Mike Marlow wrote:

> "Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:OQuBf.15795$mj3.4433@trndny06...
>
>
>>The only "fix" to
>>your complaint would be to go back to the older, dimmer headlights that
>>we complained about for not providing enough visibility. You can't have
>>it both ways. Yeah, sometimes it's irritating, but the alternative is
>>less visibility overall, which I don't see as an improvement.
>
>
> Hmmmmmm.... I never complained about the old headlights. They worked fine.
> I have noticed that all of my cars that are in the 2000 plus vintage (2000,
> 2003, 2004) do a much worse job at lighting the road in up and down dips
> than the older cars used to. High beams or low beams - makes no difference.
> These new lights may have some benefits (though I have yet to put my finger
> on what the benefits are), but they certainly have some drawbacks as well.

I agree. The Sonata may be a little brighter than my Chevy pickup, but
I haven't parked them side by side to tell. You can't tell any big
difference going from one vehicle to the other from a brightness
perspective. The only difference is the truck is much better for
driving on hilly back roads.


Matt

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
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> I agree. The Sonata may be a little brighter than my Chevy pickup, but
> I haven't parked them side by side to tell. You can't tell any big
> difference going from one vehicle to the other from a brightness
> perspective. The only difference is the truck is much better for
> driving on hilly back roads.
>
>


Yup - it's the dips and dives that black right out with all of the newer
lights.

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
news:zVyBf.5500$lb.478291@news1.epix.net...

> I agree. The Sonata may be a little brighter than my Chevy pickup, but
> I haven't parked them side by side to tell. You can't tell any big
> difference going from one vehicle to the other from a brightness
> perspective. The only difference is the truck is much better for
> driving on hilly back roads.
>
>


Yup - it's the dips and dives that black right out with all of the newer
lights.

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
news:zVyBf.5500$lb.478291@news1.epix.net...

> I agree. The Sonata may be a little brighter than my Chevy pickup, but
> I haven't parked them side by side to tell. You can't tell any big
> difference going from one vehicle to the other from a brightness
> perspective. The only difference is the truck is much better for
> driving on hilly back roads.
>
>


Yup - it's the dips and dives that black right out with all of the newer
lights.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net