Is it me......

[BigSi]

Or are car headlights getting brighter?   :?

[edy]

nope they are, its the xenon lights (well there not that new, couple of years old i think)

there is already a post on here about them :)

[BigSi]

I was almost blinded by every other car! Thank God for cats eyes!!!!  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Lincs niva]

I have been thinking the same lately,Like you ive been getting blinded by car's coming towards me..Perhaps i should clean my lights :D

Cheers Gav

[Guardian.]

they area nightmare on these new cars arent they.
they seem to flicker a lot where they are bouncing about, and dazzle like mad.

[Lee_D]

Looks at Guardians avatar.


 :-k

[TDi90]

:lol:

[J66P]

it's the colour changes that do me, they scare you half to death when your doing something slightly wrong (possibly a bit of excess speed, just got a new 174BHP Passat and had it chipped to just over 200BHP, it's not my fault you don't know your doing it), always get the feeling the fuzz are coming up behind you, puts the knotting/got me feeling in your stomach occasionally

[BigSi]

it's the colour changes that do me, they scare you half to death when your doing something slightly wrong (possibly a bit of excess speed, just got a new 174BHP Passat and had it chipped to just over 200BHP, it's not my fault you don't know your doing it), always get the feeling the fuzz are coming up behind you, puts the knotting/got me feeling in your stomach occasionally

Tell me about it!!!!!!  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

[Guardian.]

IVE GONE OUT MY WAY TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN STANDARD DUE TO IT BEING SO HIGH, MAKES THE LIGHTS NOT VERY GOOD THOUGH, UNLESS I HAVE MAIN BEAM ON :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[muddyjames]

I have the opposite thing with 1 driver at the moment of a "lovely" volvo estate. He comes up behind me so close I cant see his lights anymore. I can see his light unit though and can tell it is him now by the shape of the headlight unit!!!

At least once a week I get him trying to fit his Volvo into my boot!  :twisted:

But yes, I do find myself flashing at people to make them go onto dipped lights for them to only flash me back  :roll:

[strapping young lad]

also an extension to the original question.

"are drivers less aware in the winter months" (seems that the general public are unable to drive in the dark as the amount of accidents have increased!

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

it's the colour changes that do me, they scare you half to death when your doing something slightly wrong (possibly a bit of excess speed, just got a new 174BHP Passat and had it chipped to just over 200BHP, it's not my fault you don't know your doing it), always get the feeling the fuzz are coming up behind you, puts the knotting/got me feeling in your stomach occasionally

Tell me about it!!!!!!  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Guilty conscience chaps?  

[muddyjames]

also are people unaware of the highway code about using fog lights?? Why do people have thier fog lights on when visibility is greater than 100metres or when I am behind them?

Fog lights from behind are just as blinding as full beam lights  

[hobbit]

Yes the fog light thing is a pain

But I found the four spots on the roof rack negates the dazzling effect of the bright red (or white) light that someone has 'forgot' there is an off switch for :twisted:

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I find flashing blue lights solve all the problems.

[Bunnie]

i was talking to a customer about this the other week. Hes got an old pug estate thing.. a good 10 yrs old... its been fitted with the halagon bulbs but hes now finding that the cars comeing to wards and some times the car in front  have much brighter lights and make his look dull and crappy. so was thinking about the xeon ones but wasnt too sure becasuse of the cost.

i did suggest that it was possibly the lense covering for the lights as they have never been replaced, therefore can become a bit dull and clouding thus dulling the effect of the brrighter bulbs.

[bilge rat]

also are people unaware of the highway code about using fog lights?? Why do people have thier fog lights on when visibility is greater than 100metres or when I am behind them?

my neighbour has been using them all summer think its some sort of cool statement  8)  :? ....