I have very good night vision so maybe i am lucky So long as I was not changing course I'd have no problem on the side lights stopping, I.e a straight line or continuous bend.
You should be diving at a speed where you can stop in the distance that is clear. Therefore as soon as the lights go out you need to remember what was ahead and stop. I'm not suggesting driving on side lights, just stopping on them. Also as i said I've never had a fuse blow with a bulb, even with 130 watt bulbs smashed, broken and burned out in ways most bulbs would never normally experience. I do live in the south where we have more ambient light but we do have dark corners too. Anyway I hope you don't experience headlight loss either way. M On 18 Feb 2012, at 20:03, Dave the Subbie <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry Jim, I don't know how I missed that. > > And, I'm sorry Matthew, but just go out in the dark and try driving on > sidelights. They certainly aren't enough to drive at more than 10mph > or so, if that. Unless all the roads you drive on are streetlit. We > don't have that luxury in the wilds of East Yorks, as I know is also > true for other parts of the country. My point was about safety not > convenience, and, for what it's worth, on a Coupe, if the flaps > closed, you would lose the sidelights too, as they aren't separate > like the 2+2. > > I've had headlight bulbs blow the fuse, when they fail - not in normal > operation. Not always, by any stretch of the imagination, but more > than once. It is a known failure mode. Or any sort of short to Earth > in the wiring from fuse to bulb would also do the trick. I ran two > wires from the headlamp and sidelamp feeds between the switch and fuse > box when I tidied the wiring on the blue 2+2. > > Oh, and solder to the diodes, not crimp, like someone had on my green > 2+2. The leads are solid, not stranded, so crimps don't work properly > and can fall off in time. Same effect as above. > > Sorry - the old aircraft design background made an appearance again. > But if you can't over-design your own car, what can you do..? > > Dave. > > On Feb 17, 11:40 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> In a message dated 17/02/2012 14:40:16 GMT Standard Time, >> >> [email protected] writes: >> >> I'm sure I'll eat my words when I crash later on! >> >> Assuming you have any teeth left.!!!!! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in > the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged > to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this > or related message(s). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
