Re: [MBZ] lights (was: Re: Funny boo boo among MB owners)

2006-11-29 Thread Jim Cathey
i don't find it difficult to look at the road instead of oncoming lights,... why would it be difficult? it's not like my eyes are drawn to overly bright lights. Glare isn't just from things that you're looking directly at. I pass plenty of cars that are no problem whatsoever, and plenty

Re: [MBZ] lights (was: Re: Funny boo boo among MB owners)

2006-11-29 Thread Peter Frederick
More likely the UV output does really strange things to the film or CCD sensors. I don't suppose a bright halo around the headlamps and multiple images of the diaphram would enhance the quality of the picture! I wish I could just look away from the xenons and be fine. Problem is, I have to

Re: [MBZ] lights (was: Re: Funny boo boo among MB owners)

2006-11-29 Thread ernest breakfield
Jim Cathey wrote: i don't find it difficult to look at the road instead of oncoming lights,... why would it be difficult? it's not like my eyes are drawn to overly bright lights. Glare isn't just from things that you're looking directly at. I pass plenty of cars that are no

Re: [MBZ] lights (was: Re: Funny boo boo among MB owners)

2006-11-29 Thread Jeff Zedic
The other day I was sitting in traffic and noticed the difference in beam patterns. My 124 Euro lights make a very nice sharp cutoff but the DOT lights are this horrible smear of light. Very big difference. It's enlightening when you can do a side by side comparison like thatno pun intended