The second bulb is a daylight running light as many new cars are equipped.
It is a safety item regardless of what bumpers you have & should be wired to
come on with the ignition, not as part of the lighting circuit.
Jim Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Paul Hunt (T)
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:33 AM
To: Barrie Robinson; mgb-v8@autox.team.net; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Headlight positioning
Yes - as you look at the front of the car. In the normal handing parlance
(i.e. sitting in a seat and facing forward) they would both be at the top
and the right-hand side.
Not sure if I understand the second question. Having both types (parking
lights separate and as part of the headlight), one on each car, the integral
parking bulb is nowhere near the ring, being about mid-way round the curve
between edge and headlight bulb. You certainly don't need 'the extra power'
when the headlights are on, but if you don't fit them and you have a rubber
bumper you would have no front parking lights. If you have a chrome bumper
with the front parking lights on the wing then having extra ones in the
headlights just puts more load on the battery.
PaulH.
-
|