Stock hid headlights.... Getting flashed for high beams
11-28-2014, 03:24 PM
#21
BLOWN club
Hey 40MM...I see in your SIG, you have a 2014 with a 6.2 in it. I didn't know you could still get that??
11-28-2014, 03:37 PM
#22
It happens once a very rare while to me, but it usually happens around the time I am coming up a hill or incline and someone is cresting over the top coming the other direction. That seems to be the pattern anyway. What I find interesting is that almost every car made with foglights, automatically turns them off if your brights are on. Granted, people have found ways to bypass this, but from the factory, they all turn off the fogs when brights go on. I know most people don't bother to educate themselves on cars in general, but if they knew that, see lights they perceive to be too bright, yet fogs lights are on, they would know they would be looking at the low beams. Hell when I took drivers ed, one of the points that always stuck with me was never to flash your lights at people. They aren't ready for it and it can cause more trouble than is necessary for the both of you if you blind them or distract them enough to cause an accident. If you see brights, look down at the lane marker line on the right side of your vehicle to make sure you are staying in your lane (or where the edge of the pavement is if there are no lines) and do that until the car passes. Let someone else flash them and take the risk.
11-28-2014, 04:00 PM
#23
On more meds than ymeski
Your lights are brighter and whiter. It does look like you may have brights on and in my little Focus I can see why. We are use to a softer yellow light and when a truck or SUV goes by us short vehicles it will light up the inside of our cars. I don't find it that big of an issue myself but the light ***** will.
11-28-2014, 04:25 PM
#24
Never been flashed here either, even after my level, I will check them once I put the 4" lift on obviously.
11-28-2014, 04:50 PM
#25
Senior Member
I have been flashed a handful of times in the 42,000 kms I have driven so far, nothing to worry about. I can see why because I'm extremely sensitive myself to badly-aimed / little-too-bright headlights.
I do love the light output compared to a regular non-HID system though!
I do love the light output compared to a regular non-HID system though!
11-28-2014, 10:26 PM
#26
Flashers!
Suprisingly I have not been flashed by more than a couple drivers. I thought for sure I would be getting it constantly when I first got the truck as these HID'S are BRIGHT!!!.....I will be sure to adjust em a bit when I level it up though. I am really happy so far w/ the light output
11-30-2014, 06:21 PM
#27
Senior Member
Been reading this post. 2014 with Lear cap and empty bed. Stock truck.
I drove last night (a test) for first time. Low beam HID lights trees to 10'. Couldn't see much differance between low and hi they were off so much.
I then adjusted by owners manual and they were hi about 15" at 25'. I don't think cap made that much difference so was off from factory.
I drove last night (a test) for first time. Low beam HID lights trees to 10'. Couldn't see much differance between low and hi they were off so much.
I then adjusted by owners manual and they were hi about 15" at 25'. I don't think cap made that much difference so was off from factory.
11-30-2014, 06:38 PM
#28
Senior Member
My stock non-hid lights were way high when I first got my truck,dealer lowered them.
11-30-2014, 08:26 PM
#29
careful who you flash with those. I had a car flash his lights at me because he though my high lights were on (i was in my other truck) and i flipped on my 30" bar. He responded by flipping on the red and blues... didnt notice it was a cop. Luckily he just kept going, but they are off-road lights and illegal to use on the road. Just a heads up.
01-07-2015, 08:08 PM
#30
Guess I need to adjust mine. Had the truck for two weeks and getting lots of flashes. Even had a couple people slow down so I pass then they ride my *** with their brights on. Good thing my mirrors auto dim!
