Today, when the trend of modification is very popular, more and more car owners are beginning to customize personalized modification plans for their cars! Among the many modification projects, the modification of headlights is undoubtedly a required course for car fans. one. Nowadays, many friends have started to replace their car lights because the original car lights are too dim. But in recent years, there have been rumors online that modifying headlights is illegal, causing people to panic. Is this true?
Car headlights are divided into three categories
To understand whether car headlight modification is legal, we must first know the main types of car headlights currently on the market and the modification methods. First of all, today's car headlights are generally divided into three types. The first type is the most common halogen headlight. This kind of headlight is illuminated by traditional tungsten filament heating. At the same time, the interior is filled with halogen gas, and the brightness is limited to 0. Ordinary incandescent lamp. 1.5 times.
The second type is xenon headlights. Because they are more expensive, they usually only appear on high-end models. Its light-emitting principle is different from that of halogen lamps. It emits light through the arc between the two poles in the lamp, and then fills it with a mixed inert gas mainly xenon to stabilize the headlight. Therefore, the brightness of xenon headlights is very high, three times that of halogen headlights, far exceeding other types of headlights.
The third type is LED headlights that have just become popular in recent years. This kind of LED headlights are composed of light-emitting diodes and directly convert electrical energy into light energy through semiconductor components. Its advantages are relatively small size, consistent brightness, long service life, and high safety. Therefore, LED headlights have now become the mainstream in the assembly of new cars of major brands.
Among these three headlight modification methods, the simplest method for halogen headlights is to add a lens. The effect of the lens is mainly to gather the light source, so the penetrability of the halogen headlights will be stronger, but the brightness will not increase too much. There are many modification methods for xenon headlights, including replacing the bulb, adding a lens, or replacing the entire assembly. Finally, there is only one way to modify LED headlights. Because LED headlights have a one-piece structure and the bulb cannot be replaced, if you want to modify it, you can only replace the assembly.
Is it really illegal to modify headlights?
After understanding the various headlights currently on the market and their modification methods. Let’s finally take a look at which modifications are legal among them! According to Article 97 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China, the wattage of car headlights cannot exceed 60W. At the same time, you cannot modify xenon lamps without permission. For example, if the original car has halogen lamps and you replace the xenon lamps by yourself, it is illegal and you will be fined 200 yuan and deducted 3 points. Legal headlight modifications should be to upgrade headlights of the same type, such as adding lenses to halogen lamps, or replacing xenon headlights with better xenon bulbs and assemblies.
However, although many people know that it is illegal to replace halogen headlights with xenon headlights, there are still many car owners who enjoy this modification. However, after such modification, it is basically impossible to pass the annual inspection. For the convenience of future vehicle use, those car fans who insist on replacing xenon headlights should "think twice"!
