Random Little Question Thread
^ I just found out the other day my 04 sedan has fog lights in the high beam housing, after all this time I had no idea and I had a good laugh when I found out too 
Anyway I'm just curious how it works, because it's also a daytime running light which powers at half and then turns into a fog light at full power without blinding anyone. Is there a shield that comes on and off as the high beams are applied??
I wanna know now because that means I can run a bi xennon setup with the hid's being at full power when I need to put on my high beams.
Anyway I'm just curious how it works, because it's also a daytime running light which powers at half and then turns into a fog light at full power without blinding anyone. Is there a shield that comes on and off as the high beams are applied??
I wanna know now because that means I can run a bi xennon setup with the hid's being at full power when I need to put on my high beams.
Lol not sure if serious but my instinct tells me there's some sarcasm going on in your statement sir.
Edit: Plus, a dual filament LED is physically impossible I would assume. Meaning I'd be stuck with a falsely advertised 7440 which, for all intents and purposes is what I have in there now. The filament for the city light burned out but my turn signal still works.
Edit: Plus, a dual filament LED is physically impossible I would assume. Meaning I'd be stuck with a falsely advertised 7440 which, for all intents and purposes is what I have in there now. The filament for the city light burned out but my turn signal still works.
Last edited by WhipWhitaker; Jul 3, 2013 at 01:11 PM.
To answer your question, any car parts store. There isnt any reason for this to be better than OEM because OEM is plenty visible at any time of the day, all day. But Piaa if you want something higher power.
I know the HID bulb is Philips but I don't see that brand for sale at Amazon so I guess I'll just arbitrarily choose between GE and Sylvania. I'm just hoping the bulbs will match so I only have to do one side and save myself 5 minutes.
Wheel diameter will have none to little effect when rolling. It will have a larger effect when accelerating.
Thats a bit of a leap IMO. I think you should replace both at the same time, they are usually sold in pairs. If one has gone the other one wont be far behind it.
Also, it is very rare that turn signals are on at the same time so I wouldnt worry too much about small differences in brightness, but up to you
Also, it is very rare that turn signals are on at the same time so I wouldnt worry too much about small differences in brightness, but up to you
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Not true, it's rotating mass, it requires power to continue rotating, the greater the mass the more power required. It is true that it will have greater effect on acceleration and braking, and last time i checked we couldn't refuel at crusing speed so chances are to get an accurate mpg estimate you'll need to get to speed at least once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia
Those are two very good points DVG. Thanks for the help.
Hahaha this reminds me of a friend from high school who wired in Christmas lights inside his '92 Chevy conversion van and never took them off. I think he still rides with them to this day.