Vehicle Autism
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Why does it seem that every single car maker sets their turn signal speed to a different frequency? Come the fuck on, if I'm in a line of cars at a light I'd appreciate a little continuity here. What triggers your autism /o/? Let it out.
why the fuck do manufacturers use brake lamps as an indicator?
fucking hate that shit.
>>15327078
Yeah I agree. It does look nice on some cars when there's no yellow part of the light, but at least make it a separate part.
>>15327078
It kind of does a better job than a amber or red indicator beside the brake lights. It's easier to distinguish between stop and turn.
Lots of modern cars cut the DRL's on one side so the front turn indicator can be seen better.
I hate it when manufacturers use red instead of amber for their turn signals.
I hate it even more when the manufacturers combine the turn signal and brake light.
>>15327071
who cares, they will all be uneven anyway. do you think everyone uses their signal at the same time or something.
>>15327087
It looks weird when they brake and the blinker is going at the same time, so it looks like the lights just alternated at one dissappeared and one appears.
It's fun to do a little wink with the rear tail light though. That's how I signal unimportant lane changes,
>>15327093
It's not that, one will blink faster than the other, so at one point they'll alternate perfectly, then go out of sync, then blink in unison, then go out of sync again. Maddening.
>>15327088
>>15327078
>tfw older model years of your car used amber turn signals
>tfw they decided to change everything and remove it, and you can't just swap the older wiring harness without running a shitton of extra wires and splicing into the steering column wiring harness
I just want unambiguous turn signals, you stupid assholes!
>>15327078
Fucking this.
>red turn signal
or even worse
>red turn signal
>can see yellow mirror turn signal
>>15327107
Need to build a flasher module with an irregular interval. Drive everyone else nuts.
>>15327903
Get 3 or 4 flasher relays, wire them together with different intervals set on the dials. Trigger everyone.
>>15327107
You sure it's not just some cars with a fuse problem, causing their blinkers to blink too fast? Most cars I see blink at the same speed.
Interestingly, if you and another car have the same blinker frequency, and you look so the other cars blinker is in the corner of your eye, it syncs to the sound of your blinker.
>>15327943
Every car has a slightly different blinker speed, even the same model, since they often use a physical relay that doesn't keep "perfect time."
what really needs to happen is having the blinker sync up with the beat of the music you have playing
it could do half time or double time for fast or slow songs
>>15327071
>That bimetal indicator sound
>>15327903
Hey, fuck you.
>>15327078
>>15327081
>>15327088
>>15327875
>>15327881
Fuck you
>SILVER TAILLIGHTS
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FUCKING RED REEEEEEEEEEE
>>15328228
absolutely disgusting
>>15327920
You fucking monster. TAKE IT BACK.
>>15327943
No it's not that. That also kills me on the outside a little, but some are just a hair slower or faster than the car in front of them. It's like the engineers from one company said "let's make it blink once every .75 seconds" and another company's engineers said "let's make ours blink once every second".
>>15328057
>audiosurf blinkers
Yes please.
>>15328292
This t b h famalam.
Everytime I see a 991 with the optional silver taillights I have to cringe so hard. Yes I know that tastes are different, but to me they look like cheap aftermarket taillights
>thought they were aftermarket parts when I first saw one
>mfw I realized they weren't
>always try to look for some word/pattern/whatever in most license plates even if there clearly doesn't seem to be one
>off center license plates make most cars look 10 times better for me
>fake license plates that don't follow the structure of real ones (pic related) make me mad
Goddamn, I'm way too fucking autistic when it comes to license plates
>>15327071
Holly fuck.
So education is dead then.
OK
Its a blinker relay.
It works by resistance.
Set amount of resistance x time=heat threshold=reset, then blink again.
So x amount of wire + bulb filament is different than the other cars wiring + filament.
Just burn you drivers license now because you don't understand common physics you shouldn't be behind the wheel of mass x inertia...
>>15329019
>mass x velocity
Cause inertia kills.
Screw it, I corrected myself and you're all still clueless.
Sure is summer in here.
I don't know much about cars /o/ please don't kill me lol. So I have a 99 Tahoe and its pretty much stock. I was wondering what kind of cold air intake I would need for it and would it even make a difference at all?
>>15327071
>vehicle autism
It fuckin confuses and angers me when cars have their blinkers on the opposite side of the headlight than the one they're supposed to be indicating, for example when the blinker on the right headlight is placed on the left side of it, near the center of the hood, rather than just on the right edge of the car.
>asymmetrical looking tail light assemblies because one has the reverse light and the other has the fog light
Jesus fucking Christ, put both lights on both sides already.
>>15329191
i only noticed this on my own car the other day when someone else was reversing it. i thought one light was broken or something until i checked
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>>15329191
Why does this exist
>>15329223
Because legally you still only need one reverse light and one rear fog light in Europe, and manufacturers are known to save money wherever they can.
>meanwhile in luxuryland, perfection
Mercedes. Mercedes triggers my autism.
There's nothing special about them, now or then. They're ugly appliancemobiles and are absolutely unengaging to drive. Mercedes feels like the popular kid at school who never deserved the attention but still thought he was hot shit. And normies go fucking crazy for them.
>>15329175
Same, I fucking hate that. It makes it hard to see if the indicator is on or not
>>15329251
Wow nice set of Jettas you got there
Hey guys, rate my Benz. Quality vehicle right here, if you disagree you're ignorant of the QUALITY Mercedes ensures.
>>15329267
Nah, its not even about the visibility, its just that for me it looks like pic related, especially on cars that have these angled headlights.
>>15329287
>>15329287
Wow, they don't make them like they used to.
Check out my W124. Original paint.
>>15329292
>>15329287
This is my girl, Maureen. Her vacuum system's acting up again but at least she's sort of kind of comfortable, but not as comfortable as a Jag or Bentley or anything. Still, the QUALITY of this automobile. The GERMAN ENGINEERING is OFF the CHARTS.
>>15329296
>>15329292
>>15329287
My girl at the shop. They're a Merc specialist, thank God because my old girl needs special attention. Why? Because... she can do things that other cars of the era can't, like put the driver to sleep, and rust in warm climates. The best or nothing.
>>15329311
The best OR nothing. Guess they really are worthless, because they're certainly not the best at fucking anything.
>>15329266
They're not what they used to be. Pre 90's Mercedes deserved the reputation they got, and you often got more than you expected. But they've gone to shit since then.
I've driven a MY13 c250 with 300bhp and it was fucking boring. Didn't feel much faster than an ancient commodore, was boring inside and made either no sound, or a terrible modern economy/diesel engine sound, and the handling was pretty ordinary. My shitbox e36 compact BMW with overworn suspension bushes that has been abused for 20 years (by previous owners) handles better than a new mercedes.
Pathetic.
>>15328228
Red rear turn signals are OK if you are trying to maintain a classic car design. Like Mustang with the three sequential lights on either side.
But please, if you have a car like a new Ferrari or Maserati which came from Europe with amber turn signals (because that's the law), don't go switching the US model to red signals.
Other than modern interpretations of classic designs, combining lamp functions and using single color lenses is a sign of a really cheap car.
>>15329292
>>15329296
>>15329311
buttmad samefagging
i do agree though
>>15329036
>>15329019
autism
On newer cars when the middle brake light blinks 5 or 6 times everytime the person steps on the brake pedal. SO fucking irritating.
>Stop n go traffic behind one of these fags
>Every few seconds move 5 feet forward then see BLINK BLINK BLINK BLINK LOOK AT ME IM COMING TO A FUCKING STOP YOU BETTER WATCH OUT CAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS ARENT EBOUGH TO GET YOUR ATTENTION WITHOUT FLASHING
Ford is the worst. Whatever rate their signals flash at, it's slower than almost any other car manufacturer, and it's annoying to listen to.
It should be tick tock tick tock (turning back on as soon as it turns off).
Ford does something like tick tick tick (with a longer wait before turning back on).
>>15330652
Some cars do that only if you hit the brake pedal very hard. Maybe the person in front of you was going full retard.
>>15329422
Still boring and still don't live up to the hype at ALL.
I wasn't just talking new Mercedes. Everyone knows those are overrated garbabbo.
>>15328228
>he actually drives a pontiac
I'm so sorry for your loss.... of your brain function
>>15327071
I don't mind the frequency varying between manufacturer's, but when I'm pulled up behind someone about to make a turn and can't match their blinker to the tempo of the music I'm listening to, my spergburgers rattle.
>>15329191
that's borderline /x/
>>15331407
What's wrong with Pontiac?
