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Old 02-03-2015, 11:42 AM   #17 (permalink)
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As I look at the still picture comparison of the video that vekke posted, several things jump out.
1. The snow banks on the side w/led are toooooo bright. That is caused by glare (bad) and misdirected light (bad). The light rays are incorrectly bouncing inside the lens and not going where they are supposed to go. So your eyes are drawn to the space immediately infront oft the car and not down the road.
2. immediately infront of the car, the light is SOOOO bright that the white glare washes out the detail of the road. This is bad.
2. the distance light ends shorter and the road actually goes black BEFORE the silver sign dot at the end of the road.
3. PROPERLY designed housings w/ the CORRECT light source, project the light down the road. This keeps your night vision properly focused & adjusted for distance. The led is causing (incorrectly) your eyes to refocus on the space in front of the car, destroying your distant vision. Why is distant vision important.....BECAUSE THE CAR IS MOVING!
4. Because your eye is 'distracted' by the up close brightness, your eye muscles get tired quicker and driving no is unsafe.
5. The glare and brightness created by the incorrect bulb is now a visual distraction to the oncoming traffic.

Again, I cant repeat this enough.
1. 'light' has a spectrum, like a 1-10 scale. Each light source creates a different light hot spot.
2. Housings (the chrome thing that reflects the light source) are designed SPECIFICLY for the light source hat comes in it.
3. The light assembly AND the produced light are regulated to meet certain design characteristics. Unless the company making the alternative bulb has proof that the bulbs light passes the govt test, then it is NOT a correct replacement.
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