most of the time its because other drivers are lazy and dont bother dipping their beams…
I disagree, it’s not people driving on main beam, their dipped beam is horrendously dazzling.
I had a Porsche Cayenne following me at 6″ last week with his on – in my Golf they were just shining straight in, immensely distracting. I really can’t believe they were properly adjusted.
as for fitting xenon bulbs….you can get xenon type bulbs but to match the glare of a full xenon headlight it would take more than just the bulb…you’d need to change the whole headlamp unit to one that is designed specifically for that purpose as there is a difference in the reflective material used inside the headlamps…
having said that i have used the xenon type bulbs in the past and found them to be a marked improvement over the standard bulbs…
Most of the ‘Xenon’ type bulbs are really not that, a proper HID Xenon bulb will be getting on for £100, and as you say they need a proper unit, it’s not just about the reflector.