I opened another can of worms, or should I say two. finaly put my back up lights in, with the help of a friend today. I think I will go drive 40mph on the NYS throughway just to make someone high beam me. I have the profesional F U lights now, two pia's. You know someone is you friend when they give you a set of Pias and help you wire them up.
Now that is a badass mod...and outside or rather inside the box too! Nice work. Did you line-x the entire tailgate or just the center section? How 'bout some daytime pics?
However, using them to highbeam somebody back would not be a smart thing here in Los Angeles, you never know how crazy or what gang they belong to or what weapons people are carrying. I gather the same thing goes for NY city.
BRKLYN1- I hope those are really backup lights and not "FU lights", as pulse98 is right. You'll be putting your personal safety at risk (and possibly that of others if you unexpectedly flash someone at night) by using them as "FU lights" unless your next mod is the "armored 80". Also, many people flash to pass, which is perfectly reasonable. This type of headlight flashing is not about ego. If you're in the left lane and someone is flashing to pass, you're supposed to move out of the passing lane, not flash them back with some huge rear light setup. If you use the lights in this way, you're just reinforcing the stereotype of the ******* SUV driver.
I'm assuming you're not really against flashing headlamps, here. But it's worth noting that in the entire rest of the civilized world (besides any metro US area - country folk get it) headlamp flashing is considered a polite reminder that your vehicle is in some way in need of driver attention. Maybe you're hogging the left lane, maybe you've got smoke pouring off a rear wheel bearing, maybe you've just entered a roadway in front of a car and forced it to apply brakes, etc. It is a source of embarassment to me as an American to watch the asinine way my American brothers behave upon a polite high beam flash - it's as if some people consider this a slight against their family, their soul and their very existence.
I have rearward facing white lamps and would not use them in the way you describe - great way to get a serious motor infraction. And a great chance for me to rant about a major pet peeve of motoring here in the US of A.
I like the mod very much, but am thinking you're going to attract the attention of law enforcement without covers due to their prominent location. Which beam pattern are those - fogs?
Mothers, Grand mothers and church ladys alike, RELAX. The high beam coment was a joke. no need to get your pantys in a bunch. And lets be honest who has not once in their driving past, not had the earge to high beam an A-hole driver you see bobing and weaving up to your tail and imidiatly high beam you. ;p.
Sad how bad people drive and abuse the courtesy flash in metropolitan areas of our country. Some do deserve a flash back but it is not worth getting shot over if it is the wrong person. I know you were joking but sometimes it would be nice though.
Clean install, I bet they help immensely when backing up on the trail at night.
Same problem here on the highway so I fitted a hella up high. People will drive behind with their lights on high beam. What is worse is small cars that are loaded up holidaying with their lights pointing skywards and sit right behind and not want to pass. If a cow,roo or pig comes on the road you can't then see them and if you slam your brakes on they will run up your clacker. This can happen here when you don't see another vehichle for ages???? Wonder whats on their mind.???
