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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 01:37 AM
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What do you think is fair to do with high-beamers/bright white light users?

I'll be driving down the street, minding my own business, with my fave radio station playing at a moderate level when I pass somebody with super bright lights. ACK they left their hi-beams on!!!
I flash my highs at them to see if maybe they get the point. Nope they sit in their car snug like the ******* that they are and continue on being a jerk. Whatever, I figure I can handle it once in a year or so. Happens to me alot! A few a day. Also some people change their rice rocket lights so they're bright white, which is almost as bad. These people need to be raped with a cedar tree

Isn't there a way to pass a law making this illegal?
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 02:35 AM
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i think non factory light conversions are illeagle. the factory one are "controlled" so most of it hits the ground as the aftermarket plug ins are just bulbs that plug into stock fixtures that cant "control" the beam properly.
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 03:44 AM
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Im sure its illegal too. Three a day Jim?....phffffttttt. Count yourself lucky man. I deal with wayyyyy more than that every day. It pi$$es me off big time!! Fortunately, I have some serious candle power on the front of the truck. People get the hint in a hurry. Playing the bright light game with me is a bad idea. You will be . Poor souls.
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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A fellow at work changed his lights on his 94 Chev pickup to the super bright whites, he also added a relay in to make it so the low beams are still on when the high beams come on.

He got stopped.

A police officer was coming the opposite way on the freeway and flashed his brights to tell this guy to turn off his.

Only thing is, he didn't have his brights on. He was using his low beams.

So being the jerk that he is, he turned on his high beams to show the oncoming car.

The oncoming car pulled him over and presented him with a coupon for the officers ball.
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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These people need to be raped with a cedar tree
Been watching the Evil Dead movies lately?
Anyhow, Buddy of mine has a pair of landing lights off a small plane on the front of his truck. Now thats some serious light! Ive seen 4x4 guys with a whole rack of lights before but these landing lights are far brighter. Only problem is you only get a few minutes out of them before the relays melt and you have to be driving fast or else they will overheat. Anyhow, we were driving down 168th street and someone was coming our way with the brights on so he flashed his big lights and promptly realized that he just lit up a cop car . The cop had his arm up on his face to block some of the light, Im sure he was totally blinded for a second there. He was pretty pissed off.
"Do you really think that was smart?"
"no officer"
"You think youre a ****ing hero or something?"
"no officer, sorry officer"
etc etc
After about 5 minutes of that and a promise to never do it again the cop let him go.
Was pretty funny from my side of the truck
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 02:40 PM
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Hahaha I have some landing lights off a sesna I got in school, I'm putting those on to F*ck $hit up for fun like ricers, if they ever finger me or do something stupid I'll let the pimp juice roll & they'll probably roll off the road

Also, you guys will be even more mad at me, I got the $900US HID conversion kit for my car for when its out, its like the stage II style, you turn it on & the next guy is blind
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 02:52 PM
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I got my Hellas on my truck. I always remeove the covers when i am on the highways heading back home. The thing is most people flash me cause they think my high beams are on when they arent thats what pisses me off the most. Then they get the blast from the hellas and high beams
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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Click on hoods/ground effects/headlights. Aftermarket lights are legal. Just as long as they are the real deal like the BMW/Audi lights. Not the $3 bulbs that the kids buy nowadays. The cheap ones have filters on them that block out the light spectrum so that only white or purple or blue are there. Blinding to others and less light output spectrum wise.

Problem is who can afford $500 US for low beams, $500 for highs and another $1000 for fog lights?
Old Nov 11, 2003 | 06:01 AM
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I understand the frustration with high beamers or people that drive at night with no lights on are the worst of all. I'd be careful using those landing lights on someone. If you blind the on-coming driver you might have a head-on collision with him. That being said, I'd like to get a roll bar with a rack of lghts on my truck.
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