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R50/53 '05-06 xenon headlight glare in heavy snow - possible fix

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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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'05-06 xenon headlight glare in heavy snow - possible fix

Don't know if I should put this in "appearance", or "electrical", but here goes...

I posted a while back about driving in very heavy snow - seems the xenons with their "rifle vents" emit a lot of light up high into the driving snow, creating more glare than I'd like. I had an idea of putting "eyelids" on the lights, but didn't want it to look like the Fast and the Furious had come to town. Off to the friendly decal shop again, this time for some silver to match toe roof and mirrors. 10 minutes and a scissors, and here we are!

Haven't tested them yet, have a long drive tonight and again on Thursday night (probably in rain/snow even though it's 70 today in Pittsburgh!) and will report. They look neat, anyway, and don't interfere with light going forward...


 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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i didnt have any trouble with any glaring or anything.
in my opinion it looks funny. but if it works. then keep it. =]
like everyone says..everyone has their own taste
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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I agree - it looks a little different, don't know if I like it yet, but I want to see if it's functional first...
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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I have never had that problem. If it is during the day you are having problems you could just use the fogs and parking lights.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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maybe if you slant them. like how mini eyes look such as mine. that might look cool. might not help as much as wat you did. but might work a little and have a nice look.
if you catch my drift that is.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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OK, haven't been able to fully test (problem occurred mainly in that very heavy, large-flake snow and it's late in the season for snow here) but there seems to be a decrease in glare in rain... and the mod is almost not noticable from a distance as the silver is a decent match for both the roof and headlight backings. I'll leave it on and see what happens... maybe I'll p-shop it into black and go for a "The King" look (reference: movie "Cars").

So... agreed it's a little differeent looking, but it seems to work for me right now. The beauty of vinyl is that it's easily removable...
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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I think it looks pretty cool, but most of all I love your creative solution to your problem, great job
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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i thought that the lights did a great job in the snow. but i guess im also comparing them to my Jettas lights as well..:(
 
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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The picture of the mod looks like a little box witha red x in it?? I must need a new computer.
 
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