Headlights to bright, what can I do?
F350 model year 2003. My headlights are too bright. Way brighter than they should to be. I took out the bulbs and exchanged the "super bright" for regular bulbs at Ford dealer. Helped some but stil...
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path1 wrote:
OP here...Headlights ARE on "low beam" and headlights are that bright. On "high beam" I have a little sign in the dash and headlights are brighter (not much) and seem to reach out further. Thanks for all the input. Good advice here. Maybe the Ford dealer charged me and didn't do anything? Thanks for the link on how to adjust.
Didn't want to get into neighbors eye site and flashing lights at anybody on this post. Started one here on giving up your drivers license. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27227276/p/1.cfm
Only one component of the system...yours are not aimed correctly
DOT limits the wattage for low beam and high beam (55watt/~1K Lumens
and 65watt/~1500 Lumens)
I know a bit, as have flashed a CHP (Cal Highway Patrolman) with my
2 seaters E-Code with 100Watt/2600 Lumens after he flashed me. Have
two of these 100Watt H1's and two 100Watt H3's. So unless you have
over watt bulbs...they are NOT too bright.
After telling him mine were better (and that my cousin was his boss)
took him to the nearest house and shined our lamps on the garage door
Showed him how mine were cut of and no dazzle above that cut off
and how his had dazzle up into oncoming eyeballs.
He let me go with a warning NOT to flash anyone
There is a DMV spec on the amount of drop from horizontal and wonder
if it varies from state to state.
Here is a link to the best headlamp site's HOW2 aim E-Code, which
is much brighter than American DOT headlamps
How To Aim Headlamps and Auxiliary Lamps
Now, you have a very tall vehicle and there should be more drop than
for a normal height vehicle. Check your state's DMV code book
