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When I got my Honda van with stock LED headlights about a year ago, people started flashing me that my brights were on. After the first couple times I started f

by donatj 11mo ago

When I got my Honda van with stock LED headlights about a year ago, people started flashing me that my brights were on. After the first couple times I started flashing my actual brights back. They make the stock headlights too dang bright.

Aachen 11mo ago
Maybe get them replaced if you're blinding the other drivers? I also assume that few people complain to the manufacturer so they're probably not even aware that people find it a nuisance. While one complaint won't do anything, it could be doing anyway just in case you're not the only one who does
- Telaneo 11mo ago
  > Maybe get them replaced if you're blinding the other drivers? With what? Another set that has the exact same problem? Short of replacing the whole car, there's no good solution for the consumer, given that the problem is part of the design.
  - Aachen 11mo ago
    That's insane. I wasn't aware you can't replace one light bulb for another until a sibling comment that I saw in the meantime
- donatj 11mo ago
  They're not replaceable. That's the problem. It's not just a bulb you can replace. I have to replace the entire lighting fixture, and replacing the fixture with the OEM part is going to have the same exact issue. Replacing it with a non-OEM part is probably going to make it worse.
  - lucianbr 11mo ago
    Perhaps there's some adjustment possible? Worth asking at least.
belval 11mo ago
My parents bought a Lexus that happens to be tall-ish with very bright headlights. I don't think I have ever driven it at night without people flashing me. It's really up to regulators to put something in place though, I don't understand why it is taking so long. It's not like they want those super-bright headlights, they just come with the car...
- folmar 11mo ago
  Apparently Toyota+Lexus are ordering the most blinding lights without any reason. Talk to the dealer - if no one complains, they don't feel the need to fix.
lucianbr 11mo ago
I'm the one who's flashing you. I'm flashing you because your headlights are bothering me. Showing me that you can bother me even more does not make it better. Still, obviously, nothing you can do, or the driver in general. And I guess the manufacturers aren't incentivised. Regulation is the only thing that I can think of that will work.
- Aachen 11mo ago
  "Nothing they can do"? I've never owned a car so genuinely don't know but surely you can buy whatever lights you want for it and/or correct the alignment? I helped a friend with aligning the headlight after changing the bulb some years ago, I hear newer cars don't let you change the bulb yourself necessarily but then surely the mechanics can be asked to do this when they change it anyway, or upon the next inspection or so?
  - lucianbr 11mo ago
    > whatever lights you want For the cars I owned, only one set of official lights existed. Aftermarket would be nearly guaranteed to be worse quality and poorer alignment. And no changing them in the warranty period either. Car parts are not like PC parts, where you can buy your own and mix-and-match. No, things with car lights are not as you think. In many modern cars there are no bulbs, but laser diodes and complex lenses and god knows what else. I wouldn't trust anyone to fiddle with mine and do a good job, including the dealership.
    - Aachen 11mo ago
      That... is a sorry state of affairs and explains a lot. Thanks for making me aware.
    - 1718627440 11mo ago
      > I wouldn't trust anyone to fiddle with mine and do a good job, including the dealership. Evidently that includes the manufacturer, since he wasn't able to give you proper lights to begin with.

by donatj 11mo ago

Aachen 11mo ago

Maybe get them replaced if you're blinding the other drivers? I also assume that few people complain to the manufacturer so they're probably not even aware that people find it a nuisance. While one complaint won't do anything, it could be doing anyway just in case you're not the only one who does

Telaneo 11mo ago
> Maybe get them replaced if you're blinding the other drivers? With what? Another set that has the exact same problem? Short of replacing the whole car, there's no good solution for the consumer, given that the problem is part of the design.
- Aachen 11mo ago
  That's insane. I wasn't aware you can't replace one light bulb for another until a sibling comment that I saw in the meantime
donatj 11mo ago
They're not replaceable. That's the problem. It's not just a bulb you can replace. I have to replace the entire lighting fixture, and replacing the fixture with the OEM part is going to have the same exact issue. Replacing it with a non-OEM part is probably going to make it worse.
- lucianbr 11mo ago
  Perhaps there's some adjustment possible? Worth asking at least.

belval 11mo ago

My parents bought a Lexus that happens to be tall-ish with very bright headlights. I don't think I have ever driven it at night without people flashing me. It's really up to regulators to put something in place though, I don't understand why it is taking so long. It's not like they want those super-bright headlights, they just come with the car...

folmar 11mo ago
Apparently Toyota+Lexus are ordering the most blinding lights without any reason. Talk to the dealer - if no one complains, they don't feel the need to fix.

lucianbr 11mo ago

I'm the one who's flashing you. I'm flashing you because your headlights are bothering me. Showing me that you can bother me even more does not make it better. Still, obviously, nothing you can do, or the driver in general. And I guess the manufacturers aren't incentivised. Regulation is the only thing that I can think of that will work.

Aachen 11mo ago
"Nothing they can do"? I've never owned a car so genuinely don't know but surely you can buy whatever lights you want for it and/or correct the alignment? I helped a friend with aligning the headlight after changing the bulb some years ago, I hear newer cars don't let you change the bulb yourself necessarily but then surely the mechanics can be asked to do this when they change it anyway, or upon the next inspection or so?
- lucianbr 11mo ago
  > whatever lights you want For the cars I owned, only one set of official lights existed. Aftermarket would be nearly guaranteed to be worse quality and poorer alignment. And no changing them in the warranty period either. Car parts are not like PC parts, where you can buy your own and mix-and-match. No, things with car lights are not as you think. In many modern cars there are no bulbs, but laser diodes and complex lenses and god knows what else. I wouldn't trust anyone to fiddle with mine and do a good job, including the dealership.
  - Aachen 11mo ago
    That... is a sorry state of affairs and explains a lot. Thanks for making me aware.
  - 1718627440 11mo ago
    > I wouldn't trust anyone to fiddle with mine and do a good job, including the dealership. Evidently that includes the manufacturer, since he wasn't able to give you proper lights to begin with.