Headlights

[allgearnoidea]

Is it me or are headlights getting stupidly bright?? i dont know if there after market or what, but i get blinded quite regular now, like everyones running full beam all the while, what do you reckon?...

[Patrick Bateman]

I know exactly what you mean. Very annoying at night on single carriageway NSL.

[vit4]

Either stupidly bright or stupidly broken seems to be the trend around these parts

[GKP]

I know what you mean. I find it much easier to see in the dark just by munching on raw carrots.

[Hip2Bsquare]

Yes, they all have aftermarket HID kits fitted...... even those Range Rovers must have them.

Highly, highly illegal - worse than rape or murder and they can even go to prison for it, honestly!

[berni29]

Hi

The trick is to close one eye for a moment as they pass in order to retain some night vision. If you are lucky enough to have a main beam reflector not designed for them then putting in some 50w HID's for the return blast should work well.

Berni

[carlove]

I've noticed that a lot of drivers with their fog lights on are elderly. Is their a difference between Xenons and HIDs?

[Ry_B]

It's usually down to people putting HID kits into headlights that aren't designed to, ie relfector headlights rather than projector

[300bhp/ton]

carlove said:

I've noticed that a lot of drivers with their fog lights on are elderly. Is their a difference between Xenons and HIDs?

No not really although the description of xeno is more slang/marketing than an accurate description.

[300bhp/ton]

Ry_B said:

It's usually down to people putting HID kits into headlights that aren't designed to, ie relfector headlights rather than projector

That's not exactly true or correct.

There have been several production cars using reflector lenses and HID's as factory spec. And equally there are plenty of what I suspect are factory stock vehicles with HID's in the correct legal headlights that still cause far more glare.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

You know how Mummy told you not to look directly at the sun?

It works for oncoming car headlights too

[Dog Star]

Not a fan of xenons at all (even though my car has got them - they're not something I'd have paid for). OK, they're brighter and improve definition but at the expense of people going the other way. However I'd still say that they aren't necessary - I don't recall ever having problems driving down dark country roads back in 1985 in my Fiesta with 55/50W bulbs. It's stupid.

And while I'm on about it - you can always spot the tosspots in their Saxos etc with the aftermarket HIDs - they have them on all the time even on a sunny day. wkers.

[8400rpm]

It's mostly due to people adjusting them so they're angled very high. You'll probably notice more people behind you, whose headlights illuminate the headlining of your car, even when they're quite close.

'If I put the headlights shining up there, I can see more!'

Yea, and it's blinding the piss out of me, thanks.

[Crusoe]

Sick of idiots flashing because they think I have left my main beam on, clean your windscreen and get your eyes tested HTH

[marshalla]

Crusoe said:

Sick of idiots flashing because they think I have left my main beam on, clean your windscreen and get your eyes tested HTH

Get your headlamps correctly adjusted.

HTH.

[Crusoe]

marshalla said:

Crusoe said:

Sick of idiots flashing because they think I have left my main beam on, clean your windscreen and get your eyes tested HTH

Get your headlamps correctly adjusted.

HTH.

They are, self leveling working fine and beam adjusted for its last MOT so it is spot on. Xenon lights are quite bright but you shouldn't have any glare issues if you have good night vision and a clean windscreen inside and out.

[alock]

Crusoe said:

marshalla said:

Crusoe said:

Sick of idiots flashing because they think I have left my main beam on, clean your windscreen and get your eyes tested HTH

Get your headlamps correctly adjusted.

HTH.

They are, self leveling working fine and beam adjusted for its last MOT so it is spot on. Xenon lights are quite bright but you shouldn't have any glare issues if you have good night vision and a clean windscreen inside and out.

This implies it wasn't perfect before the previous MOT. Why are you 100% sure it doesn't need adjusting again?

[Crusoe]

It was fine before though I asked them to check it when it was last in the garage and they claimed they made a small adjustment, though it was legal in both instances.

[allgearnoidea]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

You know how Mummy told you not to look directly at the sun?

It works for oncoming car headlights too

What, even when their in your rear view mirror? Neh. Anyway you shouldnt have too..

[Jonny671]

I find in the MX5 we're even more susceptible to this because of the height difference