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Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by blahedo on Friday January 10, 2014 @10:13PM (#7041345)
Xenon lights are obnoxious because they are so much bluer than standard lights, they are that much more blinding; outdoor lights that are too blue (or full-spectrum) have the paradoxical effect of making everything darker by contrast, and much harder to see.

I can't stand cars that have xenon lights, and I was glad to see their numbers start to decline in the last couple years.

Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by StavrosK on Friday January 10, 2014 @10:16PM (#7041358)
My car also self-levels its xenon lights, and they are never at the other drivers' level. I never see anyone being bothered by them at all.
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by auctiontheory on Saturday January 11, 2014 @01:40AM (#7041855)
I never see anyone being bothered by them at all.

WTF. How on earth would you know whether drivers going in the opposite direction were being blinded by your lights?!

Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by fsckin on Saturday January 11, 2014 @02:31AM (#7041945)
You can see very clearly where the higher intensity area of the beam cuts off, and he probably doesn't get flashed by oncoming cars.
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by StavrosK on Saturday January 11, 2014 @06:02AM (#7042287)
If only there were some sort of signal other drivers could make to indicate my beams were too high!
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by smileysteve on Saturday January 11, 2014 @12:12PM (#7043042)
Xenon lights actually have a lower cutoff on the drivers side because the designers were aware of onlooking from the opposite direction (and on the left of the car in the U.S.)
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by streetnigga on Saturday January 11, 2014 @03:17AM (#7042025)
They are bothersome, you see this comment saying they are bothersome.
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by StavrosK on Saturday January 11, 2014 @06:01AM (#7042286)
Yes, but I don't see anyone flashing at me to turn them down...
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by blahedo on Saturday January 11, 2014 @06:20PM (#7044245)
What possible good would that do? You can't make them un-xenon. If I flash my lights or not, you'll still just keep toodling along blinding everybody in the oncoming lane.
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by StavrosK on Saturday January 11, 2014 @06:47PM (#7044345)
If I see ultra-bright lights, I assume the other driver has the high beams on and flash them. If you can tell that they have misconfigured low beams, you wouldn't do that, but I'm going by my experience and assume that at least a few drivers would act the same way.
Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by streetnigga on Saturday January 11, 2014 @01:52PM (#7043341)
You know what happens when you flash a teenager who has super deluxe Xenon lights? You get flashed back, double blinded.

"Turn them down." What do you have a rheostat on your headlamps? Keep them "down."

Re:BMW's Laser Headlights by rhizome on Sunday January 12, 2014 @03:14PM (#7047262)
The blue headlights you see are different than VW factory HIDs. 8000K or 10000K aftermarket halogens marketed as xenons to car tuners that look like crap.