Light output from my headlights gives me good night time visibility but not really great visibility. I am currently running Halfords Super Brilliance 55w bulbs for main beams and some other generally high-output 55w bulbs for dipped.
I am reluctant to fit more powerful bulbs to either because I dont want to risk the reflectors melting or annoying other road users or plod, so the solution seems simple - fit driving lamps!
My current plan is to mount them where the foglights should be on my Mondeo. The holes are there, I just need to order a foglight grille from the bay and then I can pick some lights - problem is, I have absolutely no idea about the driving lamp market!!
Some questions:
1. I have bought the proper Ford headlight switch that allows for fog operation. Having taken a look at it, the main beams and fog switch circuitry look identical, so I assume it can take the extra current from running some powerful lights?
2. What lights should I get? My choice is limited because I want them to be square to fit into the fog light gap in the grille. Could I get away with massively uprating the bulbs in the proper Ford foglights? If not, what sort of brands should I be looking at to get the kind of brightness I want?
I am reluctant to fit more powerful bulbs to either because I dont want to risk the reflectors melting or annoying other road users or plod, so the solution seems simple - fit driving lamps!
My current plan is to mount them where the foglights should be on my Mondeo. The holes are there, I just need to order a foglight grille from the bay and then I can pick some lights - problem is, I have absolutely no idea about the driving lamp market!!
Some questions:
1. I have bought the proper Ford headlight switch that allows for fog operation. Having taken a look at it, the main beams and fog switch circuitry look identical, so I assume it can take the extra current from running some powerful lights?
2. What lights should I get? My choice is limited because I want them to be square to fit into the fog light gap in the grille. Could I get away with massively uprating the bulbs in the proper Ford foglights? If not, what sort of brands should I be looking at to get the kind of brightness I want?
