mts Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 You will never stop the ingress of retards until there is a license to have kids with an IQ test involved in the issuance of said license. Help Eliminate Stagnant Genetics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I'm all in favor of preventing the religious and retarded reproduce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 NDD but we are straying... back on topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 7443's have high and low, tis just not as big a difference then halogen. Plus with the 01-02 the inners shine much brighter by design anyway, the outers are pointed out a bit and have the reflector shield thing which is why you want to continue using them as brakes...i see your logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 thats the problem I have, I would perfer to use all 4 lights as stock, but bevause of the poor difference, I would rather go with more of an led style for safety reasons. I'm going to start carrying around a 20lbs rusted chain in the back of my car to swing at people if they try to tail gate me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 true...well if you do this mod, i'll see how yours turns out and decide from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 indeed. I may work in this some more today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbylamb2006 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 any luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 haven't gotton a chance yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 What process will you follow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I believe I will try simply moving the filament so only the high gets contact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 what's become of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I saw a spec of dust on a door jam so I went and detailed and fully waxed every single crack and doorjam in the car I did try this out by switching in a 7440 bulb, it worked how I intended, but I'm mixed. I like all 4 on with the look, but under braking at night I think this is pretty cool. I'm not sure how legal it would be, I assume no problem, but looking around most cars have 4 lights and then only 1 set goes to high, seems counterproductive. The mod is done, I just need to decide if I want to keep it or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I would keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 that's my issue with your mod...i don't think it's legal..it's one thing if all four light up and then only 2 come on as brakes...not sure it's ok for only 2 lights to be on low and then all four come on as brakes...i've never seen that on cars today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I don't see that as a problem, but on a side note... those damn LEDs flashing up front got me pulled over and warned last night, fuck I hate pulling out headlights for a small bulb when it is cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 bh mentioned that the way i wanted to do the mod would make it appear that a filament was out...i can make the same argument for his...to have the inners out at night only to come on when the brakes are applied makes it look like both filaments for the inners are out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt64341 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I don't think it would be illegal, there are a lot of cars that use the same two bulbs for the brake lights and turn signals. You would still have low lights, brake lights including the back window/spoiler, and a seperate turn signal, so there are pleanty of lights. The only thing I'm not sure i would like is the appearance from the back with only the outer tails on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 no, the way I'm doing it all 4 would be on for high, what you want to do is actually have a light go out under braking, I think that would attract much more attention. I do have to replace one #74 in my dash thats flickering, but no other problems anywhere in the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Time to try the 3 LED then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 hmm, perhaps, but I don't want it to be much brigther then the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 no, the way I'm doing it all 4 would be on for high, what you want to do is actually have a light go out under braking, I think that would attract much more attention. I don't think you want lights going out when you brake! If you mean some lights come on but others go out, then the total light output might be the same and people won't notice a shift in the lights. You definitely want the lights to go brighter when you brake. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I don't think it would be illegal, there are a lot of cars that use the same two bulbs for the brake lights and turn signals. You would still have low lights, brake lights including the back window/spoiler, and a seperate turn signal, so there are pleanty of lights. The only thing I'm not sure i would like is the appearance from the back with only the outer tails on. i don't have a spoiler...and the cars you're talking about have the same tails lamps do BOTH turn signal and brakes...it's not really the same thing are what i'm talking about... no, the way I'm doing it all 4 would be on for high, what you want to do is actually have a light go out under braking, I think that would attract much more attention. I do have to replace one #74 in my dash thats flickering, but no other problems anywhere in the car that's not correct...i don't want any lights to go out while braking...i simply want JUST the inners or outers to come on... for example, on low, all four tails are on...when the brakes are applied the inners remain low and the outers go to high...there are plenty of cars on the road that use this method... for bh's method, it would be one thing if he had JUST the inners work as the brakes when applied and go off completely on low, while the outers were used simply as fogs (aka on on low)..it's another to have both the inners and outers come on on high and then have the inners go off...that looks more suspicious than my method b/c no cars do that one the road...and makes the inners appear to have bad filaments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 If you just remove the wire for the inner rear brake lights, or re-base the bulb socket so it takes a single filament bulb only, you will accomplish this. Too easy. Must be the inners though, the outers are monitored for the cruise control, hence all the troubles with the LEDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 So you're saying the outers should be left in tact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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