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2nd Gen Headlights Half Lit

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Denk, Jan 3, 2017.

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Jan 3, 2017 at 8:47 AM

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Hey. I just noticed the other day that only the top half of my headlights are lit. More like the top half is much brighter than the lower. Is this normal due to the low beam reflection pattern? The pic doesn't really do it justice, but you can kinda see the line. Note: that is not the result of camera.

Denk, Jan 3, 2017

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Jan 4, 2017 at 6:18 PM

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Yeep, that's quite normal and the way its designed.

If your bottom half was really lit up, it would mean the light would bounce off and go up and blind everyone in front of you.

When you go on your high Beam, it uses the lower half of the reflector as well as the upper.

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Jan 4, 2017 at 8:31 PM

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Thanks for the sanity check. I could have worn it wasn't that blatantly obvious before.

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