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Old Aug 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.

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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.

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I cut out in 2 mm see through plastic, that I tinted black (to black but I will change that later)

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Old Aug 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.

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Old Aug 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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The fog light?!? I?ve never ever find the right weather or ambient condition where the fog lights helps. I just never can see them lighting up any thing. Perhaps flood light is wrong word, full beam?!? Is that the right term?
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?.)


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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 05:25 AM
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Holy foglights batman! You can lightup a bat signal with those.
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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Wouldn't one of these work better for elk??
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Old Aug 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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I guess you've never been in Sweden, Norway or Finland in the winter.
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!
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Very well done, chrisod.
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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great job ! you have pics when they are on?
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Old Aug 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.
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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i like the way it looks, not bad
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