Glossary / General

high beams

12 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

High beams are the bright lights on a car that help you see better at night. You use them when there are no other cars around so you don't blind anyone.

Technical Definition

High beams are a setting on a vehicle's headlights that provide a brighter and more focused light, allowing for better visibility at night, especially on dark roads. They are typically used when there are no other vehicles nearby to avoid blinding other drivers.

Hear It Discussed

"You could have your high beams on you, full blast, [4785.9s] and a car would come towards you, [4787.1s] and it would just darken the high beams in that column where the car was."
The New Audi Supercar, Buzz Lightyear 911, A Filson Edition Bronco And MORE! THIS CAR POD! EP115 THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 19:43

"Do you have okay? Do you have a reliable way of informing someone their high beams are on without yelling at them? ... Whatever intersections where I think the other car is facing up a hill..."
C8 Grand Sport revealed; Gas Prices; Odd Volvo; Racing! The Smoking Tire 54:54

"Then what I was going to do is get some get some more housings and cut them up and stick them down in that intake below the bumper for my high beams. And then how are you going to aim them?"
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Classic Car Doctor - September 19, 2015 - Hour 1 Ron Ananian The Car Doctor 31:29