Hella aux lamp bulb diffuser

[Steve73tii]

Anyone else's old Hella driving lights have metal shields/diffusers that plug in around the bulbs? One of mine has it and the other doesn't.

What are they for? Are they still available?

--Steve

[c.d.iesel]

THEY PROVIDE YOUR 'CUT OFF' LIGHT PATTERN

without the sheild - you just have one big bright

light - and on coming drivers will aim for you

to put you out of your stupidity.

Alignment of fog light cut-off pattern shuld be just

below or on the same line as the Lo-Beam pattern

when your aimed against a wall. about 30 feet away.

see ??? 'cut-off' pattern

[Steve73tii]

Hi CD - These are supposed to be driving lights, so like the hi-beams they would NEVER be on facing oncoming traffic. I may or may not exhibit stupidity, thank you for mentioning, but my father taught me road manners back when there was such a thing.

SO... Do you think those cut-offs are for fogs only or for driving lamps as well? I don't see them on new production Hellas. A friend generously gave these to me and said they were driving lamps, but I don't think he ever hooked them up. Is there a way to tell by the reflector shape or do I just need to get them hooked up and aimed and see if they light way down the road?

--Steve