Xenon Headlight Focus

[Michael Reilly <mreilly@xxxxxxx>]

On my new 2001 330Ci I have Xenon headlights. This is the first time 
I have had Xenon and I must say that for the distance they cover, 
it's almost like daylight.

But my question is, how far should they cover? There are roads around 
here 40-55mph that have a lot of oncoming traffic so I can't drive 
with my highbeams on, however on low beams I feel like I am "over 
driving" my headlights. (For those that don't know, this means that 
your speed is too high to have enough time between seeing an oncoming 
obstacle and reacting to it.)

I understand Xenon's can be too bright to other drives so focus is 
important, but I would think that low beams could handle up to 
55mph... am I wrong? The headlights seem to be focused and light the 
road consistently, it just doesn't seem to light as far as I guess my 
old car must have, otherwise I don't think it would bother me as 
much. Is this something I have to get used to or is this something I 
should have checked out?

Michael
 
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