Tim Stevens

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.

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 we've seen technologies to address that. Auto dimming headlights is one of the kind of most common things that we see these days where a car will basically detect there's an oncoming car and automatically go from high beam to low beam. The problem is a lot of the early implementations of this technology were pretty bad, particularly on Tesla cars, for example.

So we've seen technologies to address that. Auto dimming headlights is one of the kind of most common things that we see these days where a car will basically detect there's an oncoming car and automatically go from high beam to low beam. The problem is a lot of the early implementations of this technology were pretty bad, particularly on Tesla cars, for example.

So we've seen technologies to address that. Auto dimming headlights is one of the kind of most common things that we see these days where a car will basically detect there's an oncoming car and automatically go from high beam to low beam. The problem is a lot of the early implementations of this technology were pretty bad, particularly on Tesla cars, for example.

I used to have a Tesla Model S, and it was so bad at identifying other cars. It would just leave the headlights on full blasts. for way too long. And I would have other people flashing me all the time. And I felt awful because the car was just really bad at identifying other people and dropping those headlights down. So that technology is getting better.

I used to have a Tesla Model S, and it was so bad at identifying other cars. It would just leave the headlights on full blasts. for way too long. And I would have other people flashing me all the time. And I felt awful because the car was just really bad at identifying other people and dropping those headlights down. So that technology is getting better.

I used to have a Tesla Model S, and it was so bad at identifying other cars. It would just leave the headlights on full blasts. for way too long. And I would have other people flashing me all the time. And I felt awful because the car was just really bad at identifying other people and dropping those headlights down. So that technology is getting better.