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05-06-2006, 10:19 PM | #1 |
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Are HIDs really that bright?
Man, I was driving home today from a wedding and this same thing happened three separate times! I'd pass someone and then they'd flash on their high beams on me after I'd get in front of them...presumably in retaliation for my bright xenon lights (I didn't have my high beams on and I wasn't driving like an ass).
I've read many articles about HIDs being a hazzard to oncoming traffic, as well as cars in front of them. But geez, they aren't that bright! This sort of thing is usually very isolated--happens maybe one in a hundred times of night driving people will think I've got my high beams on. But tonight, wow...three times! Sorry, dumb post I know, but while I was driving home and this was happening, I thought it would have made for an interesting post. |
05-06-2006, 10:50 PM | #2 |
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They shouldn't be in anyones eyes because there auto leveling....If someone were to flash me I would flip on my highs to show them what HID's in the face is really like.
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i had to manually adjust them after i dropped my car......... my headlights were shooting to ground......5 feet in front of me....
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05-07-2006, 04:40 AM | #6 |
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I adjusted my Xenons up a bit (there is a DIY on how to do it somewhere) and then people started flashing me - so then I adjusted it down just a tad.
I find it's only poeple in crappy cars that flash me (don't mean to sound snobbish like that) and also only when I'm really accelerating on a bumpy road (as the xenons bounce up and down) The reason they flash, is because they 1) Don't know much about HID's and 2) The projector can give the image that the lights are brighter and dazzling. :-) |
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I have had that happen a few times to me, one time the guy really went apeshit.
Here's my theory... For some reason, maybe it's the slightly low direction of the beam combined with the sharp "line" of light xenons have at the edges of where they're directed... if you're driving behind someone on a slightly bumpy road, everytime you hit a small bump that elevates the direction of the lights slightly it looks like you flashed your lights. I noticed this when I was moving my previous car and I had someone driving mine behind me. |
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The difference comes down to headlight size and spacing One of the most difficult headlights to get good light from of the current range of BMW is the Z4. Becuase of its small size low position and close spacing its hard to get good light from it, and they give off the "weakest" light of all BMW Xenons ( although again, they have the same bulbs )
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