Headlight Delete
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From: Middle of nowhere Southwest Virginia
Headlight Delete
ok, i've heard people duscussing using their fog lights as sort of headlights and not using their headlights at all...
Well, I'm interested in how this works.
Can I buy brighter bulbs for my fog lights that will allow me to see well enough...
I live in VA, is that legal???
if anyone has any answers please let me know... i've searched the forums and can't find this anywhere...
Thanks
Cody
Well, I'm interested in how this works.
Can I buy brighter bulbs for my fog lights that will allow me to see well enough...
I live in VA, is that legal???
if anyone has any answers please let me know... i've searched the forums and can't find this anywhere...
Thanks
Cody
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From: Poop land
In my area, I tried that once but I got pulled over. So it is illegal because the fog lights are dimmer than most headlights and plus they are too low to the ground. I think headlights have to be a certain height even if they are just as bright as standard headlights.
Pro
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Hmm... Are you anywhere near Virginia Beach? Everything is illegal in Virginia Beach (ex. cussing = $50 fine. Nose of vehicle past line during red light = ~$300). My friend got yanked for forgetting his headlights because of his fogs, but that was on a Lumina Z34.
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From: Middle of nowhere Southwest Virginia
nope, not anywhere near VA beach and i think from the sound of it, i'm glad... jeez, thats tough...
No, I'm in SW VA... middle of nowhere Appalachians.... hahaha..
the reason i was asking is becuz my headlights on my 89 don't go up and down, and as far as I can tell its the actuator module (no power getting to the motors)... and i'm really not able to afford a cosmetic fix like that right now (i can leave em up and get by), but i thought if I could get a brighter bulb and use the fogs instead I could just remove the headlights and motors and save some weight and get the closed light look, like i want.... hehehe
btw, where is the actuator module located... i've traced wires and looked on the net, and even looked in a Haynes manual and I can't locate it...
thanks guys
No, I'm in SW VA... middle of nowhere Appalachians.... hahaha..
the reason i was asking is becuz my headlights on my 89 don't go up and down, and as far as I can tell its the actuator module (no power getting to the motors)... and i'm really not able to afford a cosmetic fix like that right now (i can leave em up and get by), but i thought if I could get a brighter bulb and use the fogs instead I could just remove the headlights and motors and save some weight and get the closed light look, like i want.... hehehe
btw, where is the actuator module located... i've traced wires and looked on the net, and even looked in a Haynes manual and I can't locate it...
thanks guys
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From: Slidell Louisiana
Originally Posted by nxs055
nope, not anywhere near VA beach and i think from the sound of it, i'm glad... jeez, thats tough...
No, I'm in SW VA... middle of nowhere Appalachians.... hahaha..
the reason i was asking is becuz my headlights on my 89 don't go up and down, and as far as I can tell its the actuator module (no power getting to the motors)... and i'm really not able to afford a cosmetic fix like that right now (i can leave em up and get by), but i thought if I could get a brighter bulb and use the fogs instead I could just remove the headlights and motors and save some weight and get the closed light look, like i want.... hehehe
btw, where is the actuator module located... i've traced wires and looked on the net, and even looked in a Haynes manual and I can't locate it...
thanks guys
No, I'm in SW VA... middle of nowhere Appalachians.... hahaha..
the reason i was asking is becuz my headlights on my 89 don't go up and down, and as far as I can tell its the actuator module (no power getting to the motors)... and i'm really not able to afford a cosmetic fix like that right now (i can leave em up and get by), but i thought if I could get a brighter bulb and use the fogs instead I could just remove the headlights and motors and save some weight and get the closed light look, like i want.... hehehe
btw, where is the actuator module located... i've traced wires and looked on the net, and even looked in a Haynes manual and I can't locate it...
thanks guys
You need:
two 885 bulbs
Swap a 15 amp fuse for the 10 amp fuse in the tail lamp circuit.
Good luck
You can manually open the headlights!! On my car the Motor/Actuator mechanism is located on the inboard side of each headlight assembly. Just turn the **** on the top of the actuator and the headlight should begin to move.
Good luck.
Mike
Last edited by aboatguy; Sep 21, 2005 at 01:03 PM.
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The fog lamp housings are plastic and using a bulb with too high a wattage will melt the housing. The 50W bulbs are about as high as you can go without serious damage.
The lens for the fog lamps is designed to spread the light pattern low and over a wide area. I don't think that they have the ability to project light forward much more than a hundred feet.
You might consider something like the Hella H4 lamp conversions. Its a glass housing that simply replaces the existing headlamp and it uses a replaceable bulb. There are a wide variety of H4 bulbs in Halogen or Xenon that have wattages fanywhere from 85/55 (low/high) to 140/100. The glass lens is cut to provide an excellent driving beam especially in bad weather conditions. I had them on my 92 and high beam at night on a dark road was like driving during daytime.
Even though the housing is glass, as long as the gears in the headlamp motors are in good shape, they will not cause any issues with opening/closing.
The lens for the fog lamps is designed to spread the light pattern low and over a wide area. I don't think that they have the ability to project light forward much more than a hundred feet.
You might consider something like the Hella H4 lamp conversions. Its a glass housing that simply replaces the existing headlamp and it uses a replaceable bulb. There are a wide variety of H4 bulbs in Halogen or Xenon that have wattages fanywhere from 85/55 (low/high) to 140/100. The glass lens is cut to provide an excellent driving beam especially in bad weather conditions. I had them on my 92 and high beam at night on a dark road was like driving during daytime.
Even though the housing is glass, as long as the gears in the headlamp motors are in good shape, they will not cause any issues with opening/closing.
