you remove the radiator cover panel and the light adj. screws can be accessed to lower the lights a little. 5 minute job while shining against the garage wall for reference.

 

Ford has always had bright headlights for the last 15 years at least. I too get the occasional flash but I must say the the highbeams fire off some serious light. I think it's incredible at how they do. When I flash back, it must be eyeball searing. Not only do the two middle lights (fog/driving, who cares) provide better lighting, it does indeed look bad *** at night. I love it so it's not killing me to flash back and it's rare that I do get flashed.

 

I've been flashed only twice in the last three months.............by a V-6 Camaro and a Corvette. Hmmmmmm............

 

I passed a GT with it's fogs on... and they were definitely out of whack. I wonder if they'd been messed with, because THAT car looked like the fogs were high beams... and I almost flashed him/her.

So... if you're getting flashed... check that alignment. There's a dang good reason for fogs to not be mounted in the grille. Angle of attack, so to speak...

 

I've been flashed twice since I bought this car last thursday (6 days ago). Arghhh, if I had my high beams on, your retinas would be on fire and your world would be a burning glow of HID! ..I gave them courtesy flashes to let them know what actual retina burning feels like and that I wasn't being a forgetful/inconsiderate highbeam jack*ss.

..and I don't think it's my alignment, I looked at it from driver level at front and it looks normal. I think it might have to do with my fogs and HIDs being different colors... (both stock)

 

Really? I disagree. Driving lights focus a beam straight out in front of the car. They are definately fog lights. To quote another site
"Driving lights work with your hi-beams for greater visibility at longer distances. They project a long, narrow beam of light in a variety of patterns which greatly extend your range of view. Fog lights work together with your low-beams to improve your visibility in foul weather, such as fog, rain, snow and mist. They emit a low, wide pattern of light that's designed to shine below the haze. This reduces the amount of blinding glare that occurs when you turn on your hi-beams in foggy weather."

 

i was flashed 3 times tonight in 10 minutes... i wish it was with some nice ***** and not the headlights of some old foogies.

 

Really? I had never heard of this and a quick search of the code in my state (Arizona) does not reveal such a restriction. I see the high beam restriction (ARS 28-942), but nothing about fog lamps, other than that they are allowed on the vehicle (ARS 28-938(2)). Of course, I may be overlooking something and other states may vary.

EDIT: On closer look, ARS 28-946(2) would seem to expressly permit the use of both low beams and fog lamps.

 

Negative.

Texas Information:
§ 547.328. FOG LAMPS PERMITTED. (a) A motor vehicle may
be equipped with not more than two fog lamps.
(b) A fog lamp shall be:
(1) mounted on the front of the vehicle at a height
from 12 to 30 inches; and
(2) aimed so that no part of the high-intensity
portion of the beam from a lamp mounted to the left of center on a
vehicle projects a beam of light at a distance of 25 feet that is
higher than four inches below the level of the center of the lamp.
(c) Lighted fog lamps may be used with lower headlamp beams
as specified by Section 547.333.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

No changes since. As for people flashing you, so be it. My rule of thumb, if I am out and about, interstate or local hwy, with street lamps I keep em off. If I am on a rural road/neighborhood then i'll turn em on.

I wish I knew of a bypass that allowed the high beams and fogs to stay on, so I could easily fall behind one of the newer Tahoe's or Yukon's and keep the highs on and the fogs.

I'd say let them flash you. I'm a harda** so I usually lay on the horn as they're passing by.

 

I usually drive with my fogs on in the early morning drive home and leave the headlamps off. I have been flashed a few times but not enough to annoy me.

 

I just don't understand why you people are having this problem. Nobody ever confuses my foglights for high beams.