Constantly flashed while low beams are on

might be aimed a little high. why not have the dealer check it while you're still under warranty?

 

You can easily adjust them yourself with a ratchet+ a 10 millimeter short socket. On the rear center of the headlight units, there is a 10 mm male six-sided nub. Drive the car at night to about 20 feet from a brick wall in your neighborhood (brick wall's horizontal mortar lines make a very nice measuring device), measure at the front of the car from the ground to the top of the bean's light when it is on low beam, then measure a similar amount on the wall, minus (down) about three inches... that is your aimpoint. Crank the 10 mm ratchet one way or the other until the top cutoff line of the beam on the brick wall hits your selected mortar line of "horizontal minus three inches"... do the same to the other light, and you're done. ...for free ;-)

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They are real brite and real white. A lot more light on the road than my Gen 2. I really like them on the country roads I'm on. The alignment of mine looks good.

 

You don't inadvertently have the FOG LAMPS on? They're annoying on many cars.

 

Mine also are constantly being flashed (some days more than others). I think they are very bright to oncoming cars as I used to flash my lights at other cars that seemed too bright (and they had their low beams on). Never adjusted mine as I am happy they light up the road so well. I figured they would slightly get dimmer over time with the headlamps getting glazed over.

 

It actually takes a phillips screwdriver and is very simple. Look at page 635 of the owners manual. I had the same problem with people flashing me at night so I made my own adjustments in the driveway about 20 feet from the garage door, Brought them both in and down ever so slightly and rarely have anyone flashing me any more.

 

I get flashed in my 2016 Lexus IS which also has LEDs. I then switch on the LED high beams and let them see what my high beams actually look like. Needless to say, they don't flash after that. Haha!

 

I know our Prius LED's are bright, because of all the newer Corollas I keep seeing at night. Their LED headlights are very bright.

I hate it when a big truck, or car with LED's is behind me. I asked my "tint man" if he could re-do my back window to a darker shade.

 

This is my first week driving my new Prius. I think the first morning I drove it, I probably only had the runners on. The next day I switched to auto lights, and I thought I had accidentally switched my highbeams on, just based on how bright they looked on the ground compared to my old car. I had to actually flash my highbeams to see the difference.

Also at a light behind a truck with chrome bumpers, the reflection of my own headlights were pretty annoying. I don't know what they look like to oncoming cars.

 

They are pretty bright. A world of difference from my old Camry.

But the weird thing is, I don't notice a big change in intensity when switching from DRL- to Low Beam - to High Beam.

 

Thanks for the illustration, Tideland.

I'll tell ya what I hate, it's those ridiculously bright blinding aftermarket LED headlights, and/or fog lights that these guys put on pick-up trucks, or their "sporty" sedans. Probably illegal. Blinding as all heck.

 

I have read about the concerns here and have had people flash at me too. It seemed that the beam was straight out and did not rise or fall when approaching a object. The light pointed too high with the slightest bump or grade change. I just lowered them per the owners manual directions. I can actually see the road better closer to the car and think I will not be blinding people now. The high beam still lit far ahead just great.

 

Last evening I driving home after sundown. It was twilight but the headlamps were on and it was just possible to see where the dipped beam was cut off on the road ahead of me and the kick up to the nearside. The road was contraflow at rush hour, but there were no flashes from opposing traffic, so I reckon my heads are focused ski as not to dazzle. Therefore, I suspect that some dealers are not checking the beam alignment is OK before delivery to customers. Personally hating being dazzled at night by others, my recommendation is to complain to dealer and get them fixed asap.