Tim Stevens
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Well, you know, there are certainly really bright lights in a lot of new cars. But if you look at the Reddit forums and other places where people are complaining, a lot of these complaints are actually coming from aftermarket headlights. So we're seeing a lot of aftermarket retrofit kits for older cars, particularly on larger trucks, many of which are not legal.
Well, you know, there are certainly really bright lights in a lot of new cars. But if you look at the Reddit forums and other places where people are complaining, a lot of these complaints are actually coming from aftermarket headlights. So we're seeing a lot of aftermarket retrofit kits for older cars, particularly on larger trucks, many of which are not legal.
Well, you know, there are certainly really bright lights in a lot of new cars. But if you look at the Reddit forums and other places where people are complaining, a lot of these complaints are actually coming from aftermarket headlights. So we're seeing a lot of aftermarket retrofit kits for older cars, particularly on larger trucks, many of which are not legal.
And the result of that is incredibly blinding, incredibly bright headlights, which can be pretty annoying and frankly damaging at some point to other people's eyes.
And the result of that is incredibly blinding, incredibly bright headlights, which can be pretty annoying and frankly damaging at some point to other people's eyes.
And the result of that is incredibly blinding, incredibly bright headlights, which can be pretty annoying and frankly damaging at some point to other people's eyes.
It definitely depends on the model. Certainly higher-end, newer models, that kind of thing, do come with super bright headlights. We see a lot of bright LED technology, that kind of thing. But most modern cars do include brighter headlights, LEDs built in.
It definitely depends on the model. Certainly higher-end, newer models, that kind of thing, do come with super bright headlights. We see a lot of bright LED technology, that kind of thing. But most modern cars do include brighter headlights, LEDs built in.
It definitely depends on the model. Certainly higher-end, newer models, that kind of thing, do come with super bright headlights. We see a lot of bright LED technology, that kind of thing. But most modern cars do include brighter headlights, LEDs built in.
But when you're talking about older cars, cars that maybe came out 10 or 15 years ago, at that point, that's kind of an active thing where a lot of owners are replacing maybe broken headlights or they want something brighter that's maybe comparable to a more modern car and they're going out to Amazon or eBay or somewhere else and buying aftermarket retrofit kits instead.
But when you're talking about older cars, cars that maybe came out 10 or 15 years ago, at that point, that's kind of an active thing where a lot of owners are replacing maybe broken headlights or they want something brighter that's maybe comparable to a more modern car and they're going out to Amazon or eBay or somewhere else and buying aftermarket retrofit kits instead.
But when you're talking about older cars, cars that maybe came out 10 or 15 years ago, at that point, that's kind of an active thing where a lot of owners are replacing maybe broken headlights or they want something brighter that's maybe comparable to a more modern car and they're going out to Amazon or eBay or somewhere else and buying aftermarket retrofit kits instead.
Which may or may not be legal, and they do result in brighter lights for you, the driver, but they can be pretty painful for everybody else.
Which may or may not be legal, and they do result in brighter lights for you, the driver, but they can be pretty painful for everybody else.
Which may or may not be legal, and they do result in brighter lights for you, the driver, but they can be pretty painful for everybody else.
It's really a question of enforcement. A lot of states like Michigan, for example, they don't have any kind of... annual inspection at all. So at that point, it just becomes an issue for the police to basically pull someone over if they think that someone's headlights are too bright. And that's asking, you know, a lot of our law enforcement officers out there.
It's really a question of enforcement. A lot of states like Michigan, for example, they don't have any kind of... annual inspection at all. So at that point, it just becomes an issue for the police to basically pull someone over if they think that someone's headlights are too bright. And that's asking, you know, a lot of our law enforcement officers out there.
It's really a question of enforcement. A lot of states like Michigan, for example, they don't have any kind of... annual inspection at all. So at that point, it just becomes an issue for the police to basically pull someone over if they think that someone's headlights are too bright. And that's asking, you know, a lot of our law enforcement officers out there.
So, you know, there are a lot of very strict defining rules when it comes to new vehicles coming on the road, that kind of thing. But for older vehicles, you know, people who are either maintaining or modifying them, it's really hard to actually enforce that people are doing these things and doing them in a legal, safe way.
So, you know, there are a lot of very strict defining rules when it comes to new vehicles coming on the road, that kind of thing. But for older vehicles, you know, people who are either maintaining or modifying them, it's really hard to actually enforce that people are doing these things and doing them in a legal, safe way.