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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Unhappy HID headlights

I have serious concerns about the safety of my HID headlights. When I took possession of my new RX330, the lights were turned downward so that I could not see very far down the road. On roads that were bumpy or hilly, visibility was quite poor. So the service department reluctantly turned the headlights up a little. Now my visibility is excellent, but oncoming drivers are flashing their headlights at me, as if to say that my highbeam is on. It is not. It's just that the HID headlights are too bright for oncoming traffic. Has anyone else had this problem, and how was it fixed?
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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Originally posted by sakotob
I have serious concerns about the safety of my HID headlights. When I took possession of my new RX330, the lights were turned downward so that I could not see very far down the road. On roads that were bumpy or hilly, visibility was quite poor. So the service department reluctantly turned the headlights up a little. Now my visibility is excellent, but oncoming drivers are flashing their headlights at me, as if to say that my highbeam is on. It is not. It's just that the HID headlights are too bright for oncoming traffic. Has anyone else had this problem, and how was it fixed?
Ha Ha funny story...i get that with my halogens (cool blue) and people think i have on brights..since i have see hids for the last few years...the new 2005 corvette has some of the brightest ones i have seen..my 2nd place was the porsche 911...the corvette hids can be see brightly almost 1 mile away..sick just sick!

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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 12:59 PM
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Please aim them according to spec. Here's a quick tutorial on how its done properly. You don't need a service technician to do this. You can easily do this yourself.

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-aiming.htm
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Originally posted by tiguy99
Please aim them according to spec. Here's a quick tutorial on how its done properly. You don't need a service technician to do this. You can easily do this yourself.

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-aiming.htm
good info!

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