Why do people hate xenons?

[domllama 10+ year member]

I actually love my xenon lights..they are the best lights on a car I have had yet...but, tonight I was coming home and got behind a truck at a stop light..big ol hillbilly gets out cursing at me for having my brights on..I flash my brights and show him they're nowhere near my bright level. He got back in his truck and you see it just rocking side from side as he's pissed off..ended up staying behind him and then speeding around him - but, just don't get why its such a big adjustment for people around here. We rarely have cars with xenons on the road...for sakes its Kansas.

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[terra 5,000+ posts]

Because a lot of the time they're installed poorly and look terrible.

 

[DerekSmith07 10+ year member]

because half the time they are too bright whether or not they are your actual brights or not. the other half arent adjusted to the right level. a lot of peoples eyes are sensitive to bright lights

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

mabye they were blinding him.

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

Because some people have them aimed improperly in regular halogen lenses. Correct way of doing an HID conversion is retrofitting projectors in with a precise cutoff . Just my 02. EDIT: Listed above

 

[domllama 10+ year member]

Because some people have them aimed improperly in regular halogen lenses. Correct way of doing an HID conversion is retrofitting projectors in with a precise cutoff . Just my 02.

yah but the fact is this is standard on my car lol..blame Acura - but I did think about it for my civic I used to have..but, I didn't want to put them in the same housing as the halogens.

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

Yea maybe just aimed a little high then. Or, the guy was just a prick. The TL's have a nice projector in them. Same with the TSX's as well.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

never had an issue with my G35 stock HID

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

I do not hate xenon headlights. I just hate the people that do not get the headlights adjusted after they get theirs installed in an aftermarket setup.

 

[TMali 10+ year member]

i went cheap, i just got 6000k bulbs

 

[theMessenjah44 10+ year member]

why is this discussion about HID's and xenon bulbs and nobody seems to distinguish a difference?

I put Xenon bulbs in my car a couple months ago and overall I like them, but I can't see shiiiit when it's raining.

 

[TMali 10+ year member]

why is this discussion about HID's and xenon bulbs and nobody seems to distinguish a difference?
I put Xenon bulbs in my car a couple months ago and overall I like them, but I can't see shiiiit when it's raining.

good, so im not the only one who has this problem. I cant see the road at all, it all nice and shiny black

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

IMO lights that temperature at that level give me a headache. I'm used to warm *** colored tungsten/halogen lights in my face all day

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

Half of those lights are illegal, but how is a cop going to measure them?

 

[domllama 10+ year member]

why is this discussion about HID's and xenon bulbs and nobody seems to distinguish a difference?
I put Xenon bulbs in my car a couple months ago and overall I like them, but I can't see shiiiit when it's raining.

why is this discussion about HID's and xenon bulbs and nobody seems to distinguish a difference?
I put Xenon bulbs in my car a couple months ago and overall I like them, but I can't see shiiiit when it's raining.

believe it is used interchangeable when people refer to the bright white lights on cars. Xenon being the gas in the bulbs..but the HID is the type of lamp.

They can include {wiki}:

* Mercury vapor lamps

* Metal halide (MH) lamps

* Ceramic MH lamps

* Sodium vapor lamps

* Xenon short-arc lamps.

* Ultra-High Performance (UHP)