Zenmervolt
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HID headlights are also required to have "real time" aiming and leveling systems so there are fewer problems with true HID headlights being mis-aligned. Now, the imitation HID halogen headlights are simply god-awful and most of the time they are mis-aligned too since the sort of person who is suckered in by the advertising for those bulbs isn't the sort of person who is going to check to make sure that everything is aimed properly.
ZV
LAUST = Yet another victim of poorly installed/aimed HIDs.
Bad Aim
Horrendously Bad Aim
Ride in an STi.
Or a Civic with them done right.
- M4H
Bad Aim
Horrendously Bad Aim
Ride in an STi.
Or a Civic with them done right.
- M4H
Also, a car's headlights need to be aimed when there's a full tank of gas (so the car's headlights aren't pointed higher than they should be when the tank is full)
I'll change my thread cause you are prolly right, there are definantly some headlights out there that are pissing me off and my vision is fine 
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Sometimes I think the auto-aim of the HIDs... esp of Lexi and Acuras and other "cheaper" HID equipped cars is ultracrappy.
It blinds me quite well considering I do have contacts with an astigmatism. Most Bimmers don't bother me since they're usually closer to the ground and the aiming is more accurate. But then I do get the occassional idiot that puts the purple friggin lamps in his HIDs to replace the factory white xenon bulbs.
Fake halogens tend to not bother me so much since they tend to be really dim if aimed properly... but ricers can't do that right.
It blinds me quite well considering I do have contacts with an astigmatism. Most Bimmers don't bother me since they're usually closer to the ground and the aiming is more accurate. But then I do get the occassional idiot that puts the purple friggin lamps in his HIDs to replace the factory white xenon bulbs.
Fake halogens tend to not bother me so much since they tend to be really dim if aimed properly... but ricers can't do that right.
Originally posted by: LAUST
Wow.. see so I have a valid point
Indeed. If you're getting blinded on the freeway, more than likely you're getting hit by fakes or a crappy install. Or both. The last is usually accompanied by an aural assault from the muffler tip of the car bearing the lights.
- M4H
Originally posted by: LAUST
Wow.. see so I have a valid point
Maybe I need to update my thread again
that "Ride in an STI" pic is awesome... I KNOW for a fact that it's a fake HID or alignment issue now, My vehicle (Z71 Silverado) isn't exactly a LOW sitting car
Yes yes yes, exactly. I have aftermarket HID's in my wrx and it makes a worlds a difference. It is a ton brighter. I do agree that I had them aimed improperlywhen i first installed them, but after 10 minutes of adjusting, they are just fine and illuminate the road very well.
I hereby retract my comments about factory HIDs. I just went down the mental list of what vehicles have blinded me, and none of them were bimmers/acuras/blah
They were all civics/neons.
Edit: But if you're going to let the riceboys have their crapass light bulbs, let me tint my windshield!
They were all civics/neons.
Edit: But if you're going to let the riceboys have their crapass light bulbs, let me tint my windshield!
Just tell the ricers to aim their HIDs properly. No need to bash a properly equipped car w/ a $2000 HID option.
i dont really mind them. theyre a bit of a shock though when you're used to seeing the usual yellowy headlights.
i hate it when suv's stop behind me in traffic though. especially if they have the high intensities.... :| OH MY GOD THE BRIGHTNESS.
i hate it when suv's stop behind me in traffic though. especially if they have the high intensities.... :| OH MY GOD THE BRIGHTNESS.
rh71
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I used fake HIDs until they burned out and I didn't care about finding new ones (just put the stock ones back on). They were great for illuminating greater and wider distances. If you aim it low like it should be, it does NOT blind anyone. I'll get them again for $9 when I feel like looking for them again...
As a matter of fact, I think the real HIDs blind others moreso. There's a reason I take more notice to the more expensive cars... and it's not because they look nicer. It's the high intensity of the beams that CAN BE blinding. Read on...
Misalignment is a problem even with non-HIDs. I hate when tall vans/trucks/SUVs blind me when I'm driving the Accord. It's not a matter of brightness. Anything shining directly in your eyes is blinding. I had the decency to make sure my lights in my SUV are aligned correctly at least. Bastids giving everyone a bad name.
As a matter of fact, I think the real HIDs blind others moreso. There's a reason I take more notice to the more expensive cars... and it's not because they look nicer. It's the high intensity of the beams that CAN BE blinding. Read on...
Misalignment is a problem even with non-HIDs. I hate when tall vans/trucks/SUVs blind me when I'm driving the Accord. It's not a matter of brightness. Anything shining directly in your eyes is blinding. I had the decency to make sure my lights in my SUV are aligned correctly at least. Bastids giving everyone a bad name.
you're complaining mostly about mis-aligned HIDs or fakes. real HIDs are god sends, after using them on my WRX, i don't understand how anyone can drive without them. the difference between HIDs and halogen is night and day.
taken in pitch black darkness
taken in pitch black darkness
Originally posted by: LAUST
Dude, Dinosaurs no longer walk the earth. That post was updated hours ago
But as far as
i don't understand how anyone can drive without them. the difference between HIDs and halogen is night and day
I've done fine for years, I'll continue to do fine without em. we have streetlights here in Colorado too
sorry, i don't write down the times of each post and analyze them, then decide whether or not to post my thoughts. anyway, your mind is set on what you think is 'good', then so be it. see you on the road.
And no my mind is not "set on what is good" I edited the first post because I was informed by others that it's not HID's that piss me off, it's inproper management of them.
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I want to buy an HID kit for my car, I want to be able to see better at night.. after wrecking a car by hitting a deer,.... paranoia level goes way up. the need for all around brigher, better headlights is something i definitely feel worthwhile...
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