Rick @ Layson's........thanks...
I think you were really being extra nice here.
Yup. There's no reason why the '07+ JK headlamp should be as poorly focused as it is. It would not have cost more to engineer and build it to work much better. The priorities were low cost and pretty/shiny appearance and long, warranty-friendly bulb life. Oh yeah, and legal performance.
Too bad the legal requirements leave so much room for lousy headlamps.
Too bad the low cost to Chrysler doesn't translate to low price to buy these lights.
I had an 08 Jeep JK and installed your Cibie upgrade. I gotta say the OEM headlights SUCKED and I am not alone. That is one of the most popular upgrades to the JK. After I put the Cibies in, I had retina burners.
I get what you mean, but for the benefit of those who might not: we are not talking about an uncontrolled spray of bright light here. Just the opposite, in fact, we're talking about a lot of well-focused, well-controlled, properly-directed light. Because of the better focus, they produce less "retina burning" glare than the stock lights.
I will be doing it again for my Dart this time even if I have to buy the kit from you a piece at the time. Awesome upgrade.
Thanks kindly, glad you like it. It really shouldn't be as hard as it is to get good 7" round replaceable-bulb headlamps. There are dozens of different rotten ones available, but only a few good ones.