Am i just going blind or....
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Do 70% of cars on the road have poorly adjusted aftermarket or factory HID lights? It never used to bother me being on unlit twisty, dark, damp roads 5 years ago. Now it seems 1 in every few cars dazzles me despite having a clean windscreen.
One dick behind me had such dazzling lights i had to move my mirror out the way so i could see infront, yet almost as if he was trolling, the light still dazzled me through my wing mirror.
One dick behind me had such dazzling lights i had to move my mirror out the way so i could see infront, yet almost as if he was trolling, the light still dazzled me through my wing mirror.
EazyDuz said:
Do 70% of cars on the road have poorly adjusted aftermarket or factory HID lights? It never used to bother me being on unlit twisty, dark, damp roads 5 years ago. Now it seems 1 in every few cars dazzles me despite having a clean windscreen.
One dick behind me had such dazzling lights i had to move my mirror out the way so i could see infront, yet almost as if he was trolling, the light still dazzled me through my wing mirror.
Agree. I have the option of coming along a 9 mile stretch of winding country road or driving an extra 5 miles on a main road. I take the country road in daylight but at night it is ridiculous how many really st headlights there are coming the other way, really quite dangerous, So take the longer, busier route.One dick behind me had such dazzling lights i had to move my mirror out the way so i could see infront, yet almost as if he was trolling, the light still dazzled me through my wing mirror.
Must be me because these HID kits don't dazzle do they, apparently, bds.
It's not just after market... some of the OEM are just as bad if not worse...
Combined with dick heads who think it's cool to have fogs lights on as well, it's a bloody nightmare.
I've also noticed more and more drivers seem to think it's acceptable to use high beam on dual carriageways as they come towards you...
Combined with dick heads who think it's cool to have fogs lights on as well, it's a bloody nightmare.
I've also noticed more and more drivers seem to think it's acceptable to use high beam on dual carriageways as they come towards you...
It's the fact that you haven't got a clue if there's a grea big pot hole or if there's someone lurking in the verge that worries me.
They come around a bend with lights blazing like John Wayne and it's total blindness
Never mind they can see ok assuming they are looking out of the windscreen rather than texting phoning etc
They come around a bend with lights blazing like John Wayne and it's total blindness
Never mind they can see ok assuming they are looking out of the windscreen rather than texting phoning etc
rongagin said:
Agree. I have the option of coming along a 9 mile stretch of winding country road or driving an extra 5 miles on a main road. I take the country road in daylight but at night it is ridiculous how many really st headlights there are coming the other way, really quite dangerous, So take the longer, busier route.
Must be me because these HID kits don't dazzle do they, apparently, bds.
I take the country road at night which is about the same distance home as the main road, but as its not quite as busy i get home 8-12 minutes quicker.Must be me because these HID kits don't dazzle do they, apparently, bds.
But like you, i dont think i will anymore. Not worth it
Seesure said:
It's not just after market... some of the OEM are just as bad if not worse...
Combined with dick heads who think it's cool to have fogs lights on as well, it's a bloody nightmare.
I've also noticed more and more drivers seem to think it's acceptable to use high beam on dual carriageways as they come towards you...
I fear you may be right. My car had it's first MOT on Saturday. As expected, it didn't fail on anything, but while I was watching them check the headlight levels, I saw them open the bonnet and fiddle with the adjusters on the back. I queried it because I've had the car almost since new and the lights are factory fitted bi-xenon. There's been no modification to the lights, nor to the suspension or anything which should affect their aim, but he said that they were aiming a little too high and there was a risk they might dazzle others.Combined with dick heads who think it's cool to have fogs lights on as well, it's a bloody nightmare.
I've also noticed more and more drivers seem to think it's acceptable to use high beam on dual carriageways as they come towards you...
I'm perfectly happy with them adjusting them down slightly, but it did confirm my suspicion, which is the same as yours - that even OEM HID lights are not always very well adjusted. There's been several times where I've been dazzled by them in my mirrors even when the car behind is maintaining a safe distance, for example.
Found this but not just HIDs recently saw people driving in the dead of night with dipped beam rather than full & even muppets driving with full beams when there is full traffic.
One plank in a qashqi, overtook a car then pulled in directly behind another and put his beams on full.
Can't believe people can be so stupid
One plank in a qashqi, overtook a car then pulled in directly behind another and put his beams on full.
Can't believe people can be so stupid
mwstewart said:
Seesure said:
I've also noticed more and more drivers seem to think it's acceptable to use high beam on dual carriageways as they come towards you...
Me too.Completely agree with the OP observations, seems a lot of very modern cars suffer from this, particularly cross-over/SUV stuff..
I recently had the pleasure of a hire car for a few days, bog standard cheapo Hyundai i10. Not a terrible car but I was dazzled by cars behind me, so mostly had the rear view mirror dipped. It wasn't until I got my car back that I realised the difference is my car has a dark tint to the rear screen which pretty much eliminates the glare.
I get more peeved by dazzling rear and brake lights on some of the current recent Audi/Mercedes models,especially when it's wet.
I get more peeved by dazzling rear and brake lights on some of the current recent Audi/Mercedes models,especially when it's wet.
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