My wife just picked up a new CL-S 2001 and when driving the vehicle at night there are a lot of oncoming cars blinking their headlights at us as if we have our high beam headlights on.

I looked at the lights on a dark road and they seemed to be aimed very high. In addition, I noticed that all four of her front headlights were on when the lights were in the low beam position. Should all four lamps be on or should only the two outer lamps be on when using only the low beam lights?
I think we are going to have the dealer look into this but I'm afraid they are going to tell us that the lights are bright because they are high intensity lamps.

John in Pembroke Pines, FL

 

You'll get alot more responses if you post this in the car talk section because that is mostly 2nd generation CLs (yours)and this is the 1st generation ones without the hids. Did you just try to flip on your high beams and see if any other lights come on? If they do then you know that the highs arent always on. Also you should only have a white with a slight blue/purple tint light when the lows are on and no yellowish looking light (well besides the yellowish road lamps below the headlights)>

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'97 CL with custom scratches thanks to my mom's "wonderful" cats

 

He's right you know People aren't really used to HID lights yet...strangely even though there are so many cars out there with them. Yeah, take it to the dealer and make sure all the lights are lined up right...

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

• My CL
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Are you sure the early CL-S's didn't have HIDs? I think they always did. The early TLs didn't have HID but the CLs did.

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2001 CL Type S.
No spoiler. No NAV either. No fat chics.
no "phat" chics either.

 

This topic was originally posted in the 1St Gen Forum and was moved here so i meant that the '97-99s didnt have HIDs. Yeah the 2nd generation has always had them.

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'97 CL with custom scratches thanks to my mom's "wonderful" cats

 

Only 2 of the 4 lights should be on.
Maybe your interior highbeam indicator is not working right?

Even though I have the HID's, I am still not used to seeing other approaching cars with them. They are very bright!! But no more annoying than those monster SUV's on the road. I like the auto-dimming rear view mirror!

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Silver CL type S, upgraded cupholder, PIAA-19169, 3 coats Zaino and a pinch of salt

 

If you are in low beam and all front lights are on something is wrong with the car possibly a headlight stalk that is stuck 9in high beam or a relay that is stuck have it checked out.Does the high beam indicator fuction normally i.e. off in low beam on in high beam? jens

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LOL..I always get that too. I just flash them right back. =)

 

Yeah people high beam me also, but when they do it to me I pop a u-turn and get on there A$$ run them off the road and rob them..LOL.
Na im just playin but for real u can aim the lights down just pop the hood and there a lil nobe kinda thing..

 

Haha I like to see cars equipped with HIDs even though it is kind of too bright because most cars have HIDs are new cars and I like to see new cars.

 

Well i have notgotten any people falsh me since i got my cl-s but just wait till they see my car after i put my new High beams, Neons in the headlights, fog lights and hyperwhites bulbs in the turn signals and reverse lights. MAn o man, i wish i could see there faces, but u know what, i have tints and well, i could care less what others around me say, i like my lights, and i cant wait to get them brighter too.
wg
heres the pic of the neons in the headlights


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The SILVER STREAKER CL-S no navi, spoiler, tint all around, moonroof visor,
indaglo emblom, ACURA.CL.com stickers, eurolights fog lights, bel 950 radar detector, and 2 chamber flowmaster exaust
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Well i have notgotten any people falsh me since i got my cl-s but just wait till they see my car after i put my new High beams, Neons in the headlights, fog lights and hyperwhites bulbs in the turn signals and reverse lights. MAn o man, i wish i could see there faces, but u know what, i have tints and well, i could care less what others around me say, i like my lights, and i cant wait to get them brighter too.
wg
heres the pic of the neons in the headlights


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The SILVER STREAKER CL-S no navi, spoiler, tint all around, moonroof visor,
indaglo emblom, ACURA.CL.com stickers, eurolights fog lights, bel 950 radar detector, and 2 chamber flowmaster exaust
coilovers or springs to come soon 620+ posts makes me still a freak on the old Cl page.

 

The 4 lights look like all 4 are on due to the refracters that are in them. Only 2 lights are on though. Trick look at them from the side not head on and you will see only the 1 light is on.

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01 3.2 CLS Non-Navi
San Marino Red
Tinted 35% all the way

 

same here...i think the hid's on the s2000 are bad ass. the projection hid gives it a more agressive hue. they should make ours like that.

superdds

 

I don't understand people on the road that flash their highbeams at you. How can people think the Xenons are high beams? I just don't understand it. The kind of light they produce is so much different. I just don't understand how people can mistake them for highbeams just because they are bright. I love it when someone does this to me. I just flip on my highbeams right back at them. You gotta love how the Xenons, high beams and road lamps all stay on when you have the high beams on!!! It must be a wall of light.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S - San Marino Red / Parchment
non-nav - wheel locks - splash guards - PIAA 19169s
#26519

 

I wassitting in the median to make a turn on a four lane road and a guy flashed as he came up to me. I had plenty of time to casually reach down and blast him with every photon available from my Solaris high beams just to show him that they weren't on. I could see that every last bit of the high beam light stung him right in the eyes!

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Black/black CLS
Comptech headers, springs, swaybars
Koni yellows
PIAA 19169 road lamps
Solaris Hi beams
Potenza RE730 225/45/17
Red AEM CAI
35% mirror tint next

 

You guys are taking this discussion off-topic and no one has answered his question yet. This guy is obviously confused so to answer all the questions:
Yes, people will flash your low beam Xenon lights because they are not used to them. Also, you state you are driving with high beams, which I am sure is an error, because high beams will always get a flash. You probably mis-spoken.
The high beams are not Xenon lights, only low beams.
By all four lights, you dont mean that High and low beams are activated when the switch is set to low, correct? You probably mean the road lamps are on, which is normal, they will always be on by design. The road lamps are the supposed fog lights wanna bes in the lower bumber, however they are very weak and there only for the look. They can not be turned off.
Dont bother with the dealer unless you really believe that your lights point too high, which is very unlikely. Hope this helps.

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'01 Satin Silver w/Black, Navi_less, spoiler, mud guards, wind deflector.
Tint 15%, Polarqs M6s, Things to come: sub, air kit (if exists), maybe headers, CAI, and spring/sway combo.
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Hey are you Susan or is that your wife? No big deal... just wondering who is asking the question.

To trouble shoot the problem, face the car at a wall. Turn your lights on, try to put the highbeams on. If they get brighter your fine, if they get dimmer, your switch is bad take it to the dealer. You should be able to tell if the highbeams are coming on and what position your light switch is in.



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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Prolarg M-6 lamps
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, CAI

 

yah. 1st Gen CL never had HID.. and i m just wondering.. i thought HID is standard on MDX too but i seen alot of MDX with regular YEllow lights. and i like the new BMW 5 series headlight... the color changes ,,, ohhhh sweeettttt, just like Audi... I WANT THEM!!!!