Since installing led aftermarket headlights I've received a few hi beam flashes from oncoming drivers not alot but maybe one a night. But the other night some guy crossed the center line towards me flashing and honking his horn which I thought was uncalled for as he was in a line of other vehicles and none of them flashed. I have 4" lift and 35s so I'm figuring I'm pretty high up. Has anyone ever experienced this ?
LED low beam headlights too bright for oncoming traffic
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Have you gone through the headlight adjustment routine against a wall? There are also kits to improve the OEM level of adjustment. I forget if they are the Euro-style or something else but believe they add an extra adjustment screw.
WestCoastDan
JK Enthusiast
I call bullshit.
Aim your lights properly and this problem will go away.
Aim your lights properly and this problem will go away.
It's because you haven't aimed your headlights.
That will fix your issue.
That will fix your issue.
rockvegas555
Member
Mine are aimed but I still get an occasional flash. When I do I just flash my hi-beams back to let them know I have my low beams on!
Some inexpensive led headlights just don't have a a good pattern. Even aimed properly, they can produce a lot of glare. Also if the light is colder (more on the blue side), our eyes will perceive them as brighter, even if they aren't.
Personally, I wish Cibie still made the halogen headlight housings. I like my JW Speakers, but they aren't heated so I sometimes need to clear off snow/ice when it's nasty here in Michigan.
If the headlights are properly aimed, no matter the lift, and you are still getting flashed, the only real solution is to return your headlights and buy some better ones.
Personally, I wish Cibie still made the halogen headlight housings. I like my JW Speakers, but they aren't heated so I sometimes need to clear off snow/ice when it's nasty here in Michigan.
If the headlights are properly aimed, no matter the lift, and you are still getting flashed, the only real solution is to return your headlights and buy some better ones.
I have stock headlights, which are considerably less brilliant, and still get occasional flashers, but especially low riding or small vehicles. I've driven past plenty of police at night though, and they can and will issue a fix-it ticket if they think your lights are a problem. That said, I've wondered about this myself.
I have a 2.5" lift and have done the wall exercise and reaimed. I've noticed the lower riding cars are generally the ones to flash. I do have an aftermarket bumper and moved my LED fogs further out. I often wonder if they're causing people to flash.
Apparently I bought cheap aftermarket lights. I went through the aiming process and by the time I'm 25ft back from the wall there is no definitive beam left it's wide spead.
I think this is commonly a problem with aftermarket bumper lights. They often cannot be aimed.
I do have new wide spread bumper lights as well. I ran it the other night without the bumper lights it seemed better.
When I installed my new front bumper, I noticed the angle of the fogs almost immediately. Aftermarket bumpers and the fogs do not have any adjustment built in, so I went about the trouble of using washers on the top mounting brackets to get the angle of the fogs just below parallel.
YellowFang
New Member
It's a issue with the jeeps it seems lol. Alignment is key. One thing nobody really addressed here is the lift in more specified detail. I have a 5" total lift in 35" tires on my JK. You have to account for that. The 25 foot rule is great for stock height, but crap on lifted rigs. Take a flashlight and do the 25 foot measurement. Now raise it up to your lift height. That's what oncoming cars see. I did the 25 foot rule and than cranked them down an extra 5" on the light pattern. I have not been flashed since. Remember, you on low beam, usually in town. Your not blazing trails and need a ton of light. I remember when I first did my led headlights. I set at 25 foot rule and the first night I drove it, I was lighting houses just over half way up their siding. One trick I learned years ago is to have somebody sit in a kitchen chair at a distance, than adjust your lights when they say they're not intrusive.