I was thinking the same thing after I saw that commercial. The dude on the bike, right? I got to wondering how they work. A gyro or mecury switches or something like that?
We have been discussing this for years on hidplanet/hidforums as well as auto-height adujustable units. The problem is not installing the oversize "gimble" those types of systems are mounted on, its getting the four sensors and CPU to operate with our cars system correctly. Its only a matter of time before someone wants to spend over $2000 for just the equipment and then MAYBE, just maybe it MIGHT work.
They work via a gimble braket system that allows the projector to move up,down,left,right. The actuator for the gimble is triggered by a batch of sensors that are automatically and constantly adjusting themselves on curvy or hill type roads. The sensors and actuators are controlled via one or sometimes more CPU's. Typical height only auto-adjusting headlights only have one main CPU while the hieght and horizontal auto-adjusting systems utiize atleast three CPUs.
yea ive seen this on the new Lexus SUV, when the person started the car, the projector went through like i cycle phase moving around in a circle, i was like when i saw it
yea ive seen this on the new Lexus SUV, when the person started the car, the projector went through like i cycle phase moving around in a circle, i was like when i saw it
Yup. Thats the intial anylisis systems check they all do right when you turn them on. They Lexus RX330 has turnable and height adjusting headlights as well. A friend of mine has it and its trippy looking seeing headlight turn left to right, then up and down right all the while the HIDs are warming up. Cool as hell.
Like I said, we've discussed it on the hid forums out there. Its possible but it would take alot of engineering and custom fab work to even get the gimble to sit in the right spot and function properly. This is also even before you get the sensors to work. Those sensors are usually locatted on the strut towers or top of the suspension in most of the OEM equipped cars and they constantly talk back and forth to the CPU controlling the entire lighting system. Its a very complex system I can assure you that.
I remember a few cars in the 1950's that had a turning headlight, when you turned the wheel, the headlight would turn so you could see around the corner...not exactly new technology but cool nonetheless
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I just watched this movie in class and I believe it was the Tucker that had a center headlight that turned. Tucker went out of business which is why the new design never caught and because the big three weren't concerned with safty like Tucker was.
Winnah!!!!!!! yes the First was the Tucker, then Oldsmobile tried it in the late 50's (I forgot the model) Some guys with the 49-51 Studubakers have been known to put headlights where the bullet went.
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Who will be the first to try to put turnable headlight in there SRT?
when i saw it 
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