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Old 06-17-2012, 09:13 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by dsgerbc View Post
Please post the _bottom_ cut-off of your light pattern. Then compare to BRZ. I bet the glare (esp. in the wet) from lack of proper bottom cut-off from your HIDs is dreadful.
Can you post an example? You're the first person I've ever seen mention bottom cutoff, and I've spent a decent amount of time lurking candlepower and other lighting forums. As far as I know, the cutoff shield in a projector housing only limits the top of where the beam cuts off, hence "cutoff," and the lower portion of the beam is determined by the shape of the projector lens, distance to focal point, etc..

Are you getting hotspotting confused with cutoff, where it creates bright patches in the beam of light because of an incorrect focal point, which can cause glare directly on the road an increase eye-strain?
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