That won't work here in Phoenix. My top is up maybe 10 days a year??
although I often think about putting it up in the summer just for
shade!!!
John
On 17 Jan, 2008, at 5:05 PM, John Macartney wrote:
> John Wise wrote:
> But in
>> our LBCs there is really no place high enough to be near t eye level
>> of the guy behind you - particularly if she is riding in an SUV.
>
> John, a friend here in the UK has been shunted twice in his Spitfire
> and has come up with a neat solution, though I'm not totally sure
> it's fully legal. It definitely works! As we often drive top-up in
> the UK, Peter has rigged a fog lamp on a hinged bracket just inside
> the rear window. The lens has been painted red and the bulb is a 100
> watt halogen for off-road use. The whole is tilted slightly upwards
> to ensure widespread spread at windscreen level about 60 feet behind
> the Spit. It's not too unlike looking at a (red) aircraft landing
> light at very close quarters! Idea?
>
> Jonmac
John A. Wise
Glendale, AZ
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