I was given an old Austin 1100 many years ago. It was at the time all cars parked on the road had to have overnight lights.
In winter, the frost would grow quite deep during the colder winter months and it never failed to start the next morning.
Dave
From which I conclude that this is no longer the case - but cue quoters from the HC.
I'm still waiting for Our Dennis to explain what he means by parking lights.
In the seventies, I had a Rover 3500 that had side lights. Turn the switch, to the right, from the off position and the lights would come on progressively. Turn it to the left from off and the right front and rear lights would come on.
Dave
Dave :
All my Audis have done that. The switch is the indicator stalk.
You have to remember that every ones eyes are different. My night vision is excellent, I think it is a by product of being slightly colour blind (More receptors for white light.)
My wife, on the other hand does not like driving at night, unless all the street lights are working.
Dave
Right, so you have parking lights, as did Dave, as well as sidelights.
I think it's an age thing too. I'm finding as I get older that I'm more easily blinded bey people's headlights than I used to be. And bright sunlight too.
Any family history of cataracts?
Or vampires in the family?
Not that I'm aware of, why?
I like biting young females on their hem hem necks, does that count?
Because Dad used to complain about glare from headlight before he had his done ...
If you dislike garlic its not looking good...
No it isn't. Their job is too make sure you have the resources and skills to do your job.
I already did, before you asked.
You have to have a lights on both sides.
Before cataracts fully cloud the lens they scatter the light passing through generating increased flare/glare. My Dad had a normally looking eye (he lost the other when he was in his 20's) but the cateract meant that the flare from bright sunlight almost completely obscured his vision.
My Triumphs were like that, too - one click of the switch gave me parking lights on one side only, next click was sidelights, next was headlights. I can't remember for sure, but I think that behaviour may have disappeared with the later ones, suggesting that it wasn't necessary on cars built after the mid-70s.
cheers
Jules
The lights are on but no-one is at home.
You are a expert on parking lights.
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