Bright light abusers
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From: Upstate NY
I get this alot on my way home from work in the morning. Most of the time I wish I could afford HIDs and blast most of these idiots with them. But that would lead to an accident for sure so I developed a tactic I like. Here in NY, flashing your highs will get you a ticket, so why flash? I simply wait for the other guy to dim first and then dim mine. I drive an 87 F150 on 31's and a two inch leveling kit and it puts my brights in their eyes at about a quarter mile. I usually never have to flash.
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From: People's republic of MA
Perhaps a set of these? They come with 55 watt H3 bulbs... but they make 100 or 110 watt (can't remember which)... Still working on those. That pic is the 55 watt bulbs without my stock high beams (silverstars) on. Usually makes them back down pretty quick... Still working on a cheap way to stop the basty nastards blinding me from behind...
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From: Valley of the Sun AZ
Originally Posted by tjc transport
those people are the most aggravating self centered lower than snake poop in the bottom of a wagon track azzholes i can imagine. when i get one of them coming at me and i am in the rattletrap, i flip the highs to remind them.if they do not turn them off, and no one is directly behind them, i have a secret weapon. my plow lights. the regular high beams, the plow high beams, and the overhead high beams.
all three sets of lights are 170 watt xenon white light bulbs. when i flip the toggle switch for plow lights, i can light up an area about 500 yards wide at 100 yards away, and straight on for over 3/4 mile.
they get the message real quick. .
all three sets of lights are 170 watt xenon white light bulbs. when i flip the toggle switch for plow lights, i can light up an area about 500 yards wide at 100 yards away, and straight on for over 3/4 mile.
they get the message real quick. .
I do like the turd slinger, but rather than hitting their window, how about the lights and the door handles.
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From: Upstate NY
HIDs are around $500 each and put out an insane amount of light. SCORE and BITD guys run them. But those work. I've run them before, but like I said, I don't want to cause an accident.
As far as behind, I'm putting floods over the back of the cab- probably like those you've got there- and a tractor light in there to light up the bed. Working nights, I don't see much daylight and I've seen the need for this kind of lighting pulling people out of ditches or 'roading at night.
I'm also putting a set of stock headlights from a Ranger on the back bumper between the frame rails; dimmer and everything. That should give them something to think about.
As far as behind, I'm putting floods over the back of the cab- probably like those you've got there- and a tractor light in there to light up the bed. Working nights, I don't see much daylight and I've seen the need for this kind of lighting pulling people out of ditches or 'roading at night.
I'm also putting a set of stock headlights from a Ranger on the back bumper between the frame rails; dimmer and everything. That should give them something to think about.
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From: Mercer County, OH
I understand the frustration of having someone forget to dim their lights when they're coming towards you. However, blinding the driver of an oncoming vehicle doesn't seem to be the wisest thing to do.
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From: Langhorne, PA
Don't drive at night! the a-holes have taken over the road.
I am almost 45...I need prescription glassesd, my night vision isn't half of what it used to be. but.....
I DON'T NEED FOGLIGHTS OR HIGHBEAMS OR HID'S TO SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME.
I am almost 45...I need prescription glassesd, my night vision isn't half of what it used to be. but.....
I DON'T NEED FOGLIGHTS OR HIGHBEAMS OR HID'S TO SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME.
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From: central TX
Originally Posted by Bruker
I understand the frustration of having someone forget to dim their lights when they're coming towards you. However, blinding the driver of an oncoming vehicle doesn't seem to be the wisest thing to do.
I'll only do it when it is obvious they have their brights on. As was mentioned before, it's hard to tell sometimes (especially when it's not completely flat). I've noticed newer Toyota cars and newer GM trucks are the worst about this. They all have separate high beams though. When they do have their highs on, there is no question.
I can't believe how many cars around here have their lights completely out of alignment. There was a car behind me the other night when it was a little foggy, the beam was shooting up at a near 45 degree angle. I expected to see some damage to it when we stopped. Nope, just stupidity.
I'll 2nd the re aiming of lights after suspension work.
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From: Las Vegas, NV
The only time I was blinding anyone for prolonged time, was when I bought my 06 Mustang GT. I was an idiot and didn't familiarize myself with the fog light operation. I was heading down to Prescott AZ, from Las Vegas one night and I had the fogs on, unknowingly. With the dims and fogs on, it looks like I had my brites on to oncoming cars. Damn I was pizzed by the time I got to Prescott. I bet I got flashed two hundred times. I felt like an idiot once I got to my destination and started checking out my lights! 
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From: central TX
It's pretty rare to see a new mustang without it's fogs on around here. I don't believe it's generally considered very rude (or illegal) in these parts. Usually if cars have them, they are on. Is it illegal to run them during fair weather driving in NV?
Honestly it's pretty rare that an OE foglight annoys me. The Mustangs have never bothered me personally. ~'05 chevy trucks is another story...
Honestly it's pretty rare that an OE foglight annoys me. The Mustangs have never bothered me personally. ~'05 chevy trucks is another story...
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From: Upstate NY
Originally Posted by Bruker
I understand the frustration of having someone forget to dim their lights when they're coming towards you. However, blinding the driver of an oncoming vehicle doesn't seem to be the wisest thing to do.
I can suffer in silence, but I must endure someone's thoughtlessness and run the risk others are put through when this guy doesn't dim his lights? That's got as good a chance of happening as Dono and Carl splitting a malt at the soda fountain one summer evening. That's why people get ticketed for failure to dim. That's why people in NY get ticketed for flashing. So I just don't dim until the other guy does. They do have dimmer switches for a reason. If he won't use his, why should I use mine? Turn about is fair play, right? This is why I almost advocate semiannual driving tests.