Fitted driveing lamps..

[mr.z]

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Not exactly the prettyest things but oooooh do they work, they throw out 3/4 times more light than my current high beam, i'm really impressed

They cost £15, ring "roadrunner" driveing lamps, took an hour or two to fit, mostly drilling the faring and trying to line them up (still wonky) they are wired right off the main beam, seeing as that the only time i could use them without flash frying oncoming drivers eyes

Gonna get some round fogs too and then move these elsewhere (the indicators would have been blocked if i'd put them where i wanted to originaly) might tidy up the wiring then too
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[haGGard]

I was wondering who knicked my old Ford Fiesta fog lights last week

Bet they dazzle a few people?
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[mr.z]

They are wired to come on with the high beam, so turn them off when other drivers are heading at me (unless they are one of these nobs who drive with high beam on everywhere then give them a couple of reminders )

Had fogs on my previous bike wired up the same way, they were good but these are even better, fogs are good for lighting up the side of the road and aimed down shouldn't dazzle drivers too much (no more than other cars dipped beam)


You can get diddly driveing lamps but they cost £100 and aren't any better, so feck it, big meaty lights it is
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[McGee]

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[mr.z]

Thanks for that, bizzarely i was looking at the ring microlights, they'd fit nicely anywhere too, kind of like the round fogs too though..

Got a switch and a pile of wiring bits and bobs ready to fit them, will have them to switch on with the low beam as its seeming very underpowered now

Just tryed them out... one is totaly off aim (because ive still not finished off one mounting propperly) but lights up the kerb nicely
If anyone is used to crap old lights these really are worth thinking about! its like haveing CAR headlights, they are as brights as the parents mk3 fiesta!

all in all very much the £15 (£5 of electrical bits maybe if you dont allready have them) and the time fiting
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[riichy]

i dont fancy meeting you head on !!
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[Lee_367]

Don't they thrash the battery and charging system?

I've seen them on bikes before, they do help you get noticed.
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[Dom]

Fifteen quid well spent.
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[mr.z]

Unfortunately they have to go off when things are comeing my way, (unless comebody pisses me off) they wont be blinding anyone..

As for the power, had a pair of fogs @ 55watts each on my first cx (with heated grips on at the same time) and this cx puts out more power, ran the fogs for a year with no problems sp am sure these will be totaly fine (provided they're not on with the engine off or useing them all the time)

Tbh i doubt PIAA lights are allot better at (sometimes) three times the price, and even if they are these defenately doing the job

Glad i didn't shell £200 out on HID xenon lights now
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[haGGard]

Will they pass an MOT though?
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[AcIdBuRnZ]

[haGGard]

[AcIdBuRnZ]

Oh come on! How many of us have illegal race cans/small number plates etc? (just the race system for me - all else 100% legal )

At least these have a purpose - to help you see better!
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[mr.z]

Actually they will

Provided they come on with a tel tale warning light (the high beam) they are perfectly legal, same as i had my first cx fogs set up and it pass its mot with not even a mention...


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[AcIdBuRnZ]

Suppose. You can fir them to a car so what is really different fitting them to a bike?

They are serving the same purpose.
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[loply]

I have to say, that bike is seriously ugly. But it looks functional, so thats worth something.
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Might fit some to the smod, purely to fuck off the first cunt who doesnt dip. Not that im into night riding up in wales But im hardly gonna trounce the CBR's lines with them now am i...

My mate james has some crazy gas lamp things on his dakar GS. There when he bought them. Ones white, ones bluey When they heat up abit, retinas burn. And thats during the day. At night...
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[mr.z]

Yikes! sounds a bit mad! never heared of that? surely they done actually run off gas

Have had chance to use them a bit, its made night rideing allot safer, to the point i can go allot quicker, roads i'd be pottering at 40 i'm at 60 as i can can see waaaaay ahead
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