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Noticing a lot more dead headlights in people's cars recently. The DRL bit normally works, but the main bulb/LED does not. Are DRLs so bright in some cases people don't realise their headlight is out?
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The DRLs on my Qashqai are probably similar to halogens on the weaker end of the scale though there is no proper beam to them so it should be obvious. (Equivalent to 35-40 watt halogen).
When parked say 10 feet from a wall someone used to much older cars might mistake them for headlights but when driving it should be much more obvious.
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Almost definitely - that's how the thiefs who took my mum's Fiesta were caught lol. Default behaviour is the dash is lit up (whether lights on or not) and DRLs. I had been caught out a few times pulling away --- they are so bright, and the dash is lit up, so it took a second or two to notice. The thieves didn't notice at all and stood out like a sore thumb.