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Old 05-21-2001, 09:29 PM
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due to unforseen circumstances, my left headlight is aimed quite a bit upwards, like an HID high beam. I can even blind SUV's i like how our lights encourage people to move out of the way. if they high beam me after i pass i flip the switch on my rearview.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by josh3io
[B]due to unforseen circumstances, my left headlight is aimed quite a bit upwards, like an HID high beam.
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I love HID lights.

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Old 05-22-2001, 05:12 AM
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If they think you are flashing them, THEN FLASH THEM THE REAL BRIGHTS!

I was running in front of HondaGuy and DeeGYM the other night and they don't bother me. That's what the rear-view mirror switch is for. Anybody know where to get the HID Brights?
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I encountered the same problem going over bumps. People thought I was flashing them. I dismissed it for a tight suspension-- but acutally, the dealer had not removed the spring supports used for shipping. Different story:

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Does this mean if we get HID's for our brights and leave em' on all the time that everyone would get the Hell out of our way...even in the daytime....lol....I'm there!

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Old 05-22-2001, 06:06 PM
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Originally posted by WhiteS2k
Originally posted by Type R 1090
In Europe, I think HID equipped cars are required to have a self levelling function built in.
OK, so far we have heard from North America and Australia about the bouncing HID lights.
Aus S's have the self leveling feature. It's not an anti-bob thing. It's supposed to level the lights when you're towing (??), or have excess weight in the back (a body perhaps?).
Old 05-25-2001, 01:04 PM
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Hi,
I'm from Frankfurt/Germany.
Just had a 1 hour drive in the dark with some bumpy roads. Seem's that the lights jump all over the world. 2 drivers thought that I had my high-beams on.
At the german forum someone posted that we have "self leveling function". But only every 3 minutes when you drive and after 8 seconds the car stopped.
Hope this helped!
Bye
Oliver



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I've not done much night driving, but on motorway joints, you can see the lights going up and down on rear panels!

Leaving the lights on in the day does work. Generally though, when dawdlers eventually look in their mirrors, they get the F2K outta the way PDQ!
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I'm constantly amazed each time I go out at night of how much more respect my car gets with those lights. If the people don't think we're flashing them, it's possible that they think they're being followed by a race car (the lights are very responsive to the pavement.). Either way, it's a whole different world than what I'm used to and I love it! It makes nighttime cruising a joy since most people pull over.


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