Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object

the best Volvo headlamps were on F12 and N12, later on early NH and FH.

In Europe '98 Version had the same cab and exterior as first FH trucks and headlamps were good. But In the USA they put Car style headlamps with plastic lens. But truck runs more miles then car and lens go bad in first 3-4 years. In Europe they use glass lens. I sugested they will do it with US Version-II but... no one can make so big bent glass for low cost so they use plastic. And the only way to keep vision is HID and annual resanding.

Volvo headlamps are bad, but Columbia headlamps (donor Mercedes ML) are the same bad!

Ok, belive me new International, Mack and Cascadia headlamps with plastic lens woud be so bad 5 years later.

 

That's cause we have more mooses than y'all do down here. Those big suckers are dark brown/black 'cept for their lighter colored lower legs. By the time regular headlights pick those up you are SOL big time. Real fun when you gots 6 ft snowbanks on each side an the mosse is laying down on the road thinkin about moose things.

 

You only need the guard...if your both blind and stupid

All those lights you could see a fly from 3 miles away.

 

HID only helps.... I know

I like Actros headlamps

 

The only way to avoid glare - low beam projectors with HID. According EU laws if there is not air suspention in vehicle headlamp leveling system must be installed. But all semis got air suspention now.

EU and US HID projectors differ with shield. In the USA symmetrical pattern is legal, in EU - not,