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 Post subject: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:36 pm 
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I installed a pair of Hella 500 Driving lights the other day. They are installed on my front bumper where the stock foglights would be more or less. When I installed them I shined them on the bay door and got them even and such, however on the way home that morning I noticed while they were even and looked low on the door, they shined up over the road and into the trees. What is the best way of aiming the lights and where should they shine when driving? I do like how they are much brighter then my stock headlights tho, which i can get the headlights as bright.

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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:06 pm 
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park 25' away from garage door and aim them equal distance below where your head lights hit

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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:21 pm 
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tools113 wrote:
park 25' away from garage door and aim them equal distance below where your head lights hit


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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:07 pm 
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Auxiliary Driving Lights

Typically, driving lights are mounted above the front bumper about 14 to 30 inches from the ground to provide extra high-beam illumination. Driving lights can be mounted below the bumper, although they will not be as effective because the light will hit the ground sooner and reduce the range of the light.
Park the vehicle 25 feet from a wall on a level surface. Measure the distance between the center of the auxiliary light and the ground. Place a horizontal mark on the wall at that height.

Visual aim is made with the center of the driving beam hot spot 1.5 inches below the lamp center at 25 feet with the lamp facing straight forward.

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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:49 pm 
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I usually stop on a back road at night and aim them right there on the road. If you get hit its your fault.

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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:28 am 
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since this thread is getting more activity than mine...
how do you aim fog lights...like those on my bumper? (05 renny fogs)


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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:13 am 
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riptricket wrote:
since this thread is getting more activity than mine...
how do you aim fog lights...like those on my bumper? (05 renny fogs)


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Auxiliary Fog Lights
Typically, fog lights are mounted under the front bumper about 10 to 24 inches from the ground. There are two important issues to address when installing fog lights, the first is to minimize the amount of glare that returns to the driver's eyes, and the other is to minimize glare into oncoming driver's eyes. Both must be accomplished while putting as much light as possible on the road.

These fog light aiming instructions are suggestions taken from common practice and the Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.) standard J583. Some modifications to these instructions may be necessary to minimize glare.

Park the vehicle 25 feet from a wall on a level surface. Measure the distance between the center of the auxiliary light and the ground. Place a horizontal mark on the wall at that height.

Visual aim is made with the top of the fog light beam 4 inches below the lamp center at 25 feet with the lamp facing straight forward.

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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:15 am 
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thank you so much the fogs here suck and I can do that easily


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 Post subject: Re: Driving Lights
PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:05 pm 
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Myself I point my driving lamps at the level of my high beams and towards the ditch since that's typically where the roadkill comes from.

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