Drivers flashing headlights because they think your high beams are on
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Drivers flashing headlights because they think your high beams are on
Does anyone else (particularly lifted Ranger owners) have this problem?
I've had this problem with the Ranger since I've had it and I'm trying to understand what to do to fix it.
At night, many drivers will flash their high beams at me or leave their high beams on because they think my Ranger's high beams are on, but they are the low beams.
I often will flash them real quick as a way to say, "Hey, sorry. Those aren't my high beams."
Is it because of the truck being lifted? Is there any way I can adjust them?
I've had this problem with the Ranger since I've had it and I'm trying to understand what to do to fix it.
At night, many drivers will flash their high beams at me or leave their high beams on because they think my Ranger's high beams are on, but they are the low beams.
I often will flash them real quick as a way to say, "Hey, sorry. Those aren't my high beams."
Is it because of the truck being lifted? Is there any way I can adjust them?
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Driveway needs to be level of course.
Yes garage door or any dark wall.
You for sure need a tape measure, you will be wasting your time without that.
And a roll of masking tape can be handy
Also with pickups you often will need to haul a load or a trailer.
When you put weight in the back head lights will start going up higher as the back end gets lower.
So if you load the back often adjust lights with a load in the bed
Yes garage door or any dark wall.
You for sure need a tape measure, you will be wasting your time without that.
And a roll of masking tape can be handy
Also with pickups you often will need to haul a load or a trailer.
When you put weight in the back head lights will start going up higher as the back end gets lower.
So if you load the back often adjust lights with a load in the bed
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Driveway needs to be level of course.
Yes garage door or any dark wall.
You for sure need a tape measure, you will be wasting your time without that.
And a roll of masking tape can be handy
Also with pickups you often will need to haul a load or a trailer.
When you put weight in the back head lights will start going up higher as the back end gets lower.
So if you load the back often adjust lights with a load in the bed
Yes garage door or any dark wall.
You for sure need a tape measure, you will be wasting your time without that.
And a roll of masking tape can be handy
Also with pickups you often will need to haul a load or a trailer.
When you put weight in the back head lights will start going up higher as the back end gets lower.
So if you load the back often adjust lights with a load in the bed
Thanks to Artic too. No more headlight beam issues.
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Thank you. I'm just going to use the left over tint from my front windows on the back 3. At 35% added to whats there I should be good with the lights. I like fixing the stuff. Like my projects are the instrument cluster new lights. Adjust the shifter indicator to make it line up. Fuel filter replace. Fog lights under front grill and in stock holes. Then tint windows. As of now nothing more planned. Just want to see and not be blinded. Of course with the new fogs I could melt someone off the road. 55Watt ones go in factory holes. 100Watt ones go behind grill. When I go to the dark areas around here. That will help. The tint will help on my side roads. At night it is so bright I can wear shades. Not just a line. I needed a police man to tell me I had a head light out. Funny but couldn't tell while driving on the side roads. To much light around me. I have to go to less populated areas if I want to see stars at night. I live in the suburbs not a major city. Never had this many street lights ever. For the most part you are visible with your lights out. Then when I can I need to get the flash meter. I have been learning a lot about trucks. Never did much beyond tint and fogs. Doing maintence blows me away. Love it.
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It is an extended cab. Got jump seats. Is this a problem with trucks only? I have done it to a pontiac Fiero and a Bonniville. On both of those the back window was at 2.5% really dark. Driver passenger was about 20%. The Fiero being a 2 seater. Zero space behind the seats. Dash lights aren't bright. The instrument cluster is half dead. When I replace those it will be with the cheapest lights. Don't need fancy lights in the cab. Don't even have a dome light. I like that.
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Mine is also an extended cab. I believe it to be the curvature of the glass itself (or lack there of) causing a mirror effect. The whole point of tint is to reflect light away, causing the darkening effect. You won't see this during the day, because there's so much ambient light on the outside of the window, thus washing out the mirror effect. In contrast, with a black background, it's able to reflect and cause the 'fishbowl' effect, as I like to call it. The less light you have the better, but even with dim dash lights, the problem of not seeing out the back remains.
Of course, it's your truck and therefor your decision, but that's my experience and my hypothesis thereof. One of these days, the tint I have will come off and a lighter tint will likely take it's place.
Of course, it's your truck and therefor your decision, but that's my experience and my hypothesis thereof. One of these days, the tint I have will come off and a lighter tint will likely take it's place.
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