| This article will provide information about the different | | | | lamps for the different beams. |
| kinds of lights that are used in vehicles today and what | | | | The high beam is also known as main or driving beam |
| is their purpose. Also you will find out how to adjust | | | | because it is used for maximum seeing distance. The |
| your lights to work better for you. | | | | problem with it is that it produces too much glare and |
| Headlights will be the first thing that I will cover. They | | | | this could endanger other drivers and may lead to |
| are perhaps the most important kind of lights because | | | | accidents. |
| they provide an opportunity to drive in the dark and to | | | | We already mentioned the low beam and that they |
| see even when the visibility is greatly reduced. It is | | | | need to point downward. That's why they are used |
| very important for your headlights to work properly | | | | when driving in the city or anywhere that you may |
| because during the night you will need to see | | | | encounter other drivers. |
| everything in front of you in order to not crush into an | | | | There are many different types of headlights and I will |
| unseen object or other vehicle. This is why there is a | | | | now tell you about some of them. Lens optics are |
| law that says that during the night you must use | | | | widely used. A light source is used to produce the light |
| headlights that are in good condition, you must use | | | | and a reflector is pointing the light in the right direction. |
| headlights when the visibility is reduced even if it is | | | | There are also lens that are focusing the light providing |
| during the day and you must ensure that the headlights | | | | good quality of the illumination. |
| are properly adjusted. | | | | The reflector optics is made to distribute the light in a |
| The headlights adjustment is very important because | | | | good pattern. They are rarely made from metal or |
| you need to perfectly see the road especially in places | | | | glass because it is too expensive. Usually a |
| with no street lights or other light sources. You can | | | | compression-molded plastic is used instead. |
| make the improvements on your headlights yourself if | | | | HID headlamps are another alternative of headlights. |
| you want to. You will need a screwdriver and some | | | | Xenon gas is used and that's why many people are |
| masking tape. The screwdriver is good to be universal | | | | calling them xenon headlights. When using that kind of |
| with many kinds of screws. With it you will be able to | | | | headlights it is very important that a good cleaning |
| easily work on the car. To start park your car near a | | | | system and automatic beam leveling control is applied |
| wall and mark on the wall where the headlights should | | | | to them because they may change the intensity of the |
| point. Mark the place for every light in order to have an | | | | light over time and cause endangering glare. |
| idea on what you need to expect from your | | | | We will now move on and talk a bit about taillights. |
| adjustments. In the end you will have one horizontal line | | | | These dim lights use the same reflection system as |
| and two vertical lines. Make sure that these lines are at | | | | the headlights but they are not made to light the way |
| the level of your headlights. That means that they are | | | | and are made dim in order to not blur the vision of the |
| as far from the ground as your headlights are. Now | | | | subsequent drivers. These lights indicates the presence |
| move your car back from the wall but still facing it. | | | | of the car in order for others to see it. Usually a |
| Next you will need to find the screws on the | | | | backup battery is used in order to avoid many |
| headlights. Make sure you do this when the headlights | | | | accidents because of a malfunction of the taillights. |
| are off because they may heat up and you will not be | | | | You will still need to check them regularly because |
| able to freely touch them. | | | | sometimes they may blink unnecessary because of a |
| It is time to test the low beam of your headlights. Turn | | | | cable problem or some other issues that may put you |
| the headlights on low beam and watch how it is | | | | and others in danger. |
| presented on the wall. Use the top adjusting screws to | | | | One very interesting idea could be set to work into the |
| make the necessary change. Move them clockwise to | | | | taillights. They could change its color pointing if the |
| raise the intensity of the light and counterclockwise to | | | | vehicle is accelerating or decelerating. Green could be |
| lower the emission of light. The last thing you need to | | | | for acceleration and red for deceleration. This will tell |
| watch for is not to center the light because you may | | | | the other drivers behind what is happening to the |
| blind the oncoming drivers. The light should point on the | | | | vehicle in a quicker and better way. If the speed is |
| road in the best possible way for you to see as much | | | | vastly decelerating a fast red blink could be applied too |
| as possible without obtruding other drivers. | | | | and this will be a warning sign for others that the |
| We talked about low beam but there are many other | | | | distance between them and the vehicle in front of |
| things that you may want to know about your | | | | them may quickly shorten. This will give them enough |
| headlights. I will now tell you about how the headlights | | | | time to decide what they should do to prevent |
| work and what they are made from. | | | | accident. Here is another example - if the car in front |
| The headlights are electrically operated. They are | | | | of you is accelerating quickly a green blink will tell you |
| made from lamps that are making the light by | | | | that it is moving away from you and you could decide |
| transforming electricity. These lamps should have low | | | | to accelerate too without putting yourself and the |
| and high beam and there are two ways for making | | | | other driver at risk. |
| that - with one universal lamp for both or with two | | | | |