Car Headlights

The car headlights hold the same place as the eyes of the humans. They make you look beautiful and help you navigate your way through the darkness. Same is the case with the car headlights. It must be taken into account that headlights is an informal word.. the technically correct term that should be used is headlamp. As the automobiles evolved with time so did the headlights of the car and other vehicles.

 History of the car headlights

 In the recent times acetylene or oil was used in order to fuel the lamps. The electric lamps came into existence as late as 1898. the initial electric lamps used as car headlights did not become successful due to various factors. The electrical ignition system was introduced later. The next in the league were the halogen car headlights which were introduced in the mid 90s. these form the basis of the present slighting system in our cars.

 Designing of car headlights

 Apart from the technological changes made in the car headlights there were several design changes also. Along with the improvement made in the performance of the car headlights its looks were also worked on. It too went through several stages. The car headlights were modified to fit the changing designs of the cars and to fulfill the taste issues of public. Today if we look around we can see a wide variety of car headlights. Now a days most of the companies have something special to offer that sets them apart from other manufacturers. The angel eyes car headlights became popular after they were seen in a series of Audi vehicles.

 There were two major types which became a trend in car headlights.

 Hidden car headlights
 Revealed car headlights

 The hidden car headlights were, in fact, is very popular. In this type of design the headlamps are not seen at all times. In fact they rested in a small mount until required. These aided the aerodynamic feature of the cars. Most of the high speed cars still have these hidden car headlights.

 The other approach was the normal car headlights that we see. They are mounted at the front of the vehicle and can be seen at all time. Many designs have been formulated to improve their appearance with out hindering the functioning.

 High beam and low beam

 The car headlights are made to work on two modes primarily. These are low beam and high beam. The low beam mode finds its application when the nearest road stretch needs to be viewed. Usually at night when traveling at road full of pits and puddles, it is advised to keep the beam low.

 High beam is preferred when there are not many people on the road and the driver is on a long stretch. If there are people traveling from opposite direction on the same road then the high beam becomes blinding for them.

 The car headlights are an integral part of the design system of the cars. Modifications are being done to make them better as the days pass.