The headlight location is dangerous in snow

[Crissa]

Again, not an issue and factually incorrect. Headlights of any type never heated away snow and ice. Never.

This is also factually incorrect. All headlights will melt some level of snow. Correspondingly, there's a level of snow they can't melt.

Less efficient incandescents and halogen do melt snow better. But aero covers - like those shown - move the warm element further away from the exterior surface. And just like LEDs, there's always a level of wet, sticky, freezing snow that will overwhelm their ability to melt the snow off.

Just add a defrosting strip to the bumper if you drive in those rare, dangerous conditions.

-Crissa

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[PungoteagueDave]

This is also factually incorrect. All headlights will melt some level of snow. Correspondingly, there's a level of snow they can't melt.

Less efficient incandescents and halogen do melt snow better. But aero covers - like those shown - move the warm element further away from the exterior surface. And just like LEDs, there's always a level of wet, sticky, freezing snow that will overwhelm their ability to melt the snow off.

Just add a defrosting strip to the bumper if you drive in those rare, dangerous conditions.

-Crissa

A distinction without a difference. No need to keep picking at irrelevant nits. Every headlight can become covered in snow and/or ice. And every driver should be diligent.