Extra flood light E61
08-19-2005, 02:30 AM
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If any one is interested so can I share some pics of my extra flood light installation, as it gets very dark in the winter here in Sweden.
I removed the plastic cover plates, guess it where the distance depended cruise control is located, it easy, just pull them down with a screw driver.
These are the lights, small but better then nothing.
I just put them on 2mm aluminum plates, which I fixated in the vertical frame to the Intercooler gap. They are so light weighted so there are no light vibrations that irritates when driving.
I cut out in 2 mm see through plastic, that I tinted black (to black but I will change that later)
The power comes from the jump start connection.
I removed the plastic cover plates, guess it where the distance depended cruise control is located, it easy, just pull them down with a screw driver.
These are the lights, small but better then nothing.
I just put them on 2mm aluminum plates, which I fixated in the vertical frame to the Intercooler gap. They are so light weighted so there are no light vibrations that irritates when driving.
I cut out in 2 mm see through plastic, that I tinted black (to black but I will change that later)
The power comes from the jump start connection.
08-19-2005, 04:50 AM
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Why would you want to add more light to the front. Are the fog lights not enough? Just curious.
08-19-2005, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ledbettm' date='Aug 19 2005, 02:50 PM
Why would you want to add more light to the front. Are the fog lights not enough? Just curious.
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I rely like to see the elks before it?s too late. I also find it very useful to have stronger light because the meeting traffic turns of their full beam earlier, on reflex, which is nicer for the eyes.
If it would have looked nice, and if thy haven?t been in the way for radiator and intercooler I would have these instead. Had them on my E34 (now they are on my girlfriends crappy car?.)
08-19-2005, 06:46 AM
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Wouldn't one of these work better for elk?? 
08-19-2005, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ledbettm' date='Aug 19 2005, 02:50 PM
Why would you want to add more light to the front. Are the fog lights not enough? Just curious.
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Just take a look at spypics. All new cars that are tested up there have some HUGE lights, on the roof or in front. It is just DARK up there in winter!
! you have pics when they are on?
08-19-2005, 03:35 PM
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Annoying to me is a person driving around with the fog lights on, and the night is as clear as can be. It really does'nt help, all in your head. Just like a sugar pill.
