Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:38:50 -0500
Reply-To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
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OK so I don't get a brighter bulb, any idea on where to get yellow H2
bulbs or yellow lens protectors?
Chris
On 12/22/05, Jon Brown <jbrown510@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >From: Christopher Gronski
> > >My plan is this: Wire the Projectzwo fog lights to the second lamp
> > >position (the driving lights position) so that they come on sans
> > >headlights for use in fog. My question is:
> If you follow the factory wiring diagram (Bentley) and use the VW factory
> Fog light switch you will accomplish this. You'll be able to turn the fog
> lights on so long as the parking lights are on.
>
> Also, FYI, the factory fog light switch has two positions, I thought this
> might have something to do with being turned on with/without low beams...
> however, I'm now fairly sure that it was for the wiring of rear fog lights
> used in some countries. I've never heard of them in the US, but I've seen
> something about the tail light lens accommodating them.
>
>
> >From: "Bruce Nadig"
> > I am currently running 100w bulbs in my ProjektZwo fog lights. The results
> > are amazing. Very low flat beam of light spread far to both the left and
> > right. Low enough to stay out of eyes.
>
> Not to belabor the point, but your wrong. The PZ fog lights DO blind
> oncoming cars, regardless of what bulbs you have installed.
>
> Park you car on a flat road. Turn on your low-beams and your fog lights.
> Walk 50 meters down the road, turn around and tell me just how bright your
> fog lights look compared to your low-beams. I've done it, it's not good.
> My low-beams are fed via a really so they are nice and bright and properly
> aimed, but the PZ fogs will "look" brighter and cast more glare. FYI, I
> have the stock bulbs in the PZ's and they are plenty bright I can't imagine
> the 100W bulbs.
>
> In short the PZ fog lights do bleed light into the eyes of on coming cars.
> The fundemental problems with the PZ's are: 1) there is no proper way to aim
> them and 2) the lens housing is too shallow to generate a "proper" fog light
> beam and 3) they are mounted higher than the typical HEADLIGHT on a typical
> car, let alone where fog lights belong.
>
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