Damn people always flashing their brights

I got really tired of getting flashed. So I adjust my drivers side light down and it was WAY too high. Took about ten minutes to adjust it.

I have been flashed since then, but very rarely and by cars low to the ground. Nothing I can do about that and still be able to see myself.

 

Me too. So I finally said..."look lady, you've got great tits. But enough is enough".

 

I've found that peripherals sucks without the fogs on in my OR, but my regular cab is lifted and covers the road great without them. I do get brighted constantly in the RC, couldn't care less, that's what the tab on the mirrors for.

 

I have the front of my truck slightly leveled and I did not adjust the headlights. They are still lower than my friend's full-size (shining against a wall), so I assumed they are still shining where they are supposed to. I have been flashed a couple times by on-coming traffic. I just assume it is normal, as I had it happen on my last truck too (which was not lifted and stock lighting). If it is happening like every day, then I would consider adjusting them. If it is occasional, then I'd chalk it up as normal.

 

Absolutely the best way to get your headlights aiming really, really close to perfect.

So how do you get them perfect? Again with the truck on level ground, step back about 20-30 feet directly in front of the truck with the headlights on. Now slowly squat down looking straight at the truck. At some point, the headlights (one or both) will seem to get brighter. This will be because you're looking at the cutoff line. If one headlight seems to get bright before the other, it's higher than the other. Adjust, lather, rinse, repeat until they both "get bright" at the same time.

 

just go the retrofit way and do HID projectors and you will be satisfied. I can see my own cut off line when driving and well worth the investment.

 

Same. all day long. I'll only flash back though. I have bright lights, so they're allowed to as well.

 

Yeah, once I've seen them the thrill is gone.

 

The chase is better than the catch!

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I need to adjust my lights. This thread reminded me of that.

 

I see a lot of stock height 2nd gens that don't have their headlights adjusted right. And nobody thinks to re-adjust their lights after a lift.

If the techs at Toyota who install headlights are anything like the body shop guy at my local dealer, it's no surprise. Guy had my high beams shooting the tops of trees

 

I only get flashed if my Baja Designs fogs are on.... 4300 lumens each. Deer cannot hide!

 

Well I think a lot of people from your area have moved into my area because I have noticed this a lot lately. They don't even care if I flash them they don't turn off their bright lights.

 

A properly aimed fog light is actually less likely to bother oncoming drivers. (Power - as measured by Lumens - has little to do with it.) That's because a "fog" beam pattern is flat, horizontal, fairly short from top to bottom, but fairly wide from side to side. I have a set of properly aimed Morimoto LED xB fogs in my truck and you can hardly notice them coming at me. They provide me with a great beam pattern and tons of light in front of my truck though.

Now if you're running a driving beam (or worse yet a flood beam) pattern, you're virtually guaranteed to piss oncoming drivers off. That's because the spread (from top to bottom) of that beam is much greater and thus aimed more at oncoming driver's eyes. And higher output here just compounds the problem.

 

Some people think of fog lights as aggressive and that all your lights are on and on high beam. Shouldn't need fog lights in a clear environment without fog, rain or snow.

 

As others said if you are getting flashed by lots of people your lights aren't aimed right. Fix your truck rather than being an ass and flashing them back. Total dick move to not properly maintain your truck and then be aggressive towards other drivers pointing out the problem.

Some trucks are pointed wrong right off the lot. More frequently though the issue is getting tail low because of carrying almost anything in the back. The stock leafs are shit and so if you put a cap or anything else moderately heavy back there you'll be pointing your lights high. You don't even need to lift, you just need to put a few hundred pounds in the back and you'll likely need to adjust the lights.

My truck was borderline high off the lot. Then I had a cap and gear in the back and it was definitely high. Took me about a week to get around to adjusting the lights back down and the few times I was out at night before adjusting I got flashed a bunch. Not because other drivers were annoying or stupid but because my lights were actually pointed too high.

 

I get flashed all the time rolling thru the country on dark roads. I've even had a few cars
pretty much stop and pull over so I can pass. And I never tailgate either. I'm sure they
all fill like dummies when I throw up my high beams. My truck has a 3" lift and my lights
are fine. I would never adjust them.

 

I never get flashed and I never use blue fonts.

 

Blue is my go to when writing or typing.

 

Wow

 

DVexile is correct. I drove around for two years with lights that were aimed a little high. I got flashed all the time and thought my lights were just bright.

I have found a really great way to set them properly. All you need is a long wood fence or brick wall. While it's dark outside, park parallel to the wall on level ground. Your low beam should make a very distinct line on the wall. That line should be parallel to the ground. If it isn't, adjust accordingly. Once you finish the side closest to the wall, turn the truck around and adjust the other side.

If you make significant changes to the weight in the bed, you might want to double check your adjustment.