Campaign against dazzling bi-xenons launched

DM · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:52

Ban lights, its the only way best we all stumble about in the dark.

Better yet attatch a tax to them, put another fiver on my road tax for xenons, why leave a stone unturned, tax it.

[TW]Fox · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:54

MeEsH BaKkA said:
I personally think more people should be educated about what the little wheel with numbers and a headlight does on non-auto level cars...

Factory fit Xenon cars dont have this..

DM · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:55

[TW]Fox;18955148 said:
Factory fit Xenon cars dont have this..

Dont let that stand in the way of a good moan, its not his fault my car has xenons, get them banned, its the only way.

Firestar_3x · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:55

MeEsH BaKkA said:
I personally think more people should be educated about what the little wheel with numbers and a headlight does on non-auto level cars...

Erm lowers the lights if you have something rather heavy in the boot or are pulling a caravan......

With a normal load in the car you should have no need to adjust that dial, that's unless your lights are incorrectly aligned in the firstplace.

Sin_Chase · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:57

[TW]Fox;18955148 said:
Factory fit Xenon cars dont have this..

Indeed.

In the S2000 it has a linkage in the rear suspension components which electronically adjusts the HIDs on the fly as required. I imagine there are a few implementations but all effectively do the same.

WhiteCobra · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:01

I love how at the end of the video they show a few cars drive past with extremely glaring HID's.... Whilst sticking the camera on the floor! Their obviously going to be glaring if you record from the road!

DM · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:10

Listen i know iv done a good job when i see the bloke in front of me messing with his mirror!

Cosimo · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:15

DM said:
Ban lights, its the only way best we all stumble about in the dark.

Better yet attatch a tax to them, put another fiver on my road tax for xenons, why leave a stone unturned, tax it.

LOL Don't give them ideas. Some bright spark might consider it.

DM · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:17

simulatorman said:
LOL Don't give them ideas. Some bright spark might consider it.

Im past caring its another protest, you know what im getting a complex about these *****, shoot the old ******* then he wont protest no more.

sigma · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:26

DM said:
Listen i know iv done a good job when i see the bloke in front of me messing with his mirror!

'Twas you in that bloody Porsche wasn't it?

Barks · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:08

Factory fitted Xenons do not cause any problems. From my experience the only time they would ever dazzle other road users is when going over speed bumps, albeit for about half a second.

They need to clamp down on people fitting HID bulbs into reflector lenses. Unfortunately it's the people doing this who give drivers with Xenons a bad reputation.

BigglesPiP · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:19

It's not just HID's.

I take issue with the following:
-Retrofitted HIDs with insufficient reflector design causing a dazzling dipped beam.
-Anyone who winds up their dipped beam so they can see really far (surprising number of people do this).
-VW, who seem to ship cars which cast a lot of bright light outside of the dipped beam pattern these days.

I want:
-Tighter restriction on amount of light allowed outside the dipped beam pattern taking into account the wavelengths of light which actually dazzle people. Regardless of the headlight type.
-It be a motoring offence with points to adjust your dipped beams to an illegal setting and drive on the road and this to be enforced.

Barks · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:22

BigglesPiP said:
It's not just HID's.

I take issue with the following:
-Retrofitted HIDs with insufficient reflector design causing a dazzling dipped beam.
-Anyone who winds up their dipped beam so they can see really far (surprising number of people do this).
-VW, who seem to ship cars which cast a lot of bright light outside of the dipped beam pattern these days.

I want:
-Tighter restriction on amount of light allowed outside the dipped beam pattern taking into account the wavelengths of light which actually dazzle people. Regardless of the headlight type.
-It be a motoring offence with points to adjust your dipped beams to an illegal setting and drive on the road and this to be enforced.

You could just remove the Chav population and it wouldn't be an issue.

BigglesPiP · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:25

scott212 said:
You could just remove the Chav population and it wouldn't be an issue.

And VW, don't forget VW.

Or are you saying only chavs buy golfs?

DM · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:34

Lotta chavs in VW's.

Scooby_WR1 · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:41

I thought they were already illegal to be fitted if the car did not have self leveling and washers.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps

Matt82 · 21 Apr 2011 at 18:54

today i changed my Golf's headlight back to "standard". it used to have a twin lamp conversion, with a projector and HIDs

now it is halogen dipped beam like standard, but now the HID is in the high beam.

Mr Joshua · 21 Apr 2011 at 19:34

Firestar_3x said:
Erm lowers the lights if you have something rather heavy in the boot or are pulling a caravan.......

That was probably his point...

I don't have HID lights but don't find them particularly bothersome on other cars, they don't make my eyes ache like badly adjusted halogen lights anyway.

mrk · 21 Apr 2011 at 20:11

Mr Joshua said:
That was probably his point...

I don't have HID lights but don't find them particularly bothersome on other cars, they don't make my eyes ache like badly adjusted halogen lights anyway.

Yup they're not supposed to either because they have zero flood/spill due to the straight cutoff!