FabSwingers.com forum: Head lights

By *fweonlymeettwice OP Man
over a year ago

Madrid

Anyone else who drives early mornings or late at night think that some head lights on vehicles are just to bright and not needed to be as bright as they are at first I honestly thought people were driving with full beams or headlight needed to be adjusted they really hurt my eyes to be honest

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By *hGlobbitsMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Yes. The newer, super-bright ones are dazzling. Made even worse when someone in a 4x4 comes up behind me in my little 107 with their xenons blazing away at eye level - it's like bloody Close Encounters.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I may be wrong but I think the rules are based on wattage which is why they get away with led lights being insanely bright on new cars as halogen use a much higher wattage than LED. If they used Lumins/Lux as the measure instead it would be much better.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Yep it's really annoying.

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Anyone else who drives early mornings or late at night think that some head lights on vehicles are just to bright and not needed to be as bright as they are at first I honestly thought people were driving with full beams or headlight needed to be adjusted they really hurt my eyes to be honest

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me especially when they are coming toward you on a nearside right-hand bend

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By *fweonlymeettwice OP Man
over a year ago

Madrid

It is blinding when on coming traffic is dazzling you just no need what so ever to be as bright as they are, as long as oncoming traffic can see you and driver can see a fair distance in front, god knows how many accidents have been caused by these new lights car manufacturers need to sort this out and should be some legislation as to how bright

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Genuine Response ...... seriously.

I feel so glad that you brought this up. I thought it was me....

Sometimes I think .... I cannot see ..... Im driving and I cannot see... they are blinding.

Is there any need ?

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"It is blinding when on coming traffic is dazzling you just no need what so ever to be as bright as they are, as long as oncoming traffic can see you and driver can see a fair distance in front, god knows how many accidents have been caused by these new lights car manufacturers need to sort this out and should be some legislation as to how bright "
true but can also be to do with the drivers eyes it never used to bother me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's all the newer cars. I have to slow right down if someone is behind me as it lights my whole car up.

I flashed someone because I thought they had their full beam on. They flashed back and it lit up the whole county.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought this was going to be another dogging thread...

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

A majority of new cars leave the factory with miss aligned headlights. This is left to the dealer on a pre delivery check to adjust the beam.

This is mostly over looked on the first check. So for the next 3 years it will be on the road dazzling other road users.

This is also the case at the first mot and future mots where the headlights may not be adjusted and left.

Totally dangerous especially on a road with double parking on both sides.

I have had situations when I have drove past cars blindly and just made it without clipping door mirror a really close shave.

So really more needs to be done with alignment and also folk who put bulbs in the wrong way, yes that will alter the image and its path ahead.

My opinion

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"A majority of new cars leave the factory with miss aligned headlights. This is left to the dealer on a pre delivery check to adjust the beam.

This is mostly over looked on the first check. So for the next 3 years it will be on the road dazzling other road users.

This is also the case at the first mot and future mots where the headlights may not be adjusted and left.

Totally dangerous especially on a road with double parking on both sides.

I have had situations when I have drove past cars blindly and just made it without clipping door mirror a really close shave.

So really more needs to be done with alignment and also folk who put bulbs in the wrong way, yes that will alter the image and its path ahead.

My opinion "

Some , may have alignment issues but the major problem is just the shear intensity of the lights.

I drive single track country lanes a lot in the dark, I have noticed an increasing number of oncoming vehicles do not notice your headlights around blind bends because their lights are so bright ,they just light up everything.

It used to be a lot safer driving lanes in the dark, as opposed to daylight because you could tell there were lights coming towards you some ways away and around blind bends

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By *fweonlymeettwice OP Man
over a year ago

Madrid

"A majority of new cars leave the factory with miss aligned headlights. This is left to the dealer on a pre delivery check to adjust the beam.

This is mostly over looked on the first check. So for the next 3 years it will be on the road dazzling other road users.

This is also the case at the first mot and future mots where the headlights may not be adjusted and left.

Totally dangerous especially on a road with double parking on both sides.

I have had situations when I have drove past cars blindly and just made it without clipping door mirror a really close shave.

So really more needs to be done with alignment and also folk who put bulbs in the wrong way, yes that will alter the image and its path ahead.

My opinion "
as far as I know most car manufacturers Do set the beam set when the car is put through a dynamic vehicle test and tow in and tracking is done so will not leave the factory with the head lights misaligned and is also checked randomly by a quality inspector

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Some people upgrade their headlights to more powerful ones like Halogen to Xenon.

Although the lamps will fit, their car will fail the MOT test because of section 4.1.4. which says:-

"Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp not compatible.

This does not refer to complete replacement headlamp units which may be constructed with HID or LED light sources."

So some MOTs are going to be difficult for some bright lights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. It makes driving at night a real hazard now I hate it

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

Some drivers don’t realise that when you have weight in the boot or towing a trailer , there is a button on the dash whereby you can adjust the headlight level accordingly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

4x4's are the problem - I drive a low to the ground coupe so everyone's headlights dazzle me, its very annoying

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