• Asafum@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Seriously… I hate my own damn headlights! People flash their high beams at me as if I have mine on, but they’re just the stock headlights… I’ve been seriously considering going to a mechanic to have dimmer lights installed lol

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      10 hours ago

      A lot of vehicles have a beam dip adjuster in the cab. Mine pops out when I press the center of the light control selector.

      Officially, they are to correct for a heavy load in the back. Unofficially, if you tweak them, you can flip between longer range, and polite as required.

      If you watch your lights, there should be a fairly sharp cut-off at the top of their coverage. If that line ever hits a window or mirror, it will look like you are flashing them. If it’s too high, either fix it yourself (generally quite easy) or get it fixed.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Aim them yourself. You’ll spent more time finding a good spot to aim them then actually doing it.

      If they’re LEDs or HIDs they’re probably just a screw you turn to aim them. If they dont then it’s basically the same thing, but in a less convenient spot. Look up the proper aiming procedure for your car, or just wing it by finding a car in a parking lot.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDudMM4J-ZE

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      12 hours ago

      If people regularly flash their lights at you over it, you probably should.

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      I know the feeling. I had a rental car once for two weeks and I was more than once road-raged because of the lights. Everyone thought I was high-beaming it, but nope.

    • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      My cars low to the ground and only has halogen lamps, so if I’m ever flashing high beams at an SUV with overly bright lights, it’s only so I can continue to see the road. LEDs are insane and the governments too busy facilitating record defense contractor earnings to do anything about it.