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Gurney BS: vehicle tail lights - trends (51* d) RE: BS: vehicle tail lights - trends 26 Nov 18


I remember from 50 years ago, when I was one of the team who fitted lamps (lights are windows, lamps produce light. Jaguar used coachbuilding terms), to Jaguar cars, there were countries which had specific lamps fitted.
Taillamps were red, trafficators/turn signals were orange, France insisted on yellow bulbs in the headlamps, one of the Scandinavian countries insisted that the MkII park-lamps were too small and had an approved one incorporated in the turn-signal, as well as headlamps which came on with the ignition, and USA headlamps were sealed-beam and noticeably dimmer than anyone else, having a specific maximum wattage.

My personal opinion is that modern brakelamps are much too bright and destroy your night-vision, (Those prats who sit at the lights with their brakes on!) LED front turn-signals are too focussed forward and can be difficult to see sometimes when they are used too close to the turn. And on subject; no, I do NOT like 'stylish' modern trends in lighting. I want to see the vehicle, and be able to judge its distance. I don't need to know what brand it is.

There. Now I feel so much better.


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