Quad Beam Head lights?? <Hi & Low Beam at the same time>

[SilverSurfer]

Does anybody know how make the lo & hi beam go on at the same time??

[BlueCrush]

First off, Welcome to GenVibe.I don't think you can have them both on at the same time since they are both high's and low's are in the same bulb and the switch only allows one to be one at a time. Others should be able to confirm this.I would love to have that feature as well. It would deifinitely put more light on the back country roads.

[mcgusto82]

i don't know of a way to do it without modding the wiiring. there is an item on ebay i've seen on ebay before, that allows you to do this. try searching for it on ebay.i would also suggest againts it. we have single bulb lights. (H4). since both the high and low beams are in one bulb, having both of them at the same time might cause it to rupture. IT WOULD SUCK TO HAVE A BROKEN BULB INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT.

[jasonvibe]

can you say...."melted ground wire"? You should not try to run 10 amps per headlight though the single ground wire on each side. Plus the fuse would likely blow with such a conversion since you are doubling the current draw.

[mcgusto82]

another good point.

[Jahntassa]

Yeah, in our car, i wouldn't reccomend trying it. For the reasons stated.In other cars, like Hondas, where they have seperate lenses for high and low beams, it wouldn't be hard.

[ColonelPanic]

I remember a decade ago seeing a kit available at JC Whitney to make this exact thing happen on GM trucks... A quick check now shows that they still sell these kits.If it were a Matrix, something similar could possibly be safe since they have separate bulbs for high and low beams. But I have to agree with the rest here, I think it wouldn't be recommended on something that has both filaments in one bulb. They just aren't designed to have both high and low burning at the same time, so the stress it will put on the bulb and the wiring would potentially be dangerous.

[viberationz]

since it's not the best thing to test out - what about brighter bulbs? anyone have some of those intensly bright whites/blues - whatever they are - that p.o everyone else on the road? i want them. hahahow many W are the bulbs supposed to be in the vibe? how high could u go?

[kostby]

Some cars had that 'option' from the factory, back in the day of the old sealed-beam single bulb/dual filament glass headlights.My '84 Rabbit Convertible can do it by simply pulling the stalk when the headlights are on. EDIT: Now that I posted the picture I realized it shows my 'dual quad' grille. To clarify, I'm talking about the large sealed beam lights only. The current grille is from a later Cabriolet. The inner fog lights aren't even hooked up!

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[binary]

replace your headlights and fog lights with whiter bulbs, then wire the fogs to stay on with high beams (or no headlights).When I hit the backroads, my fog lights dump enough light on the pavement infront of my car to do a nice job... and my headlights are aimed a bit higher so my highs are "way out there"But as far as burning both elements in the same bulb... don't. Each headlight pulls 55 watts (IIRC). doubling that would be murder on your wiring for long term driving. It may be possible to "flash" the highs while the lows stay on - but that's considered a short burst.