LED Headlight dimming

[swozey]

I haven't seen anyone bring up ways to dim the LED headlights if it's possible. I haven't worked with LED lights before so I'm sure it's not just a matter of adding a power resistor like with halogens. Anyone have any ideas on doing this? I'd love a 2-3 stage with a "city mode" because there are a lot of situations (car in front of me at stoplight, drive through, or pulling up to a gas station with someone sitting down at headlight level, parking garages) where I can see my headlights blasting them in face and I'm seeing more and more posts on car forums where people are complaining about the brightness of LEDs almost causing unsafe driving conditions.

I usually just turn down to running lights in these situations but it'd be great if I could also just set different levels of brightness. Hell, there's times where I almost blind myself with them, say a big white truck in front of me at a light, it reflects off the tailgate right back at me.

And no my high beams aren't on

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[OldGuyNewJeep]

Following. Dunno how they’re even D.O.T. approved. I love the view from the driver’s seat, but I get flashed often enough to realize I’m seen as a menace. I aimed them down, a bit, but when I aimed them low enough to stop all the flashing (1.5 turns) they were just too low for me to see far enough in the distance. I settled on 1 turn. Now I just get flashed on uneven ground, like when cresting a hill. Love the idea to dim them when in high traffic and well lit areas.

 

[Dan S]

I'm good with the Wranglers LED option. I'm sure it answers these concerns:

www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/06/iihs-study-indicates-half-of-all-midsize-suvs-headlights-rated-marginal-to-poor/

I'm eager to see an updated report with this year's Wrangler tested.

 

[cball508]

I'm getting high-beamed constantly! It's getting so bad that I drive at night with my hand ready to flick my high beams back quick just to show them they are not on high beams

 

[paulr]

I'm getting high-beamed constantly! It's getting so bad that I drive at night with my hand ready to flick my high beams back quick just to show them they are not on high beams

Just aim them down a bit. Takes a screw driver and about 30 seconds. Properly aimed you’ll never get flashed. Haven’t been flashed once and I have a lift because I adjusted them.

 

[LincolnSixAlpha]

I relocated last year to Phoenix from Phila. I love it here... That said, the drivers here are assholes, mostly. So I can give two shits about my headlights. In fact, I consider it payback from dealing with assholes that piss me off. If anything, I'd like them to burn even brighter! But hey, did I mention I love the west? lol

 

[cball508]

Just aim them down a bit. Takes a screw driver and about 30 seconds. Properly aimed you’ll never get flashed. Haven’t been flashed once and I have a lift because I adjusted them.

Found the video last night and aimed them down a bit. Thanks

 

[jlsahara]

I relocated last year to Phoenix from Phila. I love it here... That said, the drivers here are assholes, mostly. So I can give two shits about my headlights. In fact, I consider it payback from dealing with assholes that piss me off. If anything, I'd like them to burn even brighter! But hey, did I mention I love the west? lol

Welcome. Yes, drivers here do suck. God forbid there’s a small fender-bender, the whole street gets shut down. Or worse, drivers that get stuck in flooded streets during the monsoon.

 

[ajasper6579]

Found the video last night and aimed them down a bit. Thanks

Any chance you can post the video here?

 

[cball508]

You got it...

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