Headlights too high with rear weight

[Quashish]

You mean like this?

yup super badass

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[Quashish]

As a former Cali resident for over 60 years, Cali doesn't even come close to Texas in this regard. Cheers!

you sure that's not due to Californians migrating to Texas in the last couple years?

 

[cprcubed]

you sure that's not due to Californians migrating to Texas in the last couple years?

Positive. It was bad when I had to travel here for business. Cheers!

 

[Bucko]

I’m guilty of this too, having the front fogs on with the regular headlights at night. My logic is that it isn’t dazzling anybody and it’s putting more light onto the road. The police here don’t seem to give a toss, in Britain it’d be kind of 50/50 on whether you’d be pulled over for it.

It blinds oncoming drivers. Use them for what they are intended for: fog.

 

[BritNowInOhio]

Yes.
Two small auxiliary lights, mounted low down, angled properly and with a wide, flat, low beam pattern are going to be dazzling other drivers.
/sarc

I’ve never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever been dazzled by someone’s front fog lamps. And I have astigmatism.

As we say back in Britain:
”Pull the other one mate, this one’s got bells on it”
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[MoFoCo]

This is a headlight switch from a 2004 Ford Fiesta…

I didn't even realize that was a thing! VW's and Audi's I've had seem to do this automatically when you start the car, but how it knows what level is when I'm parked on a sloped driveway is a mystery.

I leave my "fog" lights on, the low ones at the bottom of the bumper. They cut off on the road about 25 feet in front of me, so I don't see how they are blinding anyone. Their purpose is to wash the road ahead and illuminate things that would change the traction of the road surface, such as gravel or black ice. And potholes as well.

 

[Rockboz]

Ok, fog lights are yellow. Driving lights are clear.
Driving lights are for slow to moderate speeds, say 50 mph. They should not be used at highway speeds because your eyes will tend to focus closer to your car, when you should be looking further down the road.

I don’t try to explain this to my wife, I just let her drive her drive.

My MINI has a rear rain light and only use it rain or fog, if a driver is staying close, I turn it off.

 

[Stircrazy]

In Britain, all cars have a dial to adjust the angle of the headlights depending on the load in the car.
Along with no rear fog lamp, the absence of this dial is one of many things I find baffling in this country.

This is a headlight switch from a 2004 Ford Fiesta…

I thought that was for adjusting the dip in the oncoming side when they go from Britain to say France and drive on the different side of the road, my cousin calls it his headlight bender.

It blinds oncoming drivers. Use them for what they are intended for: fog.

we don't have "fog" lights on our vehicles, we have "driving lights" they are intended for regular driving and they really shine in rural areas when you want a bit more light on the sides so you can watch for animals. but I find the term fog lights and driving lights are understood to mean the same thing in this day and age where they are not

 

[BritNowInOhio]

I thought that was for adjusting the dip in the oncoming side when they go from Britain to say France and drive on the different side of the road, my cousin calls it his headlight bender.

No, it’s definitely for the up/down angle, you can see the little up/down arrow symbols on the switch diagram.
I’ve used it many a time when bringing a packed out mk5 Fiesta back from the pub.

I know some later model Fords also had the ability to switch the beam left and right, as you alluded to…

 

[Bucko]

I thought that was for adjusting the dip in the oncoming side when they go from Britain to say France and drive on the different side of the road, my cousin calls it his headlight bender.


we don't have "fog" lights on our vehicles, we have "driving lights" they are intended for regular driving and they really shine in rural areas when you want a bit more light on the sides so you can watch for animals. but I find the term fog lights and driving lights are understood to mean the same thing in this day and age where they are not

I agree. True fog lights were yellow, as this cuts through the mist much better, as white light reflects back to the driver when mist/rain is present.

 

[Stircrazy]

I agree. True fog lights were yellow, as this cuts through the mist much better, as white light reflects back to the driver when mist/rain is present.

not just the color but true fog lights have the ability to be run with the head light switch in the park light position to eliminate the white headlight all together and cut 100% of that light scatter out by putting the amber lights way closer to the road.

 

[Bucko]

not just the color but true fog lights have the ability to be run with the head light switch in the park light position to eliminate the white headlight all together and cut 100% of that light scatter out by putting the amber lights way closer to the road.

Unless the vehicle in question is an older model. I used to install yellow fog lights on my trucks back in the day, and simply tied them to a relay operated by a on/off switch at the dash.

 

[RSH]

The Sports headlights are pretty bright to begin with, hard to believe 4 bikes on a trailer receiver type mount would cause the rear to squat and the front of the Sport to raise up causing the headlights to be a problem.
If the approximate weight of your setup is 220lbs as you say you are already at the max tongue weight and if the weight is cantilevered its even higher affecting the weight distribution, in other words your Sport is overloaded that's the only way I can see that happening.

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