Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL)

Center High-Mounted Stop Lamps (CHMSL) have long been standard equipment on all new passenger cars, new light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUV's) and vans sold in the U.S. Positioned above the stop lamps, the CHMSL functions as a brake light, more readily visible than the brake lights mounted lower.

Visteon offers customers the flexibility of implementing CHMSL using either traditional signal bulbs or Light Emitting Diodes (LED). LED's are solid-state light sources designed to efficiently produce light. By incorporating this unique light source into a CHMSL; Visteon is able to deliver solutions that provide opportunities for styling differentiation and modularity while optimizing mechanical and electrical efficiency.

Benefits

• Enables modular solutions across vehicle platforms via a traditional light source.
• Offers flexibility in implementation for cost-effective styling differentiation because of its variations in packaging and lenses available.
• Provides styling distinction and flexibility (lens color, CHMSL shape/length/color through the LED solution's flexible implementation.
• Offers more than 10,000 hours of source life, with resistance to shock and vibration via the LED solution.

Additional Information
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