Thread: Roof spotties

Originally Posted by crump

.NB I probably have the biggest Roof top lights out of all of you

I was going to take offence at that, then I reread it and saw you said Roof top lights .

Originally Posted by discowhite

its true!

big lights small.....




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cheers phil

Originally Posted by BigJon

Originally Posted by crump

.NB I probably have the biggest Roof top lights out of all of you

I was going to take offence at that, then I reread it and saw you said Roof top lights .

well the other goes without saying!!

Originally Posted by crump

One of the parameters for the poll was "for poseurs" as in its all a bit tounge in cheek.Waz started the "Redneck " tag about himself for a giggle. JDNSW's post continues that path with his own opinions and end with that tag as well.No one has attacked anyone in this thread except yourself, get over it and move along.NB I probably have the biggest Roof top lights out of all of you and I take no offence.

Hi crump, while I don’t consider being called a redneck all that offensive, being called a ****** most certainly is and this thread’s tongue in cheek attitude or not, this is not the first time he’s branded other as being ******* all because he doesn’t like roof lights.

The term ****** is both offensive and unwarranted as this, I my case and going on statements made here and in another thread on the same subject, is about safety.

This type of behaviour is not supposed to be something that occurs on this site.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

here

Most of these so called fog lights are nothing more than ****** lights and that includes the “fog” lights on all LRs.

Vehicles like early model BMWs, VWs and such, had proper fog lights that pointed down and lit no more than about 1 or 2 metres in front of the vehicle, not facing in front as these ****** lights do.

Got them ****** fog lights on my Disco too. Bugger

Lighten up sport, no one called you a ******!

Richard Hadlee........... now there's a ******

There is a vast difference between the uses of driving lights, roof mounted or otherwise, who dim them when there is on coming vehicle, to ******* who drive with their fog lights on at all times, endangering others by blinding them with there useless light that have no safety value what so ever.

People who drive around endangering other for no other reason that to pose are ******* but how does this relate to anybody who chooses to increase their own safety without any risk to others.

I discovered the value of having high-mounted lights some years ago when I did a whirlwind trip from Gippsland to innamincka with my old dad. We had to push pretty hard to get home (gawd that sounded like Russell Coight!) and drove from Tibbooburra to Broken Hill after dark. This road is lined on both sides with long grass- all my normal lights did was illuminate the sides of the road like a tunnel, what I really needed was to see over the tall grass at the sides where the roos and emus were coming from. My eyes were high enough but my lights didn't illuminate there.
I picked up a pair of Bull lights for $20 at a garage sale. Did a short trip with them mounted on the top rail of the bullbar- never again! Things like that in your line of vision are a dangerous distraction.
I now have them mounted on my roofrack, the rack only goes on the vehicle for trips. I also reckon they look a bit wanky (nowhere near as wanky as on the top of the bullbar) but when they are on and the rack is loaded up for a trip it all looks like it means business.
The roofrack mounted lights have saved me from kangaroo impacts on many occasions. For outback trips I aim them outwards slightly to illuminate the verges and a little way off the roadsides, where the roos come from. For high-country trips and such they are aimed straight ahead- great for picking out wombats on the road.
The flood of light on the bonnet is compensated by the sheer amount of light up ahead- like daytime. Sometimes there is too much light- particularly when approaching large signs which throw the light straight back. The bull lights are switchable independent of the main driving lights for this reason.
My verdict: in town, useless and uncool. On a trip: indispensible and looks the goods to boot.

Okay everyone back in there corners for a time out please