Anyone else get flashed constantly for your headlight?
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Anyone else get flashed by other cars or trucks for your headlight?
This is starting to **** me off. I went a couple miles at night and had 5 people flash me for having my high beams on, which I didn't! So I hit them back. And some of these idiots flash me even after they see my high beams and I turn them to low. I turned off the little driving lights but it still happened.Aggravating. I don't want to start messing with the adjustment but it's getting old.
Anyone else get flashed by other cars or trucks for your headlight?
This is starting to **** me off. I went a couple miles at night and had 5 people flash me for having my high beams on, which I didn't! So I hit them back. And some of these idiots flash me even after they see my high beams and I turn them to low. I turned off the little driving lights but it still happened.Aggravating. I don't want to start messing with the adjustment but it's getting old.
Lead Driver
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From: in the woods of MA
If you've got *that* many other drivers flashing their lights at you, the problem is likely you, not them. Check the adjustment - there are some specs out there - at least my state has headlight aiming specs, and that's part of the state inspection process.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Aug 2020
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From: Lowcountry
I get flashed every week or so and I'm all stock level and stayed with halogen to be a nice guy since I read that there really is not an LED option that works properly with these lenses that won't blind other drivers (and before someone asks - I checked their alignment). I went with the sylvainia-ultra-whatevers that everyone recommends.... These are tall trucks, and I think sometimes you are going to get flashed no matter what.
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From: NY/Canada border
It's fairly fast and easy to correct.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Aug 2020
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I get it sometimes I have 2018 with LED replacements but we get in our 17 Expedition with HIDs and our old 12 Navigator also had LEDs. So I think it’s a height issue and a terrain issue and also what people Think is acceptable to them.
Mountain Pass
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I just turned mine down 3 clicks.
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My non-scientific method for headlight aiming is to
- Find a flat parking lot or driveway. By "flat" I mean "constant slope" and level side to side. It is nearly impossible to find an actual "flat" driveway or parking lot around here.
- Kneel down in front of the truck and get your eyes to headlight height to determine their height. (Don't stare into the light of course)
- Walk as far as possible in front of truck (50ft is good) and kneel down in front of one light until the light gets blinding.
- If it is at or higher than at the truck, adjust the light so you have to kneel down a little lower than at the truck to get blinded.
- Kneel in front of the other light and adjust it to blind you at the same height. Get it as close as possible or your lights will look wonky to oncoming traffic.
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