I notice that when I pull the turnsignal switch, the "flash-to-pass" lights are considerably brighter than when I lock the switch forward for regular hi-beam.
Questions:

1) does it hurt anything if you drive for a few minutes manually holding the switch towards you?
2) is there an easy wiring mod. to make the locked-on hi beams extra bright like the passing lights?

Why buy bulb upgrades if the stock ones are capable of xtra brightness?
(I drive through a remote area daily in the dark that is rich with deer, and I am usually the only vehicle.)

 

No it doesn't heart anything. What your seeing is the high beams on at the same time the fog/driving lights are on. Most states have a law against driving with both on though. Do a search for for it, I was reading about this elsewhere and some guys did this mod a few years ago with out a single problem. If you don't find anything pm me your email and I'll forward the info I have to you when I get home later.

 

Wait I found it. http://www.landstromsfoundry.com/Tec...Foglights.html

 

That is a good idea to have the fogs on with the highbeams.. .but when you do the flash to pass, it is actually using your low beams and high beams at the same time. that is why it is so bright. I don't think it is a good idea to keep it that way for any long length of time because you could over heat the bulbs/lens, or cause to much current draw on the wires.

 

Is it? I thought they were the same bulb and they couldn't work at the same time. I might be wrong on that but that's how I thought they work.

 

Your right... flash to pass is high beams. And the fogs turn off. My mistake. My focus works as I described before. Just had to go outside and check lol.

 

No problem I was starting to second guess myself.

 

So with real world testing has there been any issues by hooking the fogs up with the highs? Excessive heat, discolored lenses, blown fuses or relays?

 

Nope, none from what I've read. It's still two separate circuits your just bypassing the interlock that shuts them off with highs on. Others have done this mode a few years ago and I have not read one problem with it.

 

With that, I am out the door to make my new truck even brighter. Thanks

 

should be no problem at all. it is state law that requires to have the fogs off with the high beam... really stupid law if you ask me. The fogs just aren't that bright. and if they where, they would be illegal to have on with the low beams in traffic.

 

Wow, thanks for that link. I'm glad I didn't pay $15 for the "kit" I had seen to do this.

 

I saw a kit on ebay, probably the same one your talking about. It required wire splicing so I didn't buy it. This doesn't, just ground a terminal and it can be converted back to stock easily.

 

Just did it. Took about 20 minutes. Very easy to do. Thanks for the link whitecrystal1.

 

Cool