mis-aligned head lights

D 8 RCS said:

Many drivers change over to the Xenon headlight bulbs, but they are just not meant to be on some vehicles and as Edogg says even those vehicles that they are suitable for are not being properly fitted.
I have also found that LED rear lights also tend to be too bright and glaring on some cars, but the main thing that I have noticed is that the light designs have become more of a fashion statement than a safety feature.
On the fashion statement side of things, has anyone else noticed how small the lights on larger vehicles such as coaches have become ?

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Puzzles me as well. Many styles seem to have large superfluous reflector arrangements extending back up the wings.
Why would I want to see what's inside ? The light coming out of the front is my only concern !:err:

Do the idiots think it's some kind of phallic laser array ? What next, dummy ion drive exhausts ?

Prone to scratching and minor damage, difficult if not impossible to repair, expensive to replace.
That's probably the reason, much the same as decorative "bumper" assemblies.

What happened to the original idea of providing sacrificial parts in areas prone to minor damage, and cheap simple replacement ?:err:

danforth said:

Puzzles me as well. Many styles seem to have large superfluous reflector arrangements extending back up the wings.
Why would I want to see what's inside ? The light coming out of the front is my only concern !:err:

Do the idiots think it's some kind of phallic laser array ? What next, dummy ion drive exhausts ?

Prone to scratching and minor damage, difficult if not impossible to repair, expensive to replace.
That's probably the reason, much the same as decorative "bumper" assemblies.

What happened to the original idea of providing sacrificial parts in areas prone to minor damage, and cheap simple replacement ?:err:

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@danforth - you and I (forgive my assumption) do not feel a need to emulate a rally driver. However, your 'phallic' comment rings true. Big lights = big knob (interpret as you will!).

It's a 'man' thing

However, it does amuse me (as an old git) to sit at the lights in one of my cars (beside a 'boy racer') and wait until they burn some rubber hitting green a micro-second after it appears...

...then pass them in my 'unmarked' T5. It can be amusing watching them trying to keep up pmsl

ive got miss aligned bulbs atm, i noticed this in the fog, to stop dazzling other drivers ive now put my lights to -3 so thier both pointing more to the ground. When i have my mot next week i will mention this to him and get him to adjust it.
a lot of what happens as already mentioned is people not fitting them correctly, but the car industry has caused this by making it so difficult for the average diy mechanic to change a bulb they often get it wrong. On my car i have to remove the bumper and then take the unit out - not fun in the winter. The other problem which has occured on my car is the units are self leveling and have little motors that automatically adjust the angle of the beam. One of my motors has wound too far and now has the wrong angle, my mot station will wind it back for me if i ask nicely.
These new brighter bulbs are horrible AND they last less than 1/2 the life. I got so sick and tired of changing bulbs i ended up getting some bulbs that are designed to last 3 (most of my work commute driving is at night) years, there slightly dimmer not that you will notice, and they have been on the car for 15 months now, before hand i was having to change every 3 months.

audiobookman said:

These new brighter bulbs are horrible AND they last less than 1/2 the life. I got so sick and tired of changing bulbs i ended up getting some bulbs that are designed to last 3 (most of my work commute driving is at night) years, there slightly dimmer not that you will notice, and they have been on the car for 15 months now, before hand i was having to change every 3 months.

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there is something wrong if you are having to change bulbs every 3 months. I've got

oneman said:

there is something wrong if you are having to change bulbs every 3 months. I've got

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...is on tenterhooks lol

Him Her said:

...is on tenterhooks lol

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lol, i was going to say that I've got xenon on my s-max which I've had for 6 years and not had to change bulbs so far.