# How your headlights work

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-your-headlights-work/64883>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 23, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-your-headlights-work/64883 "2011-05-23T01:24:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-your-headlights-work/64883/1 "2011-05-23T01:24:34Z")

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> **[How Your Headlights Work](https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a6672/how-your-headlights-work/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2Bpm%2Fautomotive%2Fnew_cars%2B%28Automotive%3A%2BNew%2BCars%2C%2BTrucks%2B&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner)**
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> Headlights have come long way since the crude lamps that lit the way for the first cars. Modern headlights use deceptively interesting tech to produce your car's beams, and the next generationbased on lightweight, energy-efficient LEDsare on t

interesting article I figured I’d share with you guys