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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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It's all in the timing. I love watching corneas melt!
Old Mar 31, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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It happened to me yesterday twice!!!
Old Mar 31, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Im tinting my rear window ultra limo dark, so i dont get it from the back anymore with the rasied trucks. Its worse from that angle then head on.
Old Mar 31, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MyCrisis
Also said any mods to taillights are illegal because only stock tails have passed DOT inspection.
what taillights do you have? Mine have DOT stamped on them. Grandpa D, watch em swerve? That's not nice!! but its awfully funny! bB2ner, I noticed that with the bumps. Last night I was in front of a xB and it hit a bump and I thought it was flashing me but I think the light from the bulb hit the chrome in the headlight housing and caused it to look that way. I haven't got flashed yet.
Old Mar 31, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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Im only 30...not OLD....just part of the ADULT CONSPIRACY.

30's is the new 20's......according to CNN.
Old Mar 31, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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I recently started seeing this happen after I moved out to Oregon. If you play with the search feature on the boards you tend you get a little more info about your problem

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ghts&&start=40

Tomas posted the exact way to adjust your headlights "per the book." So you can look into it that way. If you don't care to take the 15 minutes or so to do this, pop open your hood, get a phillips screw driver, find the adjustment **** on the back of the headlights and give them a few turns clockwise. Just make sure that you check them on your street or somewhere close before you go out driving at night.
Old Mar 31, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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dude i always just figured people were tryin to warn me of a 5o up ahead but 99% of the time no 5o.
Old Apr 3, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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I work for coca-cola, so i do alot of driving during early morning and late night, and i get flashed a lot, usually when they flash me i figure they want to see bright light so i give it to them, when they pass me they are two shades darker. Also i tinted my back windows and i have not had to flip my mirror once since then.
Old Apr 3, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by krispies13
Im only 30...not OLD....just part of the ADULT CONSPIRACY.

30's is the new 20's......according to CNN.

So does that mean I can start dating all them cute Seniors in HS?..(All the 30 year old ones, wanna settle down and have a family... EEEEeeeekkkkk!!!
Old Apr 4, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by krispies13
Im only 30...not OLD....just part of the ADULT CONSPIRACY.

30's is the new 20's......according to CNN.
Jay-Z says the same thing...
Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:10 AM
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Great minds think alike....shhh.
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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ive been pulled over twice by cops thinking my stock headlights were to bright.
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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It's pretty funny when I DO turn the high beams on! hahaa
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Just a little bit more info:

It may not always be the headlights they're flashing you about, could be another driver sending a warning of a speedtrap up ahead or cop in that direction; so sometimes it may just be the driver is courteous and giving you a 'heads up'. I do it all the time when I can...

Or maybe they just really like your car!
Old Jul 23, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by GarmaZed
Just a little bit more info:

It may not always be the headlights they're flashing you about, could be another driver sending a warning of a speedtrap up ahead or cop in that direction; so sometimes it may just be the driver is courteous and giving you a 'heads up'. I do it all the time when I can...

Or maybe they just really like your car!
Good idea!!! I wish I had thought about it. Here in TN others flash whenever there is an accident or broken down car on the side up ahead too.
Old Jul 23, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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I've always done lights off-lights back on real quick when signalling for a cop. Never used high beams. I'll be more careful now when people flash me, regardless of what I'm in. It depends on where you're at too, I guess. In Prescott, AZ, we did wipers on in the daytime and lights off-lights on at night.
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