Why do so many new cars not have automatic headlights?

[Anonymous]

New cars it is often $500 to change a bulb. My car I have to remove pars of bumper and parts above grill and plastic liner around front tire. It is a pain to do my self and very difficult or I pay $500.

Some people keep daylights off so bulbs last longer. The days of popping in headlight quickly yourself are gone

[Anonymous]

You shouldn't be allowed to turn off the headlights without doing some type of complicated code or combination of buttons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New cars it is often $500 to change a bulb. My car I have to remove pars of bumper and parts above grill and plastic liner around front tire. It is a pain to do my self and very difficult or I pay $500.

Some people keep daylights off so bulbs last longer. The days of popping in headlight quickly yourself are gone

That idiotic, might as well remove the brakes to avoid wearing them down

[Anonymous]

Having headlights on help other drivers see you. I'd rather be seen that hoping that others (drivers, walkers, etc.) see me, so my auto lights will remain on.

At times, I find it more frustrating that some drivers (knowingly or unknowingly) have headlights on at night, but no tail lights on. I suspect this is the case where auto or DRLs may be active, but the drivers need to take the extra step to turn all appropriate lights on.

Again, don't just see ... been seen! If the lights on your dashboard aren't on, turn on everything!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New cars it is often $500 to change a bulb. My car I have to remove pars of bumper and parts above grill and plastic liner around front tire. It is a pain to do my self and very difficult or I pay $500.

Some people keep daylights off so bulbs last longer. The days of popping in headlight quickly yourself are gone

This is actually a major decision factor in car purchases for me, because of a past experience with headlights on a Mazda MX6. It cost $800 to replace a burned out headlight because the front bumper had to be removed to access the housing for the headlight unit. We needed to do this 3 times in five years of owning the car. It’s something we had never even considered prior to that.

I will NEVER again own a vehicle that I can’t service myself for small maintenance items like bulbs, oil changes and brakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New cars it is often $500 to change a bulb. My car I have to remove pars of bumper and parts above grill and plastic liner around front tire. It is a pain to do my self and very difficult or I pay $500.

Some people keep daylights off so bulbs last longer. The days of popping in headlight quickly yourself are gone

That idiotic, might as well remove the brakes to avoid wearing them down

Stupid, stupid analogy.

Do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New cars it is often $500 to change a bulb. My car I have to remove pars of bumper and parts above grill and plastic liner around front tire. It is a pain to do my self and very difficult or I pay $500.

Some people keep daylights off so bulbs last longer. The days of popping in headlight quickly yourself are gone

This is actually a major decision factor in car purchases for me, because of a past experience with headlights on a Mazda MX6. It cost $800 to replace a burned out headlight because the front bumper had to be removed to access the housing for the headlight unit. We needed to do this 3 times in five years of owning the car. It’s something we had never even considered prior to that.

I will NEVER again own a vehicle that I can’t service myself for small maintenance items like bulbs, oil changes and brakes.

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