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I have just bought a 2009 R36 Wagon (White) and I am thinking about lighting.
Yes, I know it has Bi-Xenon headlights but I was a bit surprised to find there is no separate high beam light unit to supplement high beam. On closer inspection I realized what I thought were high beam lights are actually parking lights and cornering lights.
I am sure as far as a single unit headlight goes that these are excellent lights. But I do a very high % of my driving at night on Kangaroo infested roads. In the past I have found that really good driving lights with lots of reach and spread (Cibie Super Oscars with 55w HID) make a huge difference, even on a car that has the best standard lights by a long way that I have ever experienced (BA XR6 Turbo).
I am reluctant to hang my Super Oscars in the front of the R36, (at least permanently) but I know I will need more light, working on my well tested principle that 'more light is never enough'.
I searched the web for solutions thinking that someone might make a 'fog' light grill insert (below blinkers - that grill) which I could modify to fit HID projector driving lights. It seems that no-one does!
First question. Can the computer be programmed to use the cornering lights above the low (40kph?) threshold?
Second. Has anyone fitted driving lights to a R36 and has some tip about the easiest and least obtrusive way to do it.
One alternative I am considering is to have a bracket/bar made that can be quickly detached with the lights installed and stored in the boot until required, than quickly reattached and plugged in when needed. I am not even sure this is possible or practical from and engineering perspective so comments/ideas most welcome.
Cheers, Professor Ratbaggy
Yes, I know it has Bi-Xenon headlights but I was a bit surprised to find there is no separate high beam light unit to supplement high beam. On closer inspection I realized what I thought were high beam lights are actually parking lights and cornering lights.
I am sure as far as a single unit headlight goes that these are excellent lights. But I do a very high % of my driving at night on Kangaroo infested roads. In the past I have found that really good driving lights with lots of reach and spread (Cibie Super Oscars with 55w HID) make a huge difference, even on a car that has the best standard lights by a long way that I have ever experienced (BA XR6 Turbo).
I am reluctant to hang my Super Oscars in the front of the R36, (at least permanently) but I know I will need more light, working on my well tested principle that 'more light is never enough'.
I searched the web for solutions thinking that someone might make a 'fog' light grill insert (below blinkers - that grill) which I could modify to fit HID projector driving lights. It seems that no-one does!
First question. Can the computer be programmed to use the cornering lights above the low (40kph?) threshold?
Second. Has anyone fitted driving lights to a R36 and has some tip about the easiest and least obtrusive way to do it.
One alternative I am considering is to have a bracket/bar made that can be quickly detached with the lights installed and stored in the boot until required, than quickly reattached and plugged in when needed. I am not even sure this is possible or practical from and engineering perspective so comments/ideas most welcome.
Cheers, Professor Ratbaggy
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