I’m sure I’m missing something obvious.
We’ve just bought a new (2021) Toyota Aygo for Senior Management. Smashing little car, ideal for what we want.
I wanted a set of spare bulbs- not least as we will be using it in France etc- so off I went to find out the types etc.
No real issue. Just a mystery.
There only seems to be one bulb in the headlight ( dipped / main beam) assembly (ignoring the side lights, DRLs, indicator etc).
The bulb is a single filament quartz (HIR2- I’ve looked at it). The light dips etc, the main and dipped beam comes from the same assembly / Lens
lump.
I’m used to seeing dual filament bulbs ( so the source moves, moving the beam) but how are they dipping the single bulb?
The dipped beam has the usual UK left up kick ( unfortunately - I was
hoping to find the flat top dip like on my car which is EU legal.)
I‘m sure I‘m missing something obvious.
We‘ve just bought a new (2021) Toyota Aygo for Senior Management.
Smashing little car, ideal for what we want.
I wanted a set of spare bulbs- not least as we will be using it in
France etc- so off I went to find out the types etc.
No real issue. Just a mystery.
There only seems to be one bulb in the headlight ( dipped / main beam) assembly (ignoring the side lights, DRLs, indicator etc).
The bulb is a single filament quartz (HIR2- I‘ve looked at it). The light dips etc, the main and dipped beam comes from the same assembly / Lens
lump.
I‘m used to seeing dual filament bulbs ( so the source moves, moving the beam) but how are they dipping the single bulb?
The dipped beam has the usual UK left up kick ( unfortunately - I was
hoping to find the flat top dip like on my car which is EU legal.)
In article <skk82g$4ob$1@dont-email.me>,
Brian <noinv@lid.org> wrote:
I‘m sure I‘m missing something obvious.
We‘ve just bought a new (2021) Toyota Aygo for Senior Management.
Smashing little car, ideal for what we want.
I wanted a set of spare bulbs- not least as we will be using it in
France etc- so off I went to find out the types etc.
No real issue. Just a mystery.
There only seems to be one bulb in the headlight ( dipped / main beam)
assembly (ignoring the side lights, DRLs, indicator etc).
The bulb is a single filament quartz (HIR2- I‘ve looked at it). The light >> dips etc, the main and dipped beam comes from the same assembly / Lens
lump.
I‘m used to seeing dual filament bulbs ( so the source moves, moving the
beam) but how are they dipping the single bulb?
The dipped beam has the usual UK left up kick ( unfortunately - I was
hoping to find the flat top dip like on my car which is EU legal.)
When HID arrived, some cars used the same bulb for dip and main. Either
the bulb moved, or some form of shutter?
Most cars use LED these days. Perhaps they use the same method for that,
but base models still fitted with halogen?
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