LED front head lamp replacements

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by 86Sebring

Maybe it's just me, but I'm driving a regular japanese sedan to work every day early, and especially now that the days are getting shorter, at times I am not able to keep my eyes focused on the road, due to every dude in his pick up truck and his wife in her SUV with those insanely bright beams either blinding from the opposite lane or right behind me engulfing my driver cabin in light like Anfield on a Champions league night.
Some european countries prohibit them there lights, probably justifiably so

The problem is often less about brightness than it is about: a) proper aiming; and b) improper bulb replacement. Replacing a halogen bulb with an HID or LED light capsule or bulb, for which the lens and reflector were NOT designed, will result in an altered light pattern that is not only NOT DOT-compliant, but also almost univerally generates excessive glare for oncoming motorists. They should pull these off the road as they're a dangerous hazard for every other motorist facing them.