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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I doubt this is as much of an issue in Europe, but here in the States the headlights of the average pavement princess (large truck that hasn't ever seen a day of work) shines directly into the rearview mirror of a regular height car. Nothing aftermarket at all, just stupidly large vehicles being a nuisance.

I still prefer halogen bulbs because they're so inexpensive to replace, while if your LED goes bad it's gonna be expensive costly.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    i see no actual reason why LED lamps should still be more expensive than halogen, that just sounds like companies fleecing you

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    Because with LED any issue requires a new lamp, the whole thing. With halogen bulbs you can simply replace the bulb or malfunctioning piece and it'll cost significantly less. Had a clip break on an LED and the only fix was a whole new assembly.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    again, that's not a fundamental issue, that's shit design to fleece you on money. It's like landlords installing self-contained LED fixtures that lock you out of switching the bulb yourself.

    From what i can tell this isn't a problem in europe, there are plenty of replacement LED bulbs available.

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