Rep Power: 0

wassup everyone, heres my lil story!

well i juss baught a set of HIDs (BrightStar 6500k) for my car like 2 days ago. Yesterday i was loving it becuz it was raining hard and i could actually see the road when i was driving down to kloo for a friends bday jam. and as i was driving down there i was driving behind a 2001 corolla. and this driver intentionally slowed down let me pass then went behind me and turned on his HIGH BEAMS for like a good 5min. and i was thinkin in my head is this person DUMB??

and so on the way back from waterloo i was drving once again minding my own business and another idoit does the same thing!
mind u i was driving normally according to speed limit cuz of the rain, keeping enough space between me and the next car.

for those who has HIDs has that ever happened to u? or am i not getting something here? i didnt do anything wrong, didnt cut no one off, am i missing something?

 
Rep Power: 0

i dont have HID's ... i have those cheap-O Xenon lights and it happends to me... also PPL flash me when thy're oncoming from the other side of the street... or across me on a stoplight....LoL... i like it... makes my 20 bucks lights seem more expensive

 
Rep Power: 0

IMO...it could be that your hid's are producing too much glare. So when you're behind somebody, they think you have your high beams on, which you actually dont??

 
Rep Power: 0

that's why I turn all of em off, not even a single cigrette light while driving
they dont know I am there
.
.
.
.
yeah.. glares + your hids might not height-adjested propely

 
Rep Power: 0

Take a few pics from about 20 or so feet away from a wall and post them in the lighting forum. They should be albe to tell you if you have too much glare.

I personally have no idea what glare is, but its not good.

 
Rep Power: 0

u know i think that maybe it.... cuz its a lot brighter then i thought it would be.. but i dont know how to adjust it... i mean theres only one way to put in the bulb

 
Rep Power: 368

Aim your headlights lower and you should be OK. I get highbeamed every once in a while myself. But serious if a guy's gonna follow you around and highbeam you for a little glare in your highs, he'd probably do the same to a stock HID-equipped BMW just cause he's lookin for a little road rage venting. If you need help aiming hit me up.

 
Rep Power: 288

you probably need to aim them a little lower.

 
Rep Power: 302

happens all the time...aim ur HIDs lower...you will still get ppl who high beam you...normally i just take off on them

 
Rep Power: 0

but i dont know how to aim them lower....is there some screw or somethin that helps adjust?

 
Rep Power: 295

i get HBed also... mostly its from stupid people that dont understand that if my car is on an upward angle its going to go right in there face.

 
Rep Power: 0

as i was goin by those cars i kept thinkin to myself "people pls these are H I Ds, i'm not driving with my highbeams on" but yea can anyone help explain to me how to adjust my beams? cuz i admit they're kinda high up... every time a car passes by i can see the light boucing off their face

 
Rep Power: 302

if you have stock headlights you can aim them.
check ur owner's manual

 
Rep Power: 0

ok i read the owners manual and it basically told me to bring it to a honda technician and thats all it said... would anyone konw and can show me or explain to me how to aim stock head lights?

 
Rep Power: 0

Too much glare. Our stock headlights aren't made for HID's.

 
Rep Power: 0

YES!!! hehe aight i hope i fixed it now... i adjusted it to be a lower a bit... so now i hope i wont be getting anymore dummys on the road! thanx all of you for ur thoughts!