I am currently running "E" headlights and they work great and have a far
superior pattern to the DOT lights. E headlights are European spec lights
that don't meet DOTs regs. They throw more light to the right side and
enable an old fart like me to more easily read exit and other signs that are
off the road. So far nobody has flashed me so I guess they are not bothering
anyone. And the high beams, Yikes, are way more effective. BTW the bulbs are
only 55/60 or something like that. I got mine for $22 each from one of my
favorite suppliers - JC Whitneys. I can't imagine how much brighter those
90/130 bulbs would be but as I live in the burbs of NYC I don't want to
blind anyone.
'66 Mike w/an L on my forehead
----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
To: roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: Fog lights
> I think "fog lamp" is a bit of a misnomer. While they were originally
designed for foggy conditions,
> I use them mostly as a "cornering light." There are three types of
patterns you can get in accessory
> lights: spot (or "pencil"), driving and fog. A spot puts all its light
straight ahead and works
> great if you are rallying and need to see about a half-mile down the road.
For normal road driving
> they're useless unless you live in Montana or similar environs. A driving
light puts most of the
> light directly down the road but also spreads out some to the sides and
has moderate range. A fog
> usually has a 160-degree pattern and very short range.
>
> When I first started working PRO Rallyes (in my Stanza, NOT the
roadster!), I mounted two 100w
> driving lights in addition to the 55/60w halogen headlights. What I found
was that there wasn't
> enough light thrown to the sides to see clearly around tight turns. I
wound up running a driving
> light on the left side to give light down the center of the road and a fog
light with a 160-degree
> pattern on the right to give light off to the sides. This was a great
combination. I had the extra
> lights wired through a rocker switch and the high-beam circuit so they
would turn off when I dimmed
> my lights. That way I didn't have to fumble for another switch when I was
already cornering and
> hitting the dimmer.
>
> Marc Tyler wrote:
>
> > Foglamps are used with low-beams. High-beams in fog is at best
> > pointless, at worst dangerous.
>
> --
> Gordon Glasgow
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
>
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