SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The skyrocketing number of
complaints about automotive headlamp glare and other driving visibility issues
has prompted the development and introduction of TruView(TM) headlamps, which
improve a driver's forward visibility without subjecting oncoming drivers to
offensive glare.
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Created and marketed by the automotive lighting experts at Wagner Lighting
Products and Federal-Mogul Corporation, new TruView headlamps are offered in
affordable replacement halogen sealed beam and capsule units for millions of
passenger vehicles. TruView lamps are now available through leading
automotive parts stores and service shops.
TruView headlamps utilize the exclusive SpectraFilter(TM) technology to
filter out yellow rays within the lamps' projected color spectrum, resulting
in a truer, whiter light that offers exceptional visibility in a full range of
nighttime driving conditions. Extensive market testing has shown that TruView
headlamps outperform standard halogen lamps in each of 12 key performance
categories, including forward driving vision, driver confidence and comfort.
In separate tests, TruView lamps delivered significantly better
performance in each of seven glare-related performance categories when
compared to more expensive high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps. Testing
was conducted on sedans and sport-utility vehicles.
"I liked the whiteness of the light, the lack of glare and how well it
illuminated (the roadway)," reported one of the hundreds of consumers to take
part in third-party headlamp tests commissioned by Federal-Mogul.
"There was no glare that I could see," reported another participant in the
study. "It would make night driving much easier..."
Unlike HID headlamps now found on a growing number of luxury vehicles,
TruView lamps do not create the high-powered, distracting bluish-white rays
commonly associated with glare. The glare issue has become so intense that a
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) call for consumer
comment resulted in a record number of responses.
"Statistics show that the average age of drivers in North America is on
the rise, which helps explain why headlamp glare is such a hot topic today,"
said Wagner Lighting Brand Manager Crystal Longest. "Unfortunately, as people
get older they can be more susceptible to vision-related issues. Our
automotive lighting engineers saw this as an opportunity to bring much-needed
innovation to the automotive lighting category."
Federal-Mogul is a global supplier of automotive components, modules, sub-
systems and systems serving the world's original equipment manufacturers and
the aftermarket. The company utilizes its engineering and materials
expertise, proprietary technology, manufacturing skill, distribution
flexibility and marketing power to deliver products, brands and services of
value to its customers. Federal-Mogul is focused on the globalization of its
teams, products and processes to bring greater opportunities for its customers
and employees, and value to its constituents. Headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan, Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 and today employs
47,000 people in 25 countries. For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit
the company's web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com .
SOURCE Federal-Mogul Corporation
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