newblackGTi Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 My GTi has the xenon lights and much as i love them they are really starting to p me off! On Friday night i drove from Yorkshire to London and I must have had over 30 people flash me for dazzling them... Does anyone know if there is a way of manually setting them lower as they do seem to light up every motorway sign like a searchlight! Also does anyone else have this prolem with their xenons!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswall Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Happens with all cars with xenon lights. Just flash them back and remove their retinas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I find that as well, just flash back and they usually park the car and wait for ten munites while their eyes get used to the dark again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newblackGTi Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Too right Mike - usually do but there's not much you can do when its people flashing you from behind on the motorway after you've gone past them...! 3 cars in a row on the A1 pulled out behind me and flashed me... seriously annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Thats a new one, haven't had that one before. I have noticed the motorway sign light up even if you are five cars back. As far as the system goes the auto levelers are supposed to keep them at the correct level, if you want to lower them I think you would have to get the dealer do it or use VAG-COM. There are small levers inside the units to configure the lights for driving on the continent. I created a PDF,Converting Bi-Xenon on MKV Golf. It might be worth while checking if the levers are in the correct position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippytwo Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Yep, me too. It'e enough to make you paranoid about your driving / a speed trap up ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Some R32 owners had and issue with the levling being set wrong from factory; some too high other too low. Get the dealer to check it. Xenons are usually set lower than normal lights. On my R32 the xenons hit the ground about 1/3 closer to the car than the the Audi (non xenon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_s Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 mike mod, your link doesnt show anything. i will be going abroad in my car next year and am wondering if they have to be reset (as stated in handbook) for continental driving, what happens when you are going from your dealer to dover and vica versa at night , then they will be setup wrong for the uk part of the journee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hey Jay!! Welcome back! I know where you have been - Out driving! mikemod's link is to a PDF - You have to have Adobe Acrobat or Reader installed on your system and wait for it to load if you can't directly download the file to your system for opening later. No way around your Dover Dazzle! It's either dazzle Dover or the Frenchies etc. unless you convert on the dockside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 [ QUOTE ] mike mod, your link doesnt show anything. [/ QUOTE ] It should work OK, it is an Adobe Acrobat 7.0 file. I just downloaded it at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I have noticed that merc and VW group cars (audio/VW skoda/SEAT) xenons seems to dazzle me more than other makes of car when coming the other way. Geoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 ....It must be German conspiracy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanuk Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Just come back from from a trip down to Cornwall and also got flashed several times, also got flashed by motorists in the other direction as they and I have noticed the Xenon's are set too high. No flashing from Gatso's though :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_s Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 hello all, yes red, you know me far too well, every oppertumity im out on the country roads, 2nd + 3rd gear bends are fun in her 800 miles on clock now and the grin just gets wider the car really does exceed my wildest dreams and the stock exhaust sound great, really throaty and poping is music to my ears. (im sure ive got a hole in it as its much louder than expected) spoke to stealer today and they said that they cant reset them. they say the best option is to but the headlight protector covers and stick the lense covers on them. then just remove or replace the lens covers as required. i think they quoted £45+vat for lense covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_s Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 ps tried to open document again and adobe acrobat flashes up then in the bottom left of the frame it just says done. and frame is blank. could comeone e mail it to me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hi Jay - PM your email addy and I'll sort it for ya. No prob - I'm on broadband - Small file anyway. P.S.- Did you get my message to you today in the Milltek Non-Res thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_s Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 hold on will look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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