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hey you! with the 55W HID's

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Hotdog, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:29 AM
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    Hotdog

    Hotdog [OP] My hair is all natural Moderator

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    I'm flashing my brights at you to tell you you're an asshole; I'm aware you are using your "dims"

    You know who else is a jerk? The guy that has the one goofy headlight that has decided to aim up. :confused:
     
  2. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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    Jigzor

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  3. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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    Epic Lulz.
     
  4. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:31 AM
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    Hahaha!!! He probably had them aimed wrong or he took off the metal sheild!!!:mad: But I agree with the one headlight up crap!!! That is friggin annoying!!!:eek:
     
  5. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:31 AM
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    HAHA! I feel the same as the OP. Is it mandatory when you get HID's to alway drive with them on! Is that part of the cool factor? It could be the sunniest day out, but lets drive with my headlamps and fogs on!!!!!! Ok dude, I get it your effing cool.
     
  7. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:40 AM
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    Someone could install red and blue strobes and be the Bright Lights Police
     
  8. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:42 AM
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    mjp2

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    I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome my headlights are.
    [​IMG]
     
  9. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:42 AM
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    i got flashed by little cars all the time with my normal headlights. switched to hids and aimed them lower seems to be alright haven't got flashed. but i've got 4 nice driving lights hooked up to my high beams just incase the smart cars get smart.
     
  10. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM
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    Damn, lol. I am guilty of having Hid's, I love them. I however have my shields on and aim them slightly lower than I would like for greater visibility. I used my brother and his Honda Civic to decide where to aim my lights. I drove behind him for a few miles then drove at him head on until we found a placement we could agree on. This was done with me driving my truck until we liked it then I drove his car and we repeated the process. Oh and I have the HID fogs as well and since I got them I can't hardly use my fogs while there are other drivers on the road. They are great for back roads or my early drives to work.

    So I also hate those Fucs that don't aim their lights.
     
  11. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM
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    yeah those suck. me and my roomate went to a parking lot. I sat in his saturn sky facing my truck to make sure my lights weren't too intense
     
  12. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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    excellent idea. I nominate nd.

    Those lights do sound pretty awesome.

    I can live with other trucks/SUV's having lights bright enough to blind me, but I just recently had some little sedan blinding me. In my prerunner, I rarely have a problem with being blinded, but imagine how often people in sedans are blinded.
     
  13. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:47 AM
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    i don't understand the blue anything above 6000k is just ridiculous
     
  14. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:49 AM
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    ALL the time. I hate driving at night because of the turds with their mis-aimed headlights.
     
  15. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM
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    I'm guilty of having hids without a projector retrofit, but have 35w HID headlights and have them properly aimed. I have yet to get flashed by another car and I've been running them for a few months now. IMO running a 55w headlight on the road is just ridiculous.
     
  16. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:53 AM
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  17. Dec 11, 2009 at 10:53 AM
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    Rice would be a better term.
     
  18. Dec 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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    Well, Up north they call the one head light aiming up. Squirrel Shinning.:D
     
  19. Dec 11, 2009 at 11:05 AM
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    chris4x4

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    I feel the same way as the OP.....
     
  20. Dec 11, 2009 at 11:14 AM
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    Well can i say i hate when people brake check me at night just cause my truck with stock headlights and standard driving lights on sits right in their rear view mirror!! Its not my fault!! Or flip me off!! GAAAHHHH!!!
     

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