Date:         Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:03:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Comments: To: Karl M <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
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Yes Chris is whining about a situation of his own making.  The inner lights
are only supposed to come on when you turn on the high beams.  Anything else
you want them to do (strobe to pretend you are a cop car in hot pursuit,
etc.) you do at your own risk.  It would be like a sky diver that whines
because all the air blowing around his head when he is falling is messing up
his hair :)

PS Chris you know this is not a flame.  Wire these lights up the way that
are supposed to and you will have no more problems.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
http://www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-327-4936
Fax: (856)-327-2242

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Karl M
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:39 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD
RAGE...


Chris,

My advice: Wire the inner 'driving lights' (i.e. auxiliary high beams) to
come on only with the outer high beams. They are spot beams and are not
intended for low beam use. If you have H4 outer lights, then you should
already have excellent low beams. I run 130/90 bulbs in my outers, 100 in
the driving lamps (both properly aimed) and have yet to ever get flashed,
threatened, or scolded. The outers with their flat low beam pattern do not
blind or bother anyone. BTW, the auxiliary lights you see in most factory
setups are not driving lights, but FOG lights. Always makes me wonder why so
many folks think it's foggy out, when they run the lights constantly.

Karl Mullendore
Westy Ventures
1987 Westfalia Syncro 1.9TD

----- Original Message -----

> Ever since i've had the South African Quad driving light grill on my van,
> during nighttime driving (with driving lights on and low beams on) i've
had
> people flash their high beams at me, and i get the occasional flip of the
> middle finger in the rear view mirror of the car in front of me if im
driving
> behind someone...............