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Title: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Webby the Bear on 09 March 2011, 19:59:18
..... main offenders seem to be mercs and audis. their normal headlights are almost as strong as my full beam!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shouldnt there be some sort of law on this. im being blinded!!!
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 09 March 2011, 20:05:42
All the better to see you with according to Momma Bear. ;D :y
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 09 March 2011, 20:06:36
weird, but for that reason on my last summer trip I continued to use my sun glasses even in night ;D :(
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Webby the Bear on 09 March 2011, 20:07:51
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All the better to see you with according to Momma Bear.   


hahahaha she must be blind as a bat if she needs headlights that bloody strong  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Andy B on 09 March 2011, 20:13:49
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All the better to see you with according to Momma Bear. ;D :y

I thought that line belonged to The Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood.  ;) ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 09 March 2011, 20:29:08
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All the better to see you with according to Momma Bear. ;D :y

I thought that line belonged to The Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood.  ;) ;) ;) ;)

Aah, you're right Andy - the Bear thing was about porridge and Goldilocks. ;D



But Grandmother!  What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.

"The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.

Courtesy
http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/littlered/1.htm
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Webby the Bear on 09 March 2011, 20:31:14
damn it learn your bear facts  ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 09 March 2011, 20:36:03
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damn it learn your bear facts  ;D ;D ;D :y


Will do Daddy Bear. ;D ;D :y

Well done on the 1000+ posts by the way. 8-) :y
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Webby the Bear on 09 March 2011, 20:49:49
cheers mate, thanks very much.

each milestone makes me feel more a part of the family  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: pedroMV6 on 09 March 2011, 21:13:41
Easy - the faster cars are made to go, the better lights need to be. ;)

I assume that you don't have HID/xenon lights on your Omega then?
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Ken T on 09 March 2011, 22:19:33
yeah, I fitted new replacement headlamps on the wife's 06 corsa, and they are a lot brighter than the Mig. I wonder if the headlamp front plastic is ageing and cutting down the light going out ?.


Ken
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: tunnie on 09 March 2011, 22:27:22
Facelift Omega is a 12 year old re-vamp on a 18 year old design, just standard improvements over the years.

As for faster cars needing faster lights? Eh? My old Senator saw off a lot of newer cars, and it had shite headlights  ;)
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Andy B on 09 March 2011, 22:32:39
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 My old Senator saw off a lot of newer cars, and it had shite headlights  ;)

I had 100W main beams on mine to try to light the road ahead.

Drive an old Mk I Cavailer /Manta with tungsten bulbs in ................... they're not even as good as sh1te.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: henryd on 09 March 2011, 22:46:49
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 My old Senator saw off a lot of newer cars, and it had shite headlights  ;)

I had 100W main beams on mine to try to light the road ahead.

Drive an old Mk I Cavailer /Manta with tungsten bulbs in ................... they're not even as good as sh1te.  ;D ;D ;D

why is it that the slowest most shite car I own also has the best headlamps of any of them,the car,a 97 fiesta 1.3 :-X :'(
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Ken T on 09 March 2011, 22:50:12
I wonder if I could retrofit Corsa headlamps to the Mig ? :-?

Ken
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: fudy on 10 March 2011, 00:07:03
theres a lot of retro fitted hid's on cars around where i live, most of the time there pointed too high as well! >:(  some are so bright you would think they would get pulled the first time they passed the police!
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Abiton on 10 March 2011, 08:35:27
"why are headlights so god damn bright these days??"

Becuase the overwhelming majority of people don't understand how the human eye works in low light levels (night vision) and how vulnerable that is to even brief glimpses of oncoming bright lights.

So people think they need to turn night into day in order to be safe driving at night; an arms-race of ever-brighter lights ensues, and everybody ends up worse off.

 ::) :( >:( :'(
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: bob.dent on 10 March 2011, 10:27:06
Not just headlights, the brakelights on some models are ridiculously brights as I posted in a thread recently.
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: aaronjb on 10 March 2011, 11:02:32
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Not just headlights, the brakelights on some models are ridiculously brights as I posted in a thread recently.

I notice new "MINI"s are so bright they've gone past red and into pinky purple  ;D Or maybe that's just the permanent damage they're doing to my retinas..
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Ken T on 10 March 2011, 22:08:00
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Not just headlights, the brakelights on some models are ridiculously brights as I posted in a thread recently.

I notice new "MINI"s are so bright they've gone past red and into pinky purple  ;D Or maybe that's just the permanent damage they're doing to my retinas..

Or perhaps the plastic is ageing/fading rather fast.

Ken
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: Webby the Bear on 10 March 2011, 22:13:54
hahaha just noticed your tag....

''i have the body of an 18 year old - i keep it in the fridge''  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: why are headlights so god damn bright these days??
Post by: bob.dent on 11 March 2011, 10:01:56
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hahaha just noticed your tag....

''i have the body of an 18 year old - i keep it in the fridge''  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ahhh........the powers of observation!! ::) ;D