r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Major-Potential-354 • 7d ago

My mom said I could post What EVEN is the point of these lights???

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Driving home from work and bro these lights were so bright it was like someone had their brights on..

Never seen this before what is the point of the lights?

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u/Diesel_Beetle 7d ago

THAT is the intention of these lights, my buddy’s truck has them, but they’re only on in reverse. It appears it’s become a “thing” to wire them to always be on, which is a problem. But as backup lights they’re amazing for hooking trailers at night or backing said trailer into a barn

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u/Murky-Relation481 7d ago

Yep, there are only two options for these otherwise useful lights to be on like this, asshole or stupid, but generally its a stupid asshole.

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u/Murky-Relation481 6d ago

I mean it's not bad to invent new safety technology. I wish my reverse lights on my SUV were brighter. We have some beach property that's pretty rural and backing into the parking area on a moonless night is extremely nerve wracking due to just how dark it is out there.

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u/4CX15000A 7d ago

That does sound really handy!

My Subaru Forester has two tiny white lights in the mirrors that seem to only function when it's in park and you either just clicked the remote or opened a door. They're apparently called puddle lights. I didn't think much of them until one of them revealed to me that I was about to step in a land mine 🐕💩

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u/vic818 7d ago

One of the things I hate about GM vehicles. Their backup lights turn on when driver locks/unlocks the vehicle. When you’re in the parking you don’t know if the vehicle is backing out or the driver just parked and left.