Any one else have this problem? When driving at night, quite a few oncoming cars will flash their brights at me (my headlights are on dim.) Is that the nature of the xB headlight placement or do I need to have them aligned? (they seem to to aimed properly to me....)

 

I thought I was the only one having that problem. It gets annoyimg after a while

 

either that, or there are alot of cops in the area. heh, well, when they flash their lights at you, show em how much brighter yours can get.

 

OMG!!! This has been happening to us since we bought the first box last Sept. It happens to us both now. It just happened on our way home from our meeting.

{Maybe its part of that cult thing...}

I started to think that other drivers must think I have my high beams on.

 

I usually flash them back then they realize I had low beams on all along.

 

I flash them back too.

 

You can't really dim your headlights. It either high beams or low beams....

Anyways, when I first got the xB, my girlfriend thought I was flashing my high beams at her whenever I followed her car at night. I think it just due to the bouncy ride of the xB. Plus, I think the beam is slightly higher up than most small cars and then there is a sharp cutoff point.

 

Well, I'll say this: the xB's are the brightest headlights I've ever had on a car, at least in terms of how much of the outside world they light up. And they do seems to be aimed higher than normal. I haven't noticed being flashed at yet, but I haven't done that much night driving.

RichC

 

I just flash my highs at them.

 

It happens to me too, I,ve still got the stock bulbs,so i just flash ,em back with the brights.

 

i haven't had this prob..... mostly others having thier brights on and i haveing to flash them

 

Happened to me when I was driving my xB home.
My dad yelled at me telling me I was dumb for having my
brights on, so I hit him with the brights and said "yeah?"

I think it's the bounce the xB has, the lights bob up and down
a lot. We could probably tilt the lights down a bit further by
putting some washers under the top headlight mounting screw?

 

i get this all the time

 

I get this too, when driving my wifes lunchbox. I just flash them back and they get the hint. In my truck its worse, as when I driving at night I usualy have my fog lights on. And all my lights are xenon, so people flash me then I flash them but my highbeams are jdm xenon yellow bulbs. So they get blinded for sure.

Now adays all the new cars have HID lights and damn dude thouse things are bright as all hell. So they shouldnt be flashing people. I only flash people when they are in front of me in the fast lane of the freeway. MOVE B I T C H get out the way.

 

Same thing when I bought mine. I had the dealer readjust the lights and no problem since. Can't see as well as far down the road with dims but still ok.
Interestingly there is only one adjuster on the rear of each housing. Turn one way to go lower and the opposite to raise. Pretty easy fix.

Walt

 

I was sitting in a left turn lane last night and some dick in a 3-series had his foglights on ... and they were pointed UP.

My headlights were lighting basically everything to the waistline of his car, but when I flipped the brights on, suddenly the inside of his car was well-illuminated

He flashed his brights at me, then flipped me off as he turned. IT'S NOT ____ING FOGGY, TURN YOUR ____ING FOG LIGHTS OFF.

 

I have had this problem, but when following a car, my headlights seem to stay level, meaning they are not aimed up, meaning they shouldn't be shining in anyone's face. I replaced my heads and fogs with silverstars, and usually keep the fogs on at night. People do see me coming.

 

Always a good idea to try to impair the other driver's vision as they are shooting in your direction. That'll teach em...


The last time I high-beamed someone it was a CHP officer and he pulled me over...

 

Just maybe.....It's the 200 lb subs and amps in the back ....raising the front up

 

We haven't been flashed yet, but I notice when I go back to driving my Nissan truck afterwards that I find myself checking to see if my headlights are actually on - there is such a difference...