Headlights Components

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Headlights have come a long way from being a simple pair of lamps in front of the car that illuminated the road ahead. With cars getting faster and faster it became important to illuminate the road further and further at night. This is because the faster the car goes the lesser is the time the driver has to react to developments. Therefore the driver needs to see things happening further ahead so that there is more time to react.

Now to illuminate the road to a greater distance it is not enough to just increase the power of the light bulb. That will make the light brighter but will not give the light a "throw" by itself. For this you need to have reflectors that are suitably designed as well. Reflectors are the mirror like surface that you see on the inside of headlights. The shape and contours of the reflector surface are key to determining how the road will light up. Modern technology has enabled complex shapes to be made economically. This has meant that lights do not need to be plain round in shape. They can have a different shape that matches the styling of the car and the reflectors will be so designed that the ...
... beam is perfect for lighting up the road.

The headlight bulbs have also benefited from the advance of technology. Their brightness, shade of light and durability have all been improved upon. The shape of the filament has also been refined to give optimum lighting performance. The turn signal lamps are now often integrated with the headlights and they add to the style and look of the headlight will performing their crucial function.

The housing of the headlights used to be merely functional in the past but now its color is part of the styling of the car and you can change the color to make your car's headlights stand out.

There have been more refinements often seen in luxury cars. In some cars headlights can be adjusted remotely to point to a customized height. In some cars the headlights have cute little wipers to improve performance during rain.

The entire headlight assembly is now modular and can be replaced easily. You can find the latest headlights at www.ilovebodykits.com
Louie Liu has been in the car aftermarket products industry for 5years. He has specialized in body kits, headlights, cold air intakes and other aftermarket products. He has deep knowledge of a wide range of products including knowledge of benefits of body kits and other products, product options and how to choose a car aftermarket product. You can learn about a wide range of Head Lights and lowering springs at his site ilovebodykits.com