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Old 03-07-2008, 12:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Bright Lights!

OK, So how many times do you all get oncoming drivers flashing their high beams because they think your are on?

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Old 03-07-2008, 12:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Old 03-07-2008, 01:00 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I have only gotten the car behind me flashing his lights because I wasn't going fast enough...

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Old 03-07-2008, 01:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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I aimed mine down a bit. It helps to see the potholes.

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Old 03-07-2008, 01:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You would think that the dealer's PDI and initial state safety inspection regimen would include checking headlight aim. One wonders if the EU has a different aim height than the US, but we get what they get.

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Old 03-07-2008, 01:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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smart center Portland includes headlight adjustment in their regimen. I really like how, on a dark road, my lights shine in a horizontal line - far over to each side. Everything under is lit, above is dark. With the brights, the whole way before me is lit up.

Oncoming drivers look to be 'over' the light line, no one has complained.

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Old 03-07-2008, 01:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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I haven't had it happen yet, but my wife did almost all of the nighttime driving during our first week of ownership. I guess we'll see. The headlights seem ok to me.

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Old 03-07-2008, 01:37 PM   #8 (permalink)
 
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Haven't had any issues, low beams look spot on. Love the fogs too, they truly seem to be fog lights with a low short very wide range.

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Old 03-07-2008, 01:41 PM   #9 (permalink)
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never had the issue - you have a lot of weight in the back of the car? I noticed that there is a very obvious line that the lights do not shine above, which is never above the trunk of the car ahead.

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