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aqhamills t1_iuz41dj wrote

The lights on my Subaru (not high beams) are incredibly bright - I get people flashing their highs at me all the time - I flash them back mine (sounds like a bigger, better story in the making šŸ˜‚). I do it so they realize that Iā€™m not an inconsiderate idiot and also so maybe folx start realizing that lights arenā€™t lamps any more and this is the way of the world now - bright ass lights.

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Footie57 t1_iuzau64 wrote

Very likely you need to aim them properly. I'm a big fan of subarus, but I've heard that they often come from the factory misaligned

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aspiringharlequin OP t1_iuzgi8v wrote

Thanks for this, my first instinct is to get pissed off but itā€™s nice to know that itā€™s not always intentional and that someone flashing back could be them showing that they arenā€™t brights-ing me

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Formal_Coyote_5004 t1_iuz6byf wrote

I came here to tell the same story! I make sure to flash back so people donā€™t think Iā€™m a dick lol

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LanceFree t1_iuzls5d wrote

Iā€™ve noticed that if you see a car head on with bright lights, but the running lights are also on- itā€™s not the brights. Only if thereā€™s just two lamps - then itā€™s the brights.

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Jimmaplesong t1_iv0muk1 wrote

I just adjusted my low beams downward. The ā€˜properā€™ way is level for normal low cars. If the top of the beam at the headlight is at 30ā€ at the car, then it should measure the same 30ā€ at a wall 20ā€™ ahead. This works in flat areas, but leads to lots of blinding on our hills. It only takes one turn of the 6mm hex adjustment socket to make them just right.

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TroubleInMyMind t1_iv3vlgf wrote

They're being blinded and you flash your brights, making it worse, to prove you're not as ass. Think about that.

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ASDJuche t1_iuzqxg9 wrote

Ofc someone who uses the word "folx" without a hint of irony would drive around with obnoxiously aimed lights

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