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2021 SVR’s headlights are terrible!

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Anyone else feel like their headlights are too dim?

taking it into the shop to run some tests, but the service advisor told me that is a common complaint.

I have the LED headlights.
 
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Did you perhaps come from a vehicle that had fog lights? Im came from an SRT Jeep that had HIDs and LED fogs and I guess maybe it’s not as bright as that setup was, but I wouldn’t say it’s something I regularly think about or notice.

@RJSJag - I agree with you about the pixels and I’ll add that I wish we could have the animated turn signals as well here in the states!
 
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don’t the audi Q8, SQ8, RSQ8 all have really bright HD matrix headlights/tail lights with animations though?

Did you perhaps come from a vehicle that had fog lights? Im came from an SRT Jeep that had HIDs and LED fogs and I guess maybe it’s not as bright as that setup was, but I wouldn’t say it’s something I regularly think about or notice.

@RJSJag - I agree with you about the pixels and I’ll add that I wish we could have the animated turn signals as well here in the states!
I was thinking about trying to find someone on here from the UK who’d be willing to try and get a pair of Pixels from the dealer and ship them to me but I’d imagine they’re insanely expensive. Theirs look so much better too because rather then a bright orange reflector in the corner they have another LED light.
 
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I was thinking about trying to find someone on here from the UK who’d be willing to try and get a pair of Pixels from the dealer and ship them to me but I’d imagine they’re insanely expensive. Theirs look so much better too because rather then a bright orange reflector in the corner they have another LED light.
They would probably need the dealer to flash the vehicles system so they work. And that’s probably where you’d hit a snag here in the states.

don’t the audi Q8, SQ8, RSQ8 all have really bright HD matrix headlights/tail lights with animations though?
They do but if you take a closer look, they all have another piece of the signal that is steady on while the animation is working. Your eye may not have noticed the steady because it likely follows the motion, but that’s how they do it.
 
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Good news! But "The law provides a definition of adaptive headlights, but it states a final ruling on the amendment to the original standard should take place "not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.""

Hmmm, two years will be 2023, so they might, just might, be finally optional for us USA folks.....assuming the chip shortage is over and there is not a CV-20,21.....

OTOH some enterprising close to the Canadian ("Pixel" lights are an F Pace option there today) border F Pace entrepreneur might figure out a package of parts and how to code them at a reasonable price (? $1,500? who knows). I would think if done right there would be an almost zero chance of Johnny Law even noticing and coming after you.