8 years and no one has noticed.
Do you have inspections in your state?
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#9Is this a standard feature in all European cars? It seems like a premium feature that might eventually trickle down to the average cars.
Re: Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
#10I installed the (OEM) European headlights on my car. It's, well, a night and day difference. It's been 8 years and no one has noticed.
I didn't know this was possible! Something to keep in mind if I ever buy a nice car.