Headlight Question

Hello,

I have a 2012 tacoma, recently i've noticed at night people flashing me as they are approaching like you do when someone has their hi beams on, but i just have my normal lights on. Does anyone else have this problem, are the tacomas lights just that bright or is it a issue i should bring up with the dealership to have them re-adjusted?

Thanks

 

Yeah, probably they could be adjusted down some, not uncommon on these trucks

 

Might be high, but you have a new truck with clear lenses, and the 4x4 is a bit taller than "normal"

I used to get flashed all the time in my Suburban and I had the lights aimed 2" below where they should have been.

 

I haven't been "flashed" by other drivers (yet) but I've noticed that he low beams on my new Tacoma are the brightest headlights I've had on any vehicle I've owned.

 

Yep! That's cuz Toyota has packed 'em chock full of AWESOMENESS!!!!

 

I had the same problem with my new Philips X-Treme powers so I decided to lower my lights another 3-4 inches and I still have great visibility and also no more blinding poor passer-by's!

 

Both my 09 and my dad's 08 had the lights aimed too high. His was to the extreme, it was a raccoon shiner straight from the factory. Even set conservatively low they still illuminate well so who knows why Toyota likes to do that.

I still get the occasional flasher who wonders why their sealed beam from 1976 won't light up the road in the face of the Tacoma's clear lenses, but it's rare. I did have quite a few flashers when my right headlight was full of condensation though - the water-hazed reflector was scattering light everywhere and it certainly wasn't a pleasant sight.