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Keith True · 05-03-2026, 01:27 PM

I have bought 12 of them.four sets for myself,and two pair for others.I would throw rocks at the others now.They do take a bit of education.When they say,focus,they really mean leveling.That lamp puts out the beam with a definite straight top line,or border.You loosen the screw in it and twist it to level the beam.Allowas for crooked headlight positions.They don't 'focus',as the old bulbs had to because they don't use the reflector for anything but a holder.They don't catch the light particles and bounce them out the front in the correct direction.Their beams are already focused to send out the front.You DO have to aim them correctly though,and if you try to aim them at the wall at the height you would have with the old ones,you will blind people.You can't aim space age lamps using oxcart methods.The inspection stations here have to have the machines for aiming LED lights.I went to a friends garage and aimed mine with his machine.Then I shined them on my garage wall where I have been aiming truck lights for over 40 years,and has lines and crosses marked all over it.The correctly aimed lights on all my A's hit that wall at about knee height.Correctly aimed you will not blind people on low beam,but high beam is another story.You WILL learn to pay attention to your beams,the cops WILL remind you.I do know a couple of guys that are using the flat ones,and like them,but that's because they are cheaper than me and I gave the lamps to them.

05-03-2026, 01:27 PM	#2
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,689	Re: LED Headlight Bulbs Question I have bought 12 of them.four sets for myself,and two pair for others.I would throw rocks at the others now.They do take a bit of education.When they say,focus,they really mean leveling.That lamp puts out the beam with a definite straight top line,or border.You loosen the screw in it and twist it to level the beam.Allowas for crooked headlight positions.They don't 'focus',as the old bulbs had to because they don't use the reflector for anything but a holder.They don't catch the light particles and bounce them out the front in the correct direction.Their beams are already focused to send out the front.You DO have to aim them correctly though,and if you try to aim them at the wall at the height you would have with the old ones,you will blind people.You can't aim space age lamps using oxcart methods.The inspection stations here have to have the machines for aiming LED lights.I went to a friends garage and aimed mine with his machine.Then I shined them on my garage wall where I have been aiming truck lights for over 40 years,and has lines and crosses marked all over it.The correctly aimed lights on all my A's hit that wall at about knee height.Correctly aimed you will not blind people on low beam,but high beam is another story.You WILL learn to pay attention to your beams,the cops WILL remind you.I do know a couple of guys that are using the flat ones,and like them,but that's because they are cheaper than me and I gave the lamps to them.