Primarly use of "city lights" is to identify the presence/position and track
width(single/double) of a vehicle (moving or not). They are to be used
stationary unless you drive through a properly illuminated tunnel (can be
used instead of headlights)or in a well illuminated city street. Main use is
while parking in a non illuminated road or street.
Other countries where "city lights" are mandatory use terms like
positionning lights, sidelights, standing lights or parking lights. I think
"city light" is a US term.
Iñaki
----Original Message Follows----
From: John Caldwell <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
CC: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: City Light Qs
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 02:12:36 -0600 (MDT)
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Iñaki Berroeta wrote:
> The fact that you live in the city does not have much to do with using
city
> lights. http://lighting.mbz.org/faq/#city
>
Yes, but that is still primarily their use, and how they got their name.
There are very few other circumstances besides when you're in a city area
that you'll be driving around without your headlights on. The mbz.org
page mentions using them when you're driving with your fogs on, but use as
parking lamps or for slow-speed creeping around the city is where they
really shine (pun intended, yuk yuk yuk... :)
> > Question 1-- What kind of bulbs do I use for city lights? Where can
I
> >get them?
> It uses a 5w small bulb. I think is the same as your sidemarkerlight bulb
> but I´m not sure. You can get a bulb at any auto store. Go with the bulb
> holder and ask for a 4 or 5w bulb.
> >I've seen guys with colored city light bulbs...what does everyone
> >think of this?
> Sucks
> > What colors look best w/a dark colored car?
> Red will make them pull you over pretty fast. You can start with red and
see
> how many times you get pulled over in a week. Then get some green and do
the
> same test. After a few weeks you will find out that white is the best
choice
> for a city light.
The city lights I ended up installing are yellow, and they came with
little plastic "bulb condoms" to change the color. Works very well, and
yellow will probably never get you pulled over. The other bonus there is
that the color doesn't really shine through with the headlights on. Also
looks cool too. The only colors that are allowed to come out of the front
of your car are white, yellow, and orange... so pick one of those if you
want to be inconspicuous.
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