reflector thingy

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:00 am

what does the reflector thing do inside the headlight? what difference would it make if you took it out, would the headlight be brighter or dimmer? i know it reflects the light back ot the rear lense , but why not let the light just go straight out?

thanks for any response.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:06 am

the light would be too bright... you would blind motorists... kinda like using hid bulbs without a projector

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:08 am

would it be briter for me too? (driveing) or just if your looking straight at the bulb?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:09 am

it would scatter light randomly as opposed to make "beams"... like a bare lightbulb versus a flashlight...

like having the brights on all the time only it would be a solid wall of light. in fog you would be 100% blind

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:11 am

I would actually think it would be dimmer if you take it out. Since when it reflects back, it pretty much covers the whole area of the headlight.

Now, if you take it out, it would no longer reflect (well a bit, but not a whole lot) as good.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:11 am

ok thanks i was just wondering

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:56 am

it won't make it brighter as you are reflecting the same amount of light the bulb is producing... it will just be more spread all over the road in a random way, kinda like having an unattended fire hose... you will get a total mess.

MMamdouh

chronoti · Post by **chronoti** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:10 pm

and to add the point

thats what causes your cut off, with basical causes the beam patter to be pointed down, it's all in a parabolic reflector (you though learning that stuff in school was crap) and the high beam is just hitting it at a diffrent angle.

you can take it out only if you had fluked head light covers.

elhamy201 · Post by **elhamy201** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:07 pm

anyone retrofited HID projectors to the lanos headlights before ???

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:39 pm

elhamy201 wrote:anyony retrofited HID projectors to the lanos headlights before ???

not I