I don't think daytime headlights are safe. With the bulbs on ALL the time,
they burn out often. Of course, I don't know they're burned out until I'm
caught in the middle of no-where and night falls. This happened once with
BOTH headlights burned out! How safe is that?
Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639
71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
Member: NEMGTR #11470
NAMGBR # 7-3336
Hoosier MGB Club
Olde Octagons of Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
To: <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Mods
> --- "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I also added Moss's third brake light and picked up some of
>> LBCarCo's halogen bulbs for the tail lights.
>
> I'd like to see if there is any reliable information that
> these third brake lights make any difference at all. In the
> 1980s, when they were first required, there was some novelty
> value that caught your attention. Same thing with daytime
> headlights. But now that everybody has them, it's just
> another design feature. I really doubt they have any effect
> at all. But, like I said, I'd love to see some information
> on this from a reputable third party, not organizations that
> profit from such regulations like the Insurance Institute for
> Highway Safety or the National Highway Traffic Safety
> Administration.
>
>
> =====
> David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
>
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