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Posted by Pete C. on December 22, 2007, 12:37 pm
SteveB wrote:
>
> > SteveB wrote:
> >>
> >> > SteveB wrote:
> >> >> I live in the western states. Visibility is fifty miles 99% of the
> >> >> time.
> >> >> All these morons driving around with their "driving" lights on,
> >> >> looking
> >> >> like they are on bright to an oncoming car. I have these on my truck,
> >> >> and when I turn them on, all I can see better is ten feet in front of
> >> >> my
> >> >> bumper, and it lights up the guard rails really good. Trouble is, I
> >> >> like
> >> >> to look farther ahead than that and very little to the side.
> >> >>
> >> >> I thought these were for fog conditions, and other driving than fifty
> >> >> mile visibility clear situations. It's annoying. Am I missing
> >> >> something? Or is this a "LOOK AT ME EVERYONE. I'VE GOT A SMALL PENIS
> >> >> AND AM COMPENSATING BY HAVING BIG LIGHTS!"?
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve
> >> >
> >> > If they came stock on your truck they probably suck (sorry Steve) but
> >> > there are two different kinds of auxiliary lights, fog lights which are
> >> > for use in fog and actually have a shorter/wider beam pattern than the
> >> > low
> >> > beams, and driving lights which are like an uber-high beam. I would
> >> > think
> >> > that in conditions like you describe driving lights would be more
> >> > useful,
> >> > but oncoming traffic also shouldn't be using them when there are other
> >> > cars nearby, only under the same conditions that you would use high
> >> > beams...
> >> >
> >> > nate
> >> >
> >>
> >> I would say about 25% of people use their "driving" lights ALL the time.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >
> > It seems a lot of drivers really have no idea what the f' they're doing.
> > I find the stock halogen 9006/9005 low and high beams on my truck work
> > just fine under pretty much all on road conditions I've found in the
> > past 189,000 miles. Where they are inadequate is in off road / dirt road
> > conditions where a wider beam spread would really help with the sharp
> > turns you can barely see as you approach them at a whopping 20 MPH.
>
> Sounds like you need to bop down and get the bazillion candlepower lights in
> the array of 12 installed right away. They say not to use them near
> airports as they blind incoming jets, but should work for your application.
> Be careful in forest situations as they give off a lot of heat. Don't
> forget to wear 120 sunscreen. And on the highway, too, just for that extra
> illumination that you might need to light up every little dark nook and
> cranny. Only trouble is, you'll start a trend and everyone will copy you.
> But I'll know you were the original.
>
> Steve ;-)
The worst area was a dirt road in a forest in the Ozarks at about 11pm.
Something like 10 miles of twisty dirt road with sharp no visibility
turns before even getting to the gated off road section and then several
more miles of that. Add trying to watch for low branches due to the
camper on the truck, and watching out for the slippery ditches on the
sides of the road, and a lot more light would have been nice.
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