Got blinded by brand new Euro

[white_ep3_civic]

I would have pulled over then blinded him more with my high beams. Also I don't think any car manufacturer would bring out a car that do mot meet ADR specs.

[HunterZero]

Yeah I've noticed my HIDs tend to annoy people. I've been flashed a couple of times.

I was travelling on the freeway and came up behind a big B double truck. I had my high beams on, but dipped them when I saw the truck from a couple of hundred meters behind. I edged past him as he was doing about 105kph. As soon as I was past him, he swerved into the right lane, right onto my tail, and turned on every light on the front of his truck! I have tinted windows and auto-dimming rear vision mirror, so it didn't really bother me. Just kept on my merry way.

Another time I came over a crest with headlights dipped, and a tall 4WD going the other way put his highbeams on. He obviously thought my high beams were on! So he copped the full high beams back... Just to make a point I really wasn't on high beams...

- HZ

[MR_LATE]

since were all sharing stories,,,, lol

one time i was in the right lane and drove pass a commodore r8, he probably thought i flashed my highbeams so he slowed right down and started highbeam-ing me, but to show that i didnt, i slowed right down and flicked on my 12000k highbeams and started strobing behind him, lol he got pissed and just free revved and took off,,,

funniesst shit ever

[curtis265]

i suppose that's the problem with the HID's. no matter how controlled it is, a crest hill is going to cause someone pain due to the excesslve luminence.

the worst OEM offenders are..
chrysler 300c
holden statesman
accord euros

even on flat surfaces

[HunterZero]

holden statesman

Funny you should say that, because I drove a Holden Statesman, and it had the WORST low beam headlights of ANY car I've ever driven, and that includes my old '65 VW beetle before I 12 volted it. The pathetic excuse for HID headlights on the Statesman were downright dangerous, you have to have them on high beam or you can't see squat. Perhaps that's why they're on your worst offenders list, because the owners have to drive them with highbeams on or they can't see.

- HZ

[natnat]

even on flat surfaces

this bit is questionable. a properly adjusted Euro (and all other cars with OEM HIDs) headlights would show the beam projection cut off at level or lower than the headlight height. you can check this by parking the car about 2 meters from a white wall. (VW Denlo parramatta uses this method too to check and adjust headlight beam projection angle! you can see big sign on the white wall as i was there this morning to service my Golf.)

so, if you are seeing excessive glare, it's either you sit too low or your car is too low
e.g. a driver sitting on a lowered MX5 against a BMW X5 / Lexus RX330

[natnat]

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html

this explains a lot of things about HIDs and retrofitting HIDs. apparently it's already illegal in UK and Hong Kong.

[curtis265]

i drive a stockie mang, the euro glare is probably just out of alignment.

and i'm prety sure it's illegal everywhere anyway

good link!

[djpro1]

i suppose that's the problem with the HID's. no matter how controlled it is, a crest hill is going to cause someone pain due to the excesslve luminence.

the worst OEM offenders are..
chrysler 300c
holden statesman
accord euros

even on flat surfaces

tell me about them 300c's .. they have some purple, white and all the annoying colours in one! God I hate seeing them at night!

[HunterZero]

tell me about them 300c's .. they have some purple, white and all the annoying colours in one! God I hate seeing them at night!

It's worse seeing a 300C in the daytime...

- HZ

[cbol55]

It's worse seeing a 300C in the daytime...

- HZ

so funny..ugly pigs arent they

[tiksie]

I had a BMW X5 or some shit behind me yesterday..Killed my life for like 10 mins on a one way road.. I wish the EK wasn't so little, it's because they're so high