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Considerate Lifted Truck Owner

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We came across this post on the LotusTalk.com message board the other day:

“Driving home tonight I was beside a guy in a lifted truck for a little while, and he ended up behind me at a red light, and to my amazement, right when he stopped behind me he turned his headlights off so he wouldn’t blind me. Turned ’em back on when the light turned green and we started to take off. I was very surprised. Even normal trucks can blind you, but his would have been really blinding. Having the rear window tinted helps a ton. Anyone ever had anyone do this too?”

First, it’s impressive to see the owner of a Lotus giving props to a lifted truck owner. He could have easily assumed that as the owner of a Lotus, this is the treatment he deserved. But instead, he posted online his appreciation. Remarkable. Second, we were surprised to see some other Lotus owners agree. Is there an unwritten rule that when a lifted truck is driving behind an $80,000 sports car that you turn off your lights? Whether it’s mutual respect or just co-incidence, it’s a great thing to see. Here’s the link to the message board.

Advantages of HID Headlights on Lifted Trucks

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Unlike typical passenger cars that tend to be on the more fuel efficient side, trucks and SUVs have no such luxury. Ineffective lighting system equipment can be detrimental to a vehicle’s overall fuel economy and drivers of lifted trucks and SUV’s can’t afford to waste any energy. Using HID headlights can make your lifted truck lighting system operate more efficiently and can take advantage of the numerous additional benefits provided by HID lights.

HIDs not only last up to 10x as long as standard halogen headlights due to their increased efficiency, they can also shine up to 3x as brightly. That’s like paying for a hamburger and getting served a New York steak! Pair these gains with benefits such as improved peripheral vision at night, enhanced reflection off important road notices, and more natural light production, and you’ll see how HID headlights were designed to outperform halogens.

On a lifted truck or SUV, you’ll need to be extra careful when adapting your vehicle’s HIDs for use on the road. HID headlights must aim a fair amount lower than typical headlights, as when aimed at the usual target they can be blinding to oncoming traffic. As lifted trucks and SUVs sit higher off the road than your standard passenger car, the aiming adjustment must be made even more carefully. Though this isn’t a difficult feat to accomplish, it’s something that must be accounted for in order to maintain safe driving experiences for everyone.

Plus, there’s something about installing HIDs on a big truck or SUV that gels well with the larger builds and versatile designs of these vehicles. Since HID headlights can be customized by color, you can match up a pair of fierce blue or purple headlights with your bright green or yellow H2 for a wild and bold color scheme. You can also use vivid white HIDs on a huge white F250 for some impressive color matching. Considering that trucks and SUVs often have less visual variance when compared to the number of different passenger car designs out there, HID headlights can help you set your big truck or SUV apart from the pack.