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should I mount landing lights on my truck
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Melody     Reply with quote
l get alittle agitated at auto makers that now put fog lamps on cars ,and will come on whenever you turn on the regular headlights . They blind most people as they shine excessivly brighter and confuse the other driver into thinking you have your bright lights on . l located a pair of airplane landing lights , and was thinking of installing them on my truck as fog lamps ,no amber lenses, just plain white bright lights that will reach out .. Are they a good idea ?Some people notoriously point their fog lamps up so as they think they are brighter but dont take into consideration that they actually blind the other drivers , or, turn their fog lamps on just so they can see that extra 1/10 thdistance further ...Not saying I am right at doing so , but , why not if ya think I am wrong ...
I am not trying to blind anyone as l stated, and for them not working on a 12 volt system they will work , you just modify the system ,l already placed them there once .They will not reflect back as thought if you point them down at the ground , or they would blind pilots in the clouds .Know befor you say please ..
l should have put this in your opinions please section , but ,
beert394     Reply with quote
l say go for it . l drive home 40 miles at 3:00 in the morning every night on I-40 & half the cars/semis l pass have their brights on & do not bother dimming them. No one really seems to have any courtesy for anyone else on the road anymore. Bright lights , riding the fast lane for no reason ,cell phone stuck up their a$$. If u can not beat em join em. l have two 4'' wing landing lights under my reciever hitch on a pretty tall pick-up & when l go into reverse u do not want to be looking at them. Getting ready to put an alley light on it for oncomers who refuse to dim.
Starnr     Reply with quote
Shure, put them under the wing tips as u will get a ticket either way. Those lights r illegal on a vehicle & if u cause someone to wreck because they r blinded by them,,, Well u will have to live with that one.

Edited: Not trying to be mean here but the ''CANDLE WATT POWER'' of those lights prohibit use on an automobile with the exception of off road use only. They r way to bright for road use. As others can testify if u have vision problems like l do & wear glasses to drive, a 9 volt flashlight is partially blinding, especially in the rain. The lenses in our glasses refract light, amplify light & cause us to see 15 lamps where there is only one lamp. It would be impossible for me to see if u came at me with those things on. l guarantee u that if my Daughter is injured in a wreck because of some illegal lights on front of a car, the law will be the least of the drivers worries. l will go to jail over that.
zof943     Reply with quote
l would not recommend putting these light on.

It is illegal to purposely try to blind another driver. Someone could crash & u would be held liable.

Aircraft landing light r illegal for use on the road.

Most aircraft lamps r 24-28 volts; would not work anyway. The voltage should be stamped in ink on the back of ur bulbs.

And even if u wanted to use them legitimately as fog lamps, u couldn't. The lens is wrong & the light would be reflected right back at you.
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