What exactly are driving lights? What are they supposed to be used for? They seem to be sold differently than fog lights, even though the driving lights they sell look to be the right size to install as fog lights.

Driving lights have a narrower straight ahead type pattern, where as fog lights have a closer to the groung more spread out pattern.

 

Driving lights will have less of a diffusion pattern on the lens.

 

 

FOG LIGHT

 

DRIVING LIGHT

Driving lights are focused beam aux lights used for forward illumination to a fixed distance.

 

Fogs lights are dispersed at a close distance to the immediate front of the car, which reduces reflection in rain mist and fog.

That makes sense. So how do driving lights compare to your built-in high-beams? Are they even brighter? Are they legal to use while driving?

http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/LampSelectionGuide.html

 

http://www.autoanything.com/lights/51A22.aspx

 

 

 

hope that helps

 

 

nipper

Very cool. Thanks. Now I understand perfectly and have something new to lust after

 

mines prettier

 

 

(hellas 500)

 

nipper

haha sure rub it in! I wish I'd of gotten round lights, but since I had already shelled out the cash on the rectangular I decided to just use them. I usually leave the covers on:

no mine are prettier

 

 

The paint is not though

Nice, wow those are big. The paint should buff out.

Yeah I replaced the bumper and fender recently so I'm going to make a better light bar out of bent tubing and maybe get the car painted some day. I figure I'd might as well make room for four of those while I'm at it.

those

Man, I want a push bar too! Where'd you get it?

Man, I want a push bar too! Where'd you get it?

 

Made it

Dude that is nice! and i assume by your plates you are a carver! even better! ever make it out for the Expression Session?

Dude that is nice! and i assume by your plates you are a carver! even better! ever make it out for the Expression Session?

 

Take another look. It says caver. I think he uses that heavy duty bumper to lower the whole car down into the caves to go 4x4 spelunking.

My custom mount with KC DayLighters.

Take another look. It says caver. I think he uses that heavy duty bumper to lower the whole car down into the caves to go 4x4 spelunking.

 

Lower the front end down? it only weighs like 20lbs more than stock :-p

I use it.. for running into things.. and whatever people use tube bumper for

Lower the front end down? it only weighs like 20lbs more than stock :-p

I use it.. for running into things.. and whatever people use tube bumper for

 

Well, I really envisioned some sort of device (like a super duper heavy duty warn winch) to allow the whole car to decend into the depths

Yeah, running into things and not hurtin' the car would be awsome.

Plastic bumpers just aren't very good for that, they tend to be toooooooo forgiving:mad:

 

Allied Armement has the FORCE BUMPER for like 7 bills. Can't wait til I have an EXTRA $700.00:eek:

 

Besides, it would give me more room for LIGHTS:banana:

 

 

Broke one this last weekend horsin' around with the SubaruOutback.org guys.

Well, I really envisioned some sort of device (like a super duper heavy duty warn winch) to allow the whole car to decend into the depths

 

I'll get right on that... once i put the transmission back in it... and yeah, the plastic bumper covers don't last very long if you play hard... at one point mine was held on by just zipties... and would flap at speed.. so i fixed the problem

 

and 700 bucks.. that's better than what mudrat wanted. but.. to give you some prospective, when i built it 2 years ago(ish) the steel cost me $117 even. And a whooolllee lot of time designing/calculating/building

 

You've gotta' keep those lights up high, so you don't break them, the roof is a good place