 MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
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 ·Verizon Online DSL
| [Rant] HID Headlights/Foglights Am I not the only one who think these things absolutely suck? I'm often out walking after dark & absolutely hate the glare or being blinded by an oncoming vehicle from 20+ feet away! It's even worse when said vehicle is an SUV or truck w/ fogs on (even in clear weather!).
I've often felt like buying a high-powered LED flashlight (or maybe one of those old 1M-candlepower handheld spotlights) to give them a taste of their own medicine! Didn't someone say that one shouldn't get mad, he should get even?
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| said by Madness:Am I not the only one who think these things absolutely suck? I'm often out walking after dark & absolutely hate the glare or being blinded by an oncoming vehicle from 20+ feet away! It's even worse when said vehicle is an SUV or truck w/ fogs on (even in clear weather!).
I've often felt like buying a high-powered LED flashlight (or maybe one of those old 1M-candlepower handheld spotlights) to give them a taste of their own medicine! Didn't someone say that one shouldn't get mad, he should get even?
The are good and bad. There are good for drivers That have them you can see better. Bad because the they blind drivers that driving towards you as you stated.
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
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What I hate the most is the idiots who think they can just replace the existing halogen bulbs in their headlamps with HID lamps with no further modifications or adjustments.
What they don't realize is that the reflector and lens of the existing headlamp was designed and tested for use with halogen lamps, not HIDs. When you put HID lamps in there, the light intensity and beam shape is all wrong.
In fact, I believe this is even illegal in a lot of places.
Our neighbor across the street from us has put in HIDs to replace the halogens in his truck. When he turns them on while his truck is in his driveway, it lights up the whole upstairs bedroom of our house!!! You can imagine just how much those are blinding other drivers on the road.
Stock HID headlamps are nowhere near as blinding as the custom retrofit jobs. |
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Don't stare at the light. |
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 dandelionPremium,MVM
join:2003-04-29
Germantown, TN
kudos:4 | reply to Madness
Have been tempted more then a couple of times to flash my brights thinking they forgot to turn theirs off. If not illegal, they should be. |
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 BigBlarg
join:2008-02-10
Longueuil, QC
kudos:1 | reply to Madness
I agree with you.
Standard ligths were designed to let you see far enough to be safe while driving AND to keep other drivers safe too by not blinding them.
HIDs would probably be right too, if adjusted properly.
And I hate those morons driving with fog lights on at all time. Some of them say they use only their fog lights because they don't want to use their expensives HIDs unless they need it. WTF ?
(Also in my car manual, it is explained that when you change the bulbs you have to make sure the beam is not too high/too low and how to adjust it...) |
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matt5
join:2001-10-06
Lagrangeville, NY | reply to Madness
Stock hids are fine I'm half temped to buy a set for my car, but these people like it has been said stick them into normal headlamp housings... They really need about a 10grand ticket. I'd say to be shot but it will never happen =(
I got one ****** I see, LIFTED truck with hids in halogen headlamps. I swear I wish that thing would hit a tree and kill the guy before he kills someone else. I myself can't see anything when that jackass comes down the road.
I do not get it cops (at least here) loving writing speeding tickets... wtf they need to write up these dumb kids (mostly) with blinding headlights. |
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said by TheMG:What they don't realize is that the reflector and lens of the existing headlamp was designed and tested for use with halogen lamps, not HIDs. When you put HID lamps in there, the light intensity and beam shape is all wrong.
Proper replacements will give exactly the same shape. I have converted mine, the shape is exactly like the previous stock halogens. The only difference is the intensity - and I absolutely LOVE it. |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
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Re: [Rant] HID Headlights/Foglights said by cowboyro:said by TheMG:What they don't realize is that the reflector and lens of the existing headlamp was designed and tested for use with halogen lamps, not HIDs. When you put HID lamps in there, the light intensity and beam shape is all wrong.
Proper replacements will give exactly the same shape. "Proper" is the key word here.
A lot of people just walk into an automotive store or order cheap from a website, pick an HID kit that looks like it might fit, and then they slap it in there and call it done.
Something is obviously not right with the way my neighbor installed his HIDs. Proper HID replacements properly installed should not light up a bedroom on the second floor!!! That beam is shining way too high. |
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MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
kudos:1 Reviews:
·Verizon Online DSL
| Agreed on proper! One of the worst is a Mazda ricer I've seen around my area numerous times. It has (I'm not kidding!) lavender HIDs! How gay is that????
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BigBlarg
join:2008-02-10
Longueuil, QC
kudos:1 | reply to Madness
LAvender... I've seen that too. But the driver was a women and they did seem properly installed. |
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 Oh_NoTrogglus normalus
join:2011-05-21
Chicago, IL | reply to Madness
Only jackasses use those lights.
They dont care that its like driving with your brights on and you blind everyone. |
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| said by Oh_No:Only jackasses use those lights.
They dont care that its like driving with your brights on and you blind everyone.
Sorry, came in my car stock :P And I loveee them. Then again they are "proper"! |
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Oh_NoTrogglus normalus
join:2011-05-21
Chicago, IL | said by CTMustang:said by Oh_No:Only jackasses use those lights.
They dont care that its like driving with your brights on and you blind everyone.
Sorry, came in my car stock :P And I loveee them. Then again they are "proper"! If your regular headlight are as bright as your brights and they blind people, then you should swap them out. |
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 DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | HID's brights are even brighter than that
though whats annoying is when someone's headlights are right on level with your back window |
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 M A R SPremium
join:2001-06-15
Long Island | reply to Madness
I hate most modern car headlights, im constantly blinded at night and dont know how some of theses set ups are even legal. |
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| said by M A R S:I hate most modern car headlights, im constantly blinded at night and dont know how some of theses set ups are even legal.
The HID lights *appear* to be brighter as they emit more light in a spectrum to which the eye is more sensitive. |
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M A R SPremium
join:2001-06-15
Long Island Reviews:
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| said by cowboyro:said by M A R S:I hate most modern car headlights, im constantly blinded at night and dont know how some of theses set ups are even legal.
The HID lights *appear* to be brighter as they emit more light in a spectrum to which the eye is more sensitive. Does not change the fact they should be banned |
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 sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | reply to Madness
Our driving standards are too lax nationwide. Both license requirements and vehicle requirements. We could solve actual issues if we didn't just focus on giving speeding tickets. |
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