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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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It seems everytime I drive at night, people flash their lights at me because they think my high beams are on but they're not. Has anybody else had this problem?
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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maybe the angle of your headlights are set too high.
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 10:03 AM
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When I had my xB, this happened constantly.. Almost every car that passed would flash me at night... I thought at first that it was my fog lights, so I drove with them off for a week and still got flashed just as much..

PS: I thought this thread would be about boobies how disappointing
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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look at my avatar there's some boobies
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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look at my avatar there's some boobies
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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I dont have that problem but i DID think this thread was about Tig 'ole Bittie's... HAHHAHAHA!!!!
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by xBassist
PS: I thought this thread would be about boobies how disappointing
Same here...
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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PS: I thought this thread would be about boobies how disappointing
Same here...
im gonna have to put a WOW sticker in the window now
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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I get the same problem. At night my girl and I try and count how many times we get flashed. When we drive down this two lane road up to the mountians we get it all the time. I think maybe the headlights sit highter than most cars and are brighter. Or maybe it's just a big conspiracy.
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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For me, its usually they flash their brights and I ignore them. Then they turn their lights on bright and leave them there. Then I turn my brights on. Then they turn their brights off. Then I turn my brights off.

If there is still time before we have passed each other, at this point I turn on the dome light so they can see me flipping them off.
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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For me, its usually they flash their brights and I ignore them. Then they turn their lights on bright and leave them there. Then I turn my brights on. Then they turn their brights off. Then I turn my brights off.

If there is still time before we have passed each other, at this point I turn on the dome light so they can see me flipping them off.

im about the same way.

and i to thought this was about boobies
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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I got flashed the other night on the way home. Fortunately, my lighting fast reflexes allowed me to show them the TRUE brights as a return favor.
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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I haven't had this problem yet. My boyfriend made the comment that he liked my headlights when he was in front of me because when I was closer to him they didn't blind him (integra is really low to the ground and his eclipse is just as low)
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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i have the same problem in my xb always getting flashed
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Solarxb20
My boyfriend made the comment that he liked my headlights when he was in front of me because when I was closer to him...
I bet he did. ;)

Sorry... had to be said.
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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never had this happen to me...now if your lowered it could be due to the jumping of the lights...
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Scion05BOPxB
Originally Posted by Solarxb20
My boyfriend made the comment that he liked my headlights when he was in front of me because when I was closer to him...
I bet he did. ;)

Sorry... had to be said.
You have no idea... and we won't go there
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Solarxb20
Originally Posted by Scion05BOPxB
Originally Posted by Solarxb20
My boyfriend made the comment that he liked my headlights when he was in front of me because when I was closer to him...
I bet he did. ;)

Sorry... had to be said.
You have no idea... and we won't go there
My wife is fairly convinced I bought the xB because of the "bouncy" ride... if you catch my drift.
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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I am always getting flashed by people. the too think my highbeams are on also
Old Apr 10, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Scion05BOPxB
Originally Posted by Solarxb20
Originally Posted by Scion05BOPxB
Originally Posted by Solarxb20
My boyfriend made the comment that he liked my headlights when he was in front of me because when I was closer to him...
I bet he did. ;)

Sorry... had to be said.
You have no idea... and we won't go there
My wife is fairly convinced I bought the xB because of the "bouncy" ride... if you catch my drift.
hahahahaha... So that's why my bf wants me to drive everywhere since i got mine...



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