#Headlights

Unless you have some of those fancy and increasingly rare glass headlights, you will need a headlight restoration kit one day. As far as we know, 1997 was the last year any passenger vehicle in North America was sold with glass or sealed beam headlights, and plastic lenses have been mandated by both US and Canadian transportation agencies for decades. Plastic lenses have a lot of advantages besides the obvious one of not shattering on impact (or when a stone hits them): They let you replace ( or upgrade) just the bulb, and they’ve allowed designers to create complex shapes that not only look interesting (good or bad is in the eye of the beholder), but spread light better. And of course, they’re much lighter and less expensive, not that the cost savings gets reflected in an MSRP.

On February 1, 2022, the Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Steven S. Cliff, signed Regulation Identifier Number 2127-AL83. That’s a lot of bureaucracy for something that’s going to change the way we drive at night forever, because RIN 2127-AL83 makes adaptive headlights legal.

Driving is one of life’s greatest pleasures. It’s also an inherently risky proposition.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed more than half of midsize SUV headlights are rated marginal or poor.

From clunky sealed-beam units that dominated vehicle fascias through the 1990s to modern LED-powered lamps, automotive lighting has advanced dramatically over the past two decades. Today, it’s poised to make the next big leap.

Most crossovers’ headlights are aimed too high, according to tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released its first ever headlight safety ratings.

Adaptive headlights are set to be the next technology that sees widespread adoption thanks to new safety ratings. 

Headlights found on cars in the U.S. aren’t as good as they can be.

If you own a 2012 or 2013 VW Passat, there’s a good chance that your car’s headlights will fail. 

A teaser image of the upcoming Porsche Macan small crossover reveals that it will be the first production model fitted with headlights first seen during the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

After being barred from bringing its Matrix Beam headlights, Audi is fighting to at least offer its sequential turn signals in the U.S..

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is upgrading its probe on the Chevrolet Corvette over faulty headlights to an engineering analysis.

A new series of recalls by  Chrysler was announced by the U.S. safety regulators today.

Audi has announced that its 2014 A8 sedan will get the automaker’s new “Matrix” LED headlights, a technology that’s takes the high-beam function to a more precise level.