City Lights and aiming

["P-O Selander (EUS)" <EUSPOS@am1.ericsson.se>]

Gross Scruggs at <scruggs@mbay.net> wrote:

>They aren't intended to cast light, just provide a glow.  I don't know if
it is
>still the case but in many European cities, Paris being my only experience,
>traditional low-beams are not used... just the modest 'city lights.'  The
>effect is that of a more 'mellow' nighttime city-scape.  They come on as
>your switch is in the first notch up from 'off', at least on my '87 5kCSq.
>It has been suggested that one could use them as DRLs, should one be so
>inclined... I'm not.

Gross, the small bulbs in the headlight are in Europe the "indicator lights"
or what we also call the "parking lights". The are corresponding to the
large amber "indicator lights/side marker" lights that we have on 5Ks and
100/200 here in the USA. In Europe, the turn signals are located where we
here (US) have the "indicator lights/side marker". In my opinion, the large
amber lights make much better turn signals.
Also, many countries in Europe do not allow any "amber" lights up front -
except turn signals. Amber can only be used as turn signals or "true" side
markers and/or turn signals that are actually located along the side of the
car (in the US they are red, at least side indicator lights on the rear
fenders).

 /// P-O Selander, Seattle