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Re: 4 light hi-beams

To: "Trevor Boicey" <trevor@boicey.com>
Subject: Re: 4 light hi-beams
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:43:14 -0400
On 9/11/06, Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com> wrote:
>
> Peter Murray wrote:
> > Are you worried about melting in the housing, or in the wiring? The fuses
> > for the circuit will blow to prevent an over-current in the wiring.
> >
> > I have always thought it was poor design in many of the GM (and other)
> > cars/trucks that turning on the high-beams disables the low...
>
>    From someone who is only half-following this thread...
>
>    I know that around here (Ontario) there is a law saying how many
> watts of forward lighting a vehicle can have.
>
>    The high-disables-low is 99% sure to be tied into that... but if you
> pull the blinkers, all the beams go on...
>

There are also rules about how much light you're allowed to put out.

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David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com




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