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(Elbil24): Virtually all new cars are sold with LED bulbs in the headlights. This technology uses much less energy to provide the same amount of light as the halogen bulbs, which were most common in the past.
But it has a natural cause. The halogen bulbs gave off much more heat, so that a smaller part of the energy consumption went to actually lighting up the road in front of you.
The downside? LED bulbs emit practically no heat. This means you don’t get any “free” removal of snow and ice from the headlights when it’s cold.
Therefore, you should think twice before choosing two-wheel drive
Can be risky
Snow and ice on the headlights obviously give poorer light, and it can suddenly become a traffic hazard – both because you don’t get enough light on the road in front of you and because other road users will find it more difficult to see you.
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The problem applies just as much to the front as to the back – snow covering the back of the car also makes the rear lights difficult to see for other road users. And it no longer melts off like it did before.
In addition to scraping the windows in winter, you should therefore ensure that the lights are also free of frost and snow. As a rule, luckily, using the sweeping broom is fine, but if there is a lot of snow, it may be that you should stop during the drive and sweep again.
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Should be scraped gently
However, it is not so wise to scrape the lanterns. It is of course a quick and easy solution when you are first starting out in the morning, but if you scratch the plastic it can quickly become scratched – therefore it is extremely important to scrape carefully.
These scratches will reduce the quality of the light, but perhaps even worse: Scratches in the plastic will make it easier for snow and ice to stick to the lights. Thus, you are in a vicious circle.
– The main tip is to wash the lanterns regularly and make sure they are clean. Then the snow doesn’t stick as easily, says advisor Jan Harry Svendsen in NAF to Elbil24.
He also points out that scraping should be done with care.
In addition, NAF advises against what many others advise you to do – to use polishing agent on the lanterns.
– Some also claim that you can use special polishing agents to polish the lantern lenses with. We don’t recommend it because it can change how the light is refracted, so you could end up dazzling other traffic. In addition, the lamp lenses on modern cars are often treated with an anti-scratch coating, which is removed if you polish the lamps, concludes Svendsen.
Parts of the case have been published previously
