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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Gigdy
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A much more effective approach for warning people is strobing your lights OFF/ON/OFF/ON/OFF/ON. It's more noticeable and less annoying.
Isn't that bad for HID headlights?
It is bad for ALL lights, as in...it will reduce the life of the light.
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By approximately how much?
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Every time you flash your light it is 17.58 hours of life lost.
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rosario717
Its either one of four things youre being signaled by flashing highbeams.
1. Its a fellow s2k owner saying hello
2. its dark and you need to turn on your headlights to be seen by others
3. Theres a speed trap with cops coming up which is what all motorists should do to help eachother
4. WORST of all.. Theres MS13 or other gangs in your area and theyre initiating their new members by sending them out at nighttime driving with their lights off and the first car to flash them will be shot!!! Fawken serious!!!

I have family that are cops and or correction officers in NJ and they all warn me about different initiation rituals for gangs and this highbeaming plan is one of them they hear of at times!! So if someone flashes you and makes a you turn right away then hit vtec and GTFO of there! ! lol
That was proven to be an urban legend.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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I have people flashing their high beams at me all the time thinking my low beams are my high ones.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rob-2
Originally Posted by rosario717' timestamp='1343148005' post='21885195
Its either one of four things youre being signaled by flashing highbeams.
1. Its a fellow s2k owner saying hello
2. its dark and you need to turn on your headlights to be seen by others
3. Theres a speed trap with cops coming up which is what all motorists should do to help eachother
4. WORST of all.. Theres MS13 or other gangs in your area and theyre initiating their new members by sending them out at nighttime driving with their lights off and the first car to flash them will be shot!!! Fawken serious!!!

I have family that are cops and or correction officers in NJ and they all warn me about different initiation rituals for gangs and this highbeaming plan is one of them they hear of at times!! So if someone flashes you and makes a you turn right away then hit vtec and GTFO of there! ! lol
That was proven to be an urban legend.
which one(s)?
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by HappyVirus
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[quote name='rosario717' timestamp='1343148005' post='21885195']
Its either one of four things youre being signaled by flashing highbeams.
1. Its a fellow s2k owner saying hello
2. its dark and you need to turn on your headlights to be seen by others
3. Theres a speed trap with cops coming up which is what all motorists should do to help eachother
4. WORST of all.. Theres MS13 or other gangs in your area and theyre initiating their new members by sending them out at nighttime driving with their lights off and the first car to flash them will be shot!!! Fawken serious!!!

I have family that are cops and or correction officers in NJ and they all warn me about different initiation rituals for gangs and this highbeaming plan is one of them they hear of at times!! So if someone flashes you and makes a you turn right away then hit vtec and GTFO of there! ! lol
That was proven to be an urban legend.
which one(s)?
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by shy_guyAP1
I have people flashing their high beams at me all the time thinking my low beams are my high ones.
Then you probably have alignment issues.
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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 04:40 AM
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I wonder why this isn't more commonplace. I see people do this from time to time but nothing regularly.
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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dwight
Originally Posted by shy_guyAP1' timestamp='1343274569' post='21889952
I have people flashing their high beams at me all the time thinking my low beams are my high ones.
Then you probably have alignment issues.
I wouldn't pay nor work on my ride to fix something to make other drivers more suitable on the road. If they wanna flash their headlights then so be it. Many cars nowadays are made with HID lights and if they don't know that by now then they must've been living under a rock. It's so easy to tell if somebody has their brights on or if they just have HID's. I just flash them back at'em and they quickly see what idiots they were for mistaking it and turn there's off. I strongly think it's where you live as well. Like I stated before, when I lived in GA I got in once a night GUARANTEED but since living in AZ, not one at all.
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