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XC70: Electrical XC70 Dipped Beam Performance - Downright Dangerous

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View Poll Results: XC70 Dipped Beam Performance
Great - no problem	25	22.32%
Not bad - ok for me	17	15.18%
Could be better	51	45.54%
Downright Dangerous	19	16.96%
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Dec 11th, 2011, 20:31	#1
wyerd New Member Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2012 21:13 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Petersfield View Photos By: wyerd	XC70 Dipped Beam Performance - Downright Dangerous I've had the 2012 XC70 for 3 months now and I can say that the dipped beam headlights are absolutely terrible, in fact I consider them dangerous. On these dark, raining winter nights, where there are no street lights where I live in the countryside, they give out no more light than a pedestrian with a torch! Many a time when there's a car on the other side of the road, it's by pure guesswork that I actually managed to stay on the road. The dealer says that they are setup correctly, but comparing them with our Merc, the beam is set too low. They're the active bending round corner auto height adjust type, so I'm not sure if they can be adjusted manually. What are your thoughts on the XC70 lights? What can I do so I can see more of the road on dipped beam without buying a pair of night vision goggles? Thanks. Last edited by wyerd; Dec 11th, 2011 at 20:47.

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