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Old 12-28-18, 01:50 AM
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Perfect scores on the IIHS ratings

https://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/ve...0-4-door-sedan

This time the triple beams performed better than the standard LEDs.
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Got one in October.

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That is good to see. Up to now, most LED headlights have performed worse than Xenon HID or even halogen headlights. The problem with LED headlights has been that they are so bright at the source, which requires a sharp cutoff at the top of the beam to avoid blinding oncoming drivers, and that sharp cutoff has limited the range of the beam. I hope that Lexus has figured out how to do LED headlights better than has previously been the case.
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Originally Posted by lesz
That is good to see. Up to now, most LED headlights have performed worse than Xenon HID or even halogen headlights. The problem with LED headlights has been that they are so bright at the source, which requires a sharp cutoff at the top of the beam to avoid blinding oncoming drivers, and that sharp cutoff has limited the range of the beam. I hope that Lexus has figured out how to do LED headlights better than has previously been the case.
HIDs are pretty blinding as well to oncoming traffic. Had them on the last car for five years.
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