Ya'll know those new fangled "brighter" headlights...

[The Figment]

My father in law and I got together and got my lady a better Van than the old Dodge she's been driving. Shaggy has 220,000 miles and is telling us the he's getting to that point in a vehicles life that it should be given a nice funeral.
So as Dad said he would pay for a replacement if I would find one I set out to find one.
What I found was a one owner 1990 Chevrolet G/20 "Heavy Half Ton" custom van with all the bells and whistles, new small block, new 4 speed automatic, completely rebuilt rear end, brakes, AC,new belts,hoses,radiator, nice chrome wheels, nice tires,run on synthetic oil its entire life, one of those once inna lifetime finds...drove 300 miles to look at it and bought it within ten minutes of first laying eyes on it. Really nice truck!
So tonight we go out for dinner and it gets dark while we are eating, we go out to head home and I pop on the lights...

HOLY CRAP,I HAD NO IDEA!

I swear this thing lights up a 1/2 mile of road on low beam...we drive through town trying not to reduce people's retinas to rubble, cut down the back Streets cuz I think that the headlights are not lined up right,stop to check, yup they are correctly aligned, hit the two laner that heads outta town hit the Hi-Beams and I swear you could land a 747 with these things!!
Now I understand why folk like these,to quote Darrell Waltrip..."I Never have Seen Anything Like This In My Life"

[Cicada]

1. I'm looking forward to X-ray beams which pierce fog

Pretty soon they’ll project thru the fog onto a dash display, saving lives.

[pangaia]

2. They are great unless.. one is behind you.. or coming at yu from the opposite directions..

then yu are so blinded yu may as well close your eyes...

Whomever invented those things should be tied to a rock and forced to stare at 2 of them for 40 says and 40 night...


Done'
thank yu for listening...

[FirstLight]

3. exactly!

I sometimes end up just putting on my brights out of spite back at them ,,,even though I know 2 wrongs dont make a right. but GEEZ they are way too blinding...!!!!

[Jamastiene]

5. I hate them too.

They blind me every single time I happen to see them anywhere nearby. They blind me like nobody's business.

[happybird]

6. I get high beams flashed at me all the time

and it makes me feel bad. My low beams are on, I’ve even checked the owner’s manual headlight settings section several times just to make sure, so they must be bright as hell. I hate these new lights coming at me- and gawd help us if the road is wet and there is no white line on the right to use as a guide. It’s scary.

[Boxerfan]

4. Just put some on my Wife's Previa.

They are a quantum leap better. Definitely make sure the aim is right so you don't blind others.

It is like flashlights. In the last 20 years they have gone from a incandescent like Edison designed to micro chipped flame monsters that are much cooler while being 10X brighter.

If you have a older car with dim bulbs give 'em a try. Might need a shop to install and aiming is critical.

[safeinOhio]

7. I'm old, so

I try to be in before the street lights come on.

[The Figment]

8. I plan on re aiming them,

They are aimed correctly but I figure that if I change that a few degrees down and to the right that should keep them outta folks eyes...as far as getting behind folk the best I can do is turn them down to the parking lights when I'm legally allowed to.

Also I'm told that those chrome "eyelids" like one sees on Classic VW's helps immensely.