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Hello Motor Medics, I have a 2014 Ford F-150 and the headlights feel poor to me. I have gone the route of brighter LED headlight bulbs and even installed an off-road light bar to help.
Adding these lights has only got me one thing. Well, two things, two tickets.
People started flashing their lights at me all the time and I started flashing them back because I didn’t have my high beams on.
I got one ticket for the off-road light bar and one for flashing a police officer.
Is there anything I can do to get better lights?
Jack in Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Jack, Headlights are a bit of a sore spot for us because of the ever-growing number of non-road legal lights being used. We drive to work every day and see no less than 10 vehicles that have blinding non-legal lights, not to mention the ones who just don’t feel they have to dim their factory lights. Two cars headed for each other at speeds over 65 MPH both blinding each other is not smart.
Changing bulbs to LED in a standard housing is not legal and will blind others so are the off-road light bars.
To get better light and keep everyone safe, look into companies like Morimoto who offer DOT Legal headlight housings. Yes, they cost good money, but you will see much better and not cause safety issues with other drivers. These lights often are better than some very high-end cars. Those cheap Amazon units tend to be poor. Take care, The Motor Medics
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