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I purchased a used Jag X-type
several years ago; it was a 2004. Very clean and well cared for vehicle, ran well, good looking car for sure!
The first night I drove it home, it was apparent to me there was an issue with the headlights. Since I had bought the car used and "as is", I knew I had no recourse so I set out to solve the problem on my own. Took it to my rock star mechanic, who honestly can fix any problem on any car....except
this. Long story short, there is no fix for the dim headlights on a Jag. If a higher watt bulb is put in, it will melt the assembly and burn itself out very quickly.
End of the story goes like this....a
month ago, husband was driving at night (which we tried to limit, due to the light situation) and did not see one of those "traffic directing medians" in the road, the ones that sit about six inches high and are triangular in shape. This one was about twenty feet long at the widest point. We were going about 35 mph and just didn't see it due to the crappy headlights, hit the thing and basically tore up the entire undercarriage of the car. Totaled the car, damage is more than 8600.00.
Sorry to babble on about this but just wanted to post as a word of warning. I've always been baffled how this headlight problem isn't considered a safety issue! If you check online,
it's clear there are many, many complaints about this issue. I can't help but wonder how many other (former) Jag owners have had accidents because of the sub-standard
headlights.
Sweet looking car, but not worth it if you have to drive after the sun goes down.
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How far should you be from a car to dim your headlights?
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