Dingo Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Uh, wouldn't a sunny day make them lighter, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Good point! Maybe they could be designed to be sensitive to only certain wavelengths but sunlight contains most wavelengths so it might not be practical. A less expensive version of the electrically controlled tinting would probably be a better solution. Edited July 19, 2013 by TheWizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Why not make them darken with UV rays, so during the day, they're dark, and at night, they're clear, so when my head lights are on I get the full intensity of the headlight. ...who has the expertise to make these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Think lcd calculator screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Am I the only one who likes my headlights clear? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 No, I agree with you - headlights and tail lights should not be tinted. But my primary objection is to the reduction in light caused by the tint so spitballing about an automated tint/clear solution is kinda fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Why not make them darken with UV rays, so during the day, they're dark, and at night, they're clear, so when my head lights are on I get the full intensity of the headlight. ...who has the expertise to make these? You mean like Transitions lenses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Why not make them darken with UV rays, so during the day, they're dark, and at night, they're clear, so when my head lights are on I get the full intensity of the headlight. ...who has the expertise to make these? That is how Transitions lenses work. They darken according to the amount of UV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Ahh, well perfect. We need transition plastic for our headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Headlights make a ton of uv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Very true. You'd have to have the transitions material outside the headlamp assembly with some sort of UV blocking in the lamp's face so that the transitions material would only be affected by outside UV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Damn, foiled again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Electronic polarization would work, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Ahh, well perfect. We need transition plastic for our headlights. Well, here's the problem with that. Transitions photochromatic material is embedded in the lens itself which means it ain't cheap. Secondly, you'd have to remove the original plastic on the front of the headlamp in order to replace it with the one made with the material. Dingo: Not a bad idea but I am also wondering how expensive that would be to implement on a headlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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