Actually, you can carry as many lamps as you want (go ahead and figure out how
to wire
them!) but you may only have 4 lit at a time.
Gary McCormick
"David A. Fox" wrote:
> Gee, In CA I guess by calling them by three different name you could
> actually install three sets of after-market lamps. Thata should light up
> the road :>)
>
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com
> Reply-To: svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com
> To: John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu>
> CC: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Fog lights
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 07:29:41 -0700
>
> John F Sandhoff wrote:
>
> > [snip] can you turn off the
> > headlights without turning off the fog lamps?[snip]
> >
>
> In California, at least, you won't want to - it's illegal to drive with
> auxiliary lights
> (fog or driving lamps) on if your headlamps aren't on, in fact, driving
> lamps are only
> allowed to be used in conjunction with high beam. To quote the Vehicle Code:
>
> "24402. (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two
> auxiliary driving
> lamps
> mounted on the front at a height of not less than 16 inches nor
> more than 42
> inches. Driving lamps
> are lamps designed for supplementing the upper beam from
> headlamps and may not
> be lighted with
> the lower beam.
>
> (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two
> auxiliary
> passing lamps mounted
> on the front at a height of not less than 24 inches nor more
> than 42 inches.
> Passing lamps are lamps
> designed for supplementing the lower beam from headlamps and may
> also be
> lighted with the
> upper beam.
>
> 24403. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two foglamps
> which may be
> used with, but shall not be used in substitution of, headlamps.
> Fog lamps shall
> be mounted on the
> front at a height of not less than 12 inches nor more than 30
> inches and so
> aimed that when the
> vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the
> light to the
> left of the center of the
> vehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than
> a level of
> four inches below the level
> of the center of the lamp from which it comes. "
>
> If the auxiliary lamps you install on your Roadster can or will be used when
> low beams are
> on, call them passing lamps, I guess. I couldn't find a set of definitions
> of what
> constitutes an auxiliary driving lamp, a passing lamp or a fog lamp.
>
> Gary McCormick
> San José, CA
>
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