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05-08-2012, 06:45 AM | #1 |
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Anyone fitted driving lights?
Ive been doing a lot of country night driving of late and while the lights are good I would like to have something better. I have never seen a 1 or 3 series with driving lights. Anyone have any experience/rational suggestions.?
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05-08-2012, 06:58 AM | #2 |
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Firstly, nice job starting this thread. I've been thinking about fitting some too for my occasional long evening drives out of Sydney.
There are a few options: a) Those number plate bracket mounts (can be had for $50 from repco/autobarn) - take this one for example: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ROO-LITE-...item3a7424e41b b) driving lights fitted into the lower front grille. Similar placement to the MotoGP 1M's led lights but with a bigger unit fitted c) On a roof rack. This is the route I think I will be taking, as it'll be quite quick to install and remove on the fly (will have a wiring harness socket set up somewhere for convenience) - example: http://www.purefjcruiser.com/images/P1-801B-6T825.jpg d) Rally car style LOL - http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/62...8721bf4e77.jpg Last edited by woosh; 05-08-2012 at 07:06 AM.. |
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I have read somewhere that the draw of power for the lights will cause fault codes. Anyone?
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...don't get me started on people who think their fog lights give them better visibility at night either.... they actually REDUCE your distant vision since they make the foreground brighter and your pupils close down to compensate, reducing how far down the road you can see (since it makes your night vision worse). Last edited by MickyD; 05-08-2012 at 11:14 PM.. |
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05-09-2012, 12:20 AM | #9 | |
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05-09-2012, 12:45 AM | #10 |
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If you don't mind blocking your FMIC a bit, you could try this location - http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...tonemapped.jpg
MickyD: fair points mate. I guess I should reconsider how I'll be doing this then. Although I do still think the roof rack location provides the best spread of lighting... but yes, if there's an oncoming car and you don't turn off the lights in time, then their vision is definitely impaired worse than front bar mounted lights. Hence why I guess they're illegal! Last edited by woosh; 05-09-2012 at 12:54 AM.. |
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05-09-2012, 12:47 AM | #11 |
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I have used the number plate mounted brackets before. Their problem is that the bounce the light all over the place due to the flex in th plastic bumper. On my Liberty I had to remove the foam from behind the bumper and add a bloody big metal plate to stiffen the mount and minimise the bounce.
As for roof mount, how do you spell D E F E C T.... Country coppers would be on you like protitutes on a Labor polititian. I'm after a longer range. The spread seems ok to me.
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05-09-2012, 12:57 AM | #12 |
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qship: If the number plate bracket is out of the equation, what placement are you considering now? Surely the front grille area is all that's left haha ...unless you want to mount the lights on your bonnet?
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Oncoming cars are going to be blinded the same no matter where you mount them, as long as they are pointing forward.
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