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Kiernanstrat t1_j6rqhdb wrote

Reply to comment by 1DollarOr1Million in When you live in a no hi-beam laws state but also a no light bar law state. But for real guys, let's shut them highs off. by OddTry2427

Or they just have a newer truck with LED headlights. I get flashed occasionally by people thinking my high-beams are on when they aren't. I feel bad but I also get a kick out of giving them an x-ray with the real high-beams.

Edit: To be clear my truck is completely unaltered. The headlights are that way from the factory.

Edit 2: To be more clear my headlights don't need to be adjusted they are just bright

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RetiscentSun t1_j6s7x1t wrote

You get a kick out of damaging other peoples eye sight and causing dangerous driving conditions? Wow you’re a dick

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6sbnd8 wrote

I'm flashing them with my high-beams. You don't need to be so dramatic.

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RetiscentSun t1_j6seg71 wrote

> I also get a kick out of giving them an x-ray with the real high-beams.

You don’t need to be a dick, but here we are.

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6ssetv wrote

It's a joke dude. I'm not really x-raying anyone don't worry.

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imfacemelting t1_j6sk06n wrote

you should bring it to your dealer and have the headlights adjusted. It's terrible, and not your fault of course, but a lot of cars coming off the assembly line do not have properly adjusted lights.

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6ssx90 wrote

They don't need adjustment they are just bright. The upper bound is below a sedans rear window on level ground.

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imfacemelting t1_j6ucw86 wrote

hmm… if you pull up in front of a wall is it a sharp horizontal line where the light ends or is it more diffuse?

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6ufom4 wrote

Sharp horizontal line. When I flick on the high beams the line just moves up. No change in brightness.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j6sjbxy wrote

Your factory headlights need to be adjusted.

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6sspqs wrote

No they don't they are just bright. The upper bound is below a sedans rear window on level ground when I am behind them.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j6sxevk wrote

I’m sure that was just your assumption while you were 3ft away from said sedans bumper

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6sz1rn wrote

Better than assuming there is something wrong with them based on some reddit comments.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j6t0gxf wrote

Or real life experience?

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6t2cq8 wrote

So every single truck from the factory needs it's headlights adjusted? Is that what you are telling me?

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j6t52zz wrote

No, a vast majority do. Also hundreds of thousand of GMCs were recalled due to headlights being too bright. There’s a huge amount of people who raise their trucks and do not adjust them as well.

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6t5kca wrote

So how do you know I need my headlights adjusted? I do not have a GMC and I have not made any modification to my vehicle.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j6t9nhz wrote

The multiple occasions you are flashed by oncoming traffic

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Kiernanstrat t1_j6ta1hx wrote

So then you are assuming based on reddit comments. I think only one of us has "real life experience" when it comes to my vehicle.

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bond___vagabond t1_j6s0kfd wrote

A lot of states headlight rules are from pre LED days, so they just say like 55watt max for headlights. But 55watts of LED is a lot more than 55watts of incandescent bulbs, hah. I did recently pick up some retna pealer 5000's from the local junk store, but they were new in box, for $5, with new pigtail wiring harnesses, and they are the right size for my hoopty f550 farm truck, but don't worry, it just gets used on the farm, or to pull neighbors out of the ditch within a mile of my house on our dirt road, hah, hopefully won't peal any retnae, retnas?

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