Anyone else drive with the lights on?
08-29-2006, 06:41 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 817
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Anyone else drive with the lights on?
The Xenon headlights look so cool )especially with the blue tint) I drive around with the lights on all day, every day. Anyone else do the same?
08-29-2006, 06:54 PM
#3
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: California
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I think it's a good question. I've made a habit of turning on the lights when driving my 8. I can't prove it, but I think this has prevented several cars from pulling out in front of me.
1.3L
1.3L
08-29-2006, 07:01 PM
#5
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 817
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by BlueSky
cmon dude....
It really does look awesome. Makes the car more noticable.
And wow, Canada requires headlights on during the day? I can see how that would be annoying.
08-29-2006, 07:03 PM
#7
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 817
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Mugatu
i drive with my headlights on all the time...night or day. here in NY i give drivers every opportunity to see me so they don't hit me.
08-29-2006, 09:18 PM
#10
Air + Fuel + Spark = Boom
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Brunei. Do u know where tht is?
Posts: 384
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Mugatu
i drive with my headlights on all the time...night or day. here in NY i give drivers every opportunity to see me so they don't hit me.
08-29-2006, 10:03 PM
#12
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
What's wrong with driving with your headlights on? In Connecticut, I see tons of Corvettes / Mustang owners driving around with their headlights on.
It really does look awesome. Makes the car more noticable.
And wow, Canada requires headlights on during the day? I can see how that would be annoying.
It really does look awesome. Makes the car more noticable.
And wow, Canada requires headlights on during the day? I can see how that would be annoying.
in canada, our "daytime lights" are not the xenon bulbs, just the regular halogen ones; so its not annoying at all since you cant really see the light during the day anyway;
08-29-2006, 11:42 PM
#13
I will use them in the daytime because no one in Phoenix can see any other cars on the road. They are to busy talking on their phones and driving at 80 MPH, running red lights and all around not paying attention to what the hell they are doing. So I use my horn, I use my headlights and I use my finger.
And they look cool , (headlights),,,,,LOL
And they look cool , (headlights),,,,,LOL
08-29-2006, 11:48 PM
#14
Club Marbles Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: DFW, TX
Posts: 3,252
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Agreed. Traffic awareness in DFW is also a pain. After reading this thread, I think I'll have my lights on more often. Like 1.3L said, I think they do make others a little more attentive and maybe slightly intimidated when they see you.
08-30-2006, 12:57 AM
#15
Jingle Ballzzzz!
Originally Posted by Mugatu
i drive with my headlights on all the time...night or day. here in NY i give drivers every opportunity to see me so they don't hit me.
.
08-30-2006, 01:47 AM
#16
Banned
Join Date: May 2006
Location: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
Posts: 734
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hwy 1, near Monterey requires lights on during daylight hours, also Hwy 46 coming into Paso Robles from Hwy 5, and Hwy 1 in the Morro Bay area foggy enough to need them most of the time. Good thing there is that nice little warning alarm when you turn off the key!
08-30-2006, 09:17 AM
#20
Registered
I agree with the Ti cars being invisible. I have had SUVs drive right at me on an empty multilane road, and be totaly shocked when I used my horn.
So I use my lights when I think the stupid quotient is high.
So I use my lights when I think the stupid quotient is high.
08-30-2006, 10:52 AM
#21
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Misinformation Director - Evolv Chicago
Posts: 3,086
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Since my car is black I don't use the lights all the time, but I do fairly often. Especially when I am back home in downtown Chicago - I just got hit by a stupid taxi yesterday, nothing wrong with the car, though...
And who the hell cares about wearing out a bulb? Better than having someone total my car becuase they didn't see it.
And who the hell cares about wearing out a bulb? Better than having someone total my car becuase they didn't see it.
08-30-2006, 11:05 AM
#22
Driving makes me :)
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Irvine, CA
Posts: 370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I plan to keep my 8 for a long time, so I want to save my lights and usually keep them off during the daytime. But at any hint of rain, clouds, or fog, they go on. I think the lights are freakin awesome, but I refrain from leaving them on to avoid looking like a pretentious ***.
08-30-2006, 11:42 AM
#25
Registered
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chicago Il.
Posts: 1,040
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ain't nothing wrong with having them on . I had a 97 Saturn and they had to lights on all the time. I really haven;t look to see what the car looks with the lights on during the day. I will when I get out of work. If I like , I just might start..