2010+ Stock Light - Poor nighttime/rain visibility?

[GSXi]

I'm having a hard time seeing the lane-dividers at night when it rains.

I've had a few cars before, and never really experience this problem so bad!

Is it the bulb? bad aiming? pitch of the window? or just me?

My drive a few days ago:

[Kiyomi]

are the lights even on? lolz. did u try adjusting the level of the lights, beside the steering wheel on the left?

[XTOTHEL]

I'm having a hard time seeing the lane-dividers at night when it rains.

I've had a few cars before, and never really experience this problem so bad!

Is it the bulb? bad aiming? pitch of the window? or just me?

My drive a few days ago:

If you have your light on, it might just be because the incoming lights are so bright that you're eyes adjust so that you don't notice your own. I had the same feeling before, but when I drive alone on a country road or something, it is bright

[zoomahh]

if it's just your stock halos, and you don't have the "aim-level" adjusters, then I say it's time for a HID mod ahem...and if you got fogs ? nudge nudge
But seriously, that's pretty bad, And it's funny you bring this up because when I had my halos, when it rained I noticed this too.

But there is another thing you can try to improve night viz; If you have a used extra claybar hanging around, clay your windshield, and apply some rain-X to it. This is a HUGE step up you'll find because over winter, salt, oil, etc etc, gets wiped/smudged, you name it, all over your windshield. It's just like the paint, after you clay one section of your window, run your finger across it....you'll see I"m doin mine this weekend. I always keep my old clay that I don't use on the car body anymore. Very useful . Oh and clean your wiper-blades too, get some isopropyl alcohol and paper towel
hope this helps bro ! !

[Impressive]

Lighting will always suck in rain. Even my HIDs do...nothing you can do about that except drive cautiously.

[loosecannon]

I'm assuming you're running HIDs?

I noticed that high temperature HIDs (6000K upwards) have VERY poor output in the rain. The light is almost non-existent. Reason being the bright light and colour dissipates when it reflects through the water droplets.

There's nothing you can do to improve visibility in this setup. Lowering the HID colour temperature (4300K, 4500K) should have some improvement.

Also, if you have foglights, 3000K works best in rainy/foggy conditions. Yellow halogens work even better than yellow HIDs.

[113GT]

HID will do nothing to help. I have had OEM HID's in my Acura CSX and now the Mazda 3 GT and while the mazda has awesome light output in dry weather, they are pretty dim in rain.

It is perfectly normal to all HID and non HID lights....there are so many reflections from other cars and the street lights etc....that it all blends in and looks like crap lol.

[carbon3]

Very true, The wet pavement causes alot of glare and reflection for the light, I actually find stock halogen bulbs work better then HID's when in the rain, 3000k would probally be ideal in rainy conditions.

[trieub]

Put some rain-x or aquapel glass treatment on your front windshield. The rain doesn't look like it's beading off your glass it's just staying there. I'm using rain-x glass treatment right now and sometimes i don't even use my wipers when it rains, the water just rolls right off

[jshacm]

I don't know much about the lights but I have been using rain x for a few years now and found that it increased my visibility. I have 6000k HIDs and find that they are brighter then the OEM. I also put rain x on all my lights, I have no idea if it works but what the hell.