On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:35:37 -0800 Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote:
> > - fog lights aimed too low > > Are they, really? If they're lighting up any road such that you could > drive faster than about 20MPH with them alone, then they're mis-aimed > IMHO. The top edges of the beams hit the road about 20 feet in front of the car. 20 mph is 29.33 ft/s, so the four-second-rule says the top edges of the beam should hit the road about 117 feet in front of the car. > And don't even get me started on all those wretched Subies and Dodges > that don't even have shrouds in their 'fog' lamps, which are much more > like blinding high beams mounted down low than anything suitable for > use in extremely foggy conditions. I share your irritation. The cars that have their sharp-cutoff low beams aimed exactly horizontal should be ticketed, too. > On an MB, if you find yourself needing to open your driver's door in > order to see the stripe, in order to stay on the road as you creep > along, you can turn on the fog lamps instead (and perhaps turn off the > lows) and creep along in more safety and comfort. I've driven in those conditions in a blizzard. The car I was driving, though, didn't have fog lights. > The electronic speedometers do tick. There's a stepper motor > that drives the odometer chain. Our later 107's and the 126's > do this. The high-miles 107 ticks louder than the others. That's a relief; thank you for that bit of information. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
