I keep getting flashed

[marktgorman]

Thanks everyone for the input and fun memes. I will find a nice flat area near a building this evening and play around with it. Chupacabra was correct, it is overlooking a hill so maybe my photo was misleading. Will report back with on how things go.

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[Mikester86]

 

[Yawnie'sPapa]

Wearing similar shoes here……….completed a 4 year apprenticeship as an automobile mechanic at a 7-Franchise dealership (that was still in the old country, almost 40 years ago.) They actually had a tunnel to adjust the lights, and it was part of the PDI process on every new car sold there. The law requirements were simple to remember and very similar to here - 10% drop at 23 Feet. (If center of headlight is at 25”, set low beam center to 22.5” at 23 feet distance).
Yes - searching for adjuster screws can easily become an expedition under the hood. Had to re-aim the lights on the Grand Cherokee after installing a level kit. The online search was most helpful for finding the adjusters.

Automotive restoration? Been there - now I concentrate on the small parts and pieces - zinc plating, restoration of alternators, starters, HVAC blower motors, windshield wiper motors and so on. Do some small powder coating as well.
Getting too old and arthritic for the big stuff now, though.
Wanna put a 73 Javelin back together?

 

[Twisted Patriot]

I have factory LED's and after my 3 inch lift I aimed mine to 36 inches at 25 feet.. I still get flashed once in a while but not enough to make me aim them any lower.. some people I think are just used to halogen and when they come across LED's they automatically think the brights are on

 

[Bill_P]

I have factory LED's and after my 3 inch lift I aimed mine to 36 inches at 25 feet.. I still get flashed once in a while but not enough to make me aim them any lower.. some people I think are just used to halogen and when they come across LED's they automatically think the brights are on

I get flashed a couple times a week with the halogens on my JLUWSXR. Granted, it's brand new but those halogens are pathetic. I think some people flash just to piss you off . Can't wait to see what happens when I swap to LED.

 

[Headbarcode]

I just installed new Raxiom LED headlights (Projector Style) on my Rubicon JLU XR and I am having issues getting the proper adjustments on the lights. This might now be the best picture but it should work. As you can see there is the area where the lights are hitting and then everything else. Right now that blue line (think my phone did that) is just above eye level. It kind of makes it a little difficult to see up the road. I would love to angle the lights up just a tad, but I am already getting flashed a lot on country roads. Any suggestions here, am I missing something in the setup? I love how bright the lights are.

The older halogen fired reflector style headlamps had a more focused hotspot that could be aimed low enough to not blind oncoming traffic. Both hotspots were surrounded by a wide outer ring of less intense light (corona) that would cast further out to the sides and also further down the road. It was enough to put some light further ahead, without being bright enough to be offensive.

On the other hand, LED projector headlights replace the hotspots and coronas with a wide, bright, and consistent blanket of light, hence the need for the cutoff line.

Low beams are specifically designed for lighting the more immediate area ahead of the vehicle, just far enough to give the driver enough time to avoid objects. Highbeams are meant for throwing light further down the road.

The problem lies in the fact that many of us have been spoiled by the coronas ability to throw light further down the road without blinding others. It wasn't as bright as LED's, but the light was still able to taper off into the distance.

The point of all this, is that we have to get used to the low beams original purpose of nearer field lighting when running LED projectors. We can no longer have both the light throwing further down the road and not blind others at the same time.

I personally keep a long t-handle torx wrench in the rear storage cubby under the cargo floor. Every time that I've changed my ride height, I cruise around at night to fine tune the headlamps. I take quarter turns on the elevation adjustment until the beams are as high as possible without being offensive. I also have the drivers side headlamp aimed a quarter to half turn lower than the passenger side, which helps account for the crown of the road.

My JLUR has now been at 7 different ride heights on its journey to being just over 10" taller than stock height. This is why I find it better to drive around and fine tune the adjustment, rather than use the height and distance from a wall method. It's worked out quite well. The only time my lights can be blinding to others is if I get within about 30 feet of a passenger car stopped at a light in front of me. If I get right on their ass, the cutoff line is just above their rearview mirror on the windshield. If I get that close to small and mid-sized suvs, the cutoff line is above their sideview mirrors. Knowing that is why I typically stay way further back than what's needed for me to see the road behind their rear tires, unless of course they were previously being a dick on the road.

Again, the takeaway point is that LED projectors force us to decide between lighting up down the road and not blinding oncoming traffic.

 

[AcesandEights]

If you're getting flashed that often, your lights are too high.

 

[tshaw2009]

Just do what I did when I had my Tacoma. It was lifted 3.5 inches with 33s and I had 12000 lumens LEDs in the projectors. I had them adjusted as much as the housing would allow but would still get flashed with the lowbeams on. So I just got to where when someone would flash me I would say to myself, "You think that's bright? Well, let me unleash the sun." I would then turn my brights on as we passed. It was hilarious watching them slam on their brakes when I looked in the rearview mirror. That'll teach them to flash people just because they think I have my brights on. Lol.

 

[unsavory]

I get flashed a couple times a week with the halogens on my JLUWSXR. Granted, it's brand new but those halogens are pathetic. I think some people flash just to piss you off . Can't wait to see what happens when I swap to LED.

They may be incorrectly adjusted from the factory. Mine were, and got flashed a few times before I adjusted.

I can also see better at night with them properly adjusted, because they are no longer causing glare from all the road signs.

 

[Swisskidd]

Automotive restoration? Been there - now I concentrate on the small parts and pieces - zinc plating, restoration of alternators, starters, HVAC blower motors, windshield wiper motors and so on. Do some small powder coating as well.
Getting too old and arthritic for the big stuff now, though.
Wanna put a 73 Javelin back together?

I’m no help for a Javelin - my field of expertise has drastically narrowed over the past 20 years, only dealing with 63-67 Corvettes. Heavily involved in factory assembly research and unrestored cars; as well as judging at Bloomington Gold.

Back to aiming headlights, before the Forum Police calls me out on a de-rail…………?

 

[AFD]

The problem lies in the fact that many of us have been spoiled by the coronas ability to throw light further down the road without blinding others. It wasn't as bright as LED's, but the light was still able to taper off into the distance.

The point of all this, is that we have to get used to the low beams original purpose of nearer field lighting when running LED projectors. We can no longer have both the light throwing further down the road and not blind others at the same time.

The added near-field brightness is nice, but needing such a close cut-off from HID/LED projectors kinda sucks. Even at normal 55MPH highway speeds, you're constantly overdriving your headlights, where there's never adequate stopping distance. By the time you see a deer or whatever standing there, it's almost impossible to stop in time to avoid it (more or less exacerbated depending upon the current pitch angle).

Not really a fan of too much added tech, but I think I'll be happy once we finally get adaptive headlights that can selectively turn off only the segments that would blind oncoming drivers, while still allowing the other side to project a more usable distance. Also wouldn't mind getting something like Lazer Lamp's similar "smartview" tech for always-on off-road/auxiliary lighting, but I still doubt if my local laws would allow it.

 

[cripton805]

I just flash them back now. ?

It's only the people with tiny 90s commuter cars flashing me. ?

 

[Swisskidd]

I just flash them back now. ?

It's only the people with tiny 90s commuter cars flashing me. ?

…….the ones with the burned out plastic headlight lenses, having hi-beam engaged just to find the car in front of them…….??

 

[cripton805]

…….the ones with the burned out plastic headlight lenses, having hi-beam engaged just to find the car in front of them…….??

Yeah that's them. With 5 layers of dust and 25 years of oxidation.

At some point the headlights are so yellow they look like amber signals or reflectors.

They should be thankful we have enough light for both of us.

 

[Swisskidd]

They should be thankful we have enough light for both of us

Ungrateful bastards ?

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