Illegal lights

Shitfly · Jan 24, 2013

Do people ever get tickets for running those fu(king bullchit HID lights? Drove to BC tonight and had 3 tards catch up and blind me from behind, slowed down to make/let them pass as I could barely see ahead, then proceeded to watch multiple oncoming vehicles flash their brights at them. I don't get it, can't they take the hint? Would a cop turn around and give a ticket for that? Out of all the crappy roads and weather etc, biggest danger tonight was those F'n retarded 'fake' HID lights. Any factory installed ones seem fine, always seems to be some pickup with a trailer or sleds putting them on or now seeing lots of big rigs as well,
Ok, feeling better, had to rant!

RXN · Jan 24, 2013

Those lights annoy the hell out of me. I installed blind em lights under my daily driver. When someone behind me is running stupid bright lights, adjust my mirrors and flick on the blind ems. Two can play that little game.

Of course they probably got no idea why I'm doing it, so I kinda look like a douche bag.

drew562 · Jan 24, 2013

I had hid lights in my 350 dual wheel. One light quit so I put the best series of pia lights in. I drove to fort Mac at night in the slush and road spray and I couldn't see a thing once my lights were a bit dirty. I came home and put a new kit back in. When the pia lights were dirty I couldn't even tell my lights were on. My hid can be filthy and I can still drive safely.

Summiteer · Jan 24, 2013

Amazing that people were ever able to drive at night before the HID's came along.

CamoKVF700 · Jan 24, 2013

Problem is, they install HID's in a reflective lense which are not made for them. It's a terrible combination. Any factory HID are installed in projector lenses. These people don't understand how much of a hazard they are.

powder junkie · Jan 24, 2013

Many big rigs run led's instead of hids. May look the same but its different.

Nytroman · Jan 24, 2013

Summiteer said:
Amazing that people were ever able to drive at night before the HID's came along.

Ya, the last thread was how bad ford lights shine, are the lights worse than back in the 70's, 80's and 90's? If you cant see to the conditions slow down. If you can see better than everyone else becuase of the way your lights are set or the type (illegal or not)then your most likely blinding them/us. I would love to install 10 lights in my grill cuz Im scared of the dark but I aint a douch. cant wait till its enforced. The Hid's make me angry, but its all the bumper lights on for no reason that really bugs me, they are only shining 20ft out to help show the ruts some, wheres the ruts on the highway? they may not be brighter but it is a larger spectrum of light shining at the oncoming drivers.

suzuki_ryder · Jan 24, 2013

LED headlights on semi's are just as bad. Ban them too.

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moyiesledhead · Jan 24, 2013

Personally I think the biggest problem is guys that HID their low beams too. Just do the high beams, and dim your damn lights a little sooner....I'm happy happy.

bigz64 · Jan 24, 2013

drew562 said:
I had hid lights in my 350 dual wheel. One light quit so I put the best series of pia lights in. I drove to fort Mac at night in the slush and road spray and I couldn't see a thing once my lights were a bit dirty. I came home and put a new kit back in. When the pia lights were dirty I couldn't even tell my lights were on. My hid can be filthy and I can still drive safely.

i drive that highway a couple times a week, i know there is at least one spot to pull over and clean your dirty headlights...

teeroy · Jan 24, 2013

bigz64 said:
i drive that highway a couple times a week, i know there is at least one spot to pull over and clean your dirty headlights...

what....and lose 30 seconds of driving time?? crazy talk....

in Europe any vehicle equipped with HID lights have to have washers from the factory. it prevents glare when the lights get dirty. wonder why they would make that law?

*disclaimer* this post is dripping with sarcasm.

Remoth · Jan 24, 2013

I dunno how much truth there is to that reflective lens spiel. I know several people with factory HID projector lenses and they are still bright as all hell when oncoming...

doo225 · Jan 24, 2013

RXN said:
Those lights annoy the hell out of me. I installed blind em lights under my daily driver. When someone behind me is running stupid bright lights, adjust my mirrors and flick on the blind ems. Two can play that little game.

Of course they probably got no idea why I'm doing it, so I kinda look like a douche bag.

haha, when people do that to me because of my HID headlights and fog lights i turn on my 4 12" light forces on, on the front of my truck and they turn their "blind ems" off as soon as that happens...

polarisdragon800 · Jan 24, 2013

suzuki_ryder said:
LED headlights on semi's are just as bad. Ban them too.

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Lets not.

Stompin Tom · Jan 24, 2013

doo225 said:
haha, when people do that to me because of my HID headlights and fog lights i turn on my 4 12" light forces on, on the front of my truck and they turn their "blind ems" off as soon as that happens...

douche bag alert.

Stompin Tom · Jan 24, 2013

suzuki_ryder said:
LED headlights on semi's are just as bad. Ban them too.

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I run LED lights in all my trucks, I really like them. But I understand your position, they are very touchy when adjusting them. You only have to go a bit to high and you blind the hell out of oncoming traffic. I wish there was some sort of law that you had to have your LED's installed and properly aligned by a trained technician.

You can take some solace in the fact that the local DOT are handing out tickets and repair on the spot citations for improperly aligned LED lights on rigs. If you have HID's in your rig, its park until removed.

powder junkie · Jan 24, 2013

suzuki_ryder said:
LED headlights on semi's are just as bad. Ban them too.

Lol dot approved. If aimed properly then no problems and an led light is nowhere near wat an hid does. Two diff types of lite

drew562 · Jan 24, 2013

The evolution of the headlight. From a torch. To a candle in a reflective lense. To sealed beams. To quartz halogen. Oh. And now led and hid. Get with the times boys.

CUSO · Jan 24, 2013

...Not if the LED and HID's are retrofitted in a halogen specific enclosure. That's just the cheepo route.

drew562 said:
The evolution of the headlight. From a torch. To a candle in a reflective lense. To sealed beams. To quartz halogen. Oh. And now led and hid. Get with the times boys.

Carrots · Jan 24, 2013

drew562 said:
The evolution of the headlight. From a torch. To a candle in a reflective lense. To sealed beams. To quartz halogen. Oh. And now led and hid. Get with the times boys.

Exactly, I bet back in the day the guys riding around in their carts with torches on the font got all pissed off when another cart would come from the other direction with some candles in reflective lenses pointed at them. Only difference is they couldn't start up a thread and whine about it on the Internet back then.

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