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[cruisetopoland]

I've never understood why all cars not are fitted with superbright headlights as standard-it's a simple, cheap way to improve night driving safety.  Obvious really!

No, I can`t agree with that - the brightness of the bulb may help, sure, but as far as I can tell its the quality of the optics / lens and correct focal length of bulb that is key. I personally have had many cars with some very bright bulbs and although everything closer appears a different colour and certainly brighter, the distance the light goes seldom changes, and certainly deteriorates with many bulbs.

On the other side, I currently have a Subaru forester as a winter hack, the bulbs are fairly dim to look at, but by god, it can light up for miles ahead of me - withoubt a doubt the best headlights I have ever driven on

Ok-the decent ones then, like I always use which are optically correct and last well: the best are Philips Xtremes

[Dave DND]

I've never understood why all cars not are fitted with superbright headlights as standard-it's a simple, cheap way to improve night driving safety.  Obvious really!

No, I can`t agree with that - the brightness of the bulb may help, sure, but as far as I can tell its the quality of the optics / lens and correct focal length of bulb that is key. I personally have had many cars with some very bright bulbs and although everything closer appears a different colour and certainly brighter, the distance the light goes seldom changes, and certainly deteriorates with many bulbs.

On the other side, I currently have a Subaru forester as a winter hack, the bulbs are fairly dim to look at, but by god, it can light up for miles ahead of me - withoubt a doubt the best headlights I have ever driven on

Ok-the decent ones then, like I always use which are optically correct and last well: the best are Philips Xtremes

You are right 

Pay good money for a recognised branded bulb and all should be well

 

[feeutfo]

I've never understood why all cars not are fitted with superbright headlights as standard-it's a simple, cheap way to improve night driving safety.  Obvious really!

No, I can`t agree with that - the brightness of the bulb may help, sure, but as far as I can tell its the quality of the optics / lens and correct focal length of bulb that is key. I personally have had many cars with some very bright bulbs and although everything closer appears a different colour and certainly brighter, the distance the light goes seldom changes, and certainly deteriorates with many bulbs.

On the other side, I currently have a Subaru forester as a winter hack, the bulbs are fairly dim to look at, but by god, it can light up for miles ahead of me - withoubt a doubt the best headlights I have ever driven on

Not sure if it was a web site or just a thread on a site, but when searching for info on a hid upgrade i stumbled on a whole long conversation on Zenon and hid head lights and how overly bright they are and they should be banned, and i nearly drove into a ditch  blinded by one of those new BMWs etc etc.

You just cant please all of the people all of the time. I still get flashed with my hids, they passed the MOT with flying colours, and i asked the tester to be really fussy with the lights.

 Mark dtm's garage door trick for setting head lights works very well by the way. :-)

[Martin_1962]

Off roader HIDs are worst - eye height and fully legal

My HID conversion is great