Since I hit a Fox the other day and knocked out my RF driving light, I had the light in my hand and got to thinking, how hard would it be to convert this to High/Low beam. I'm certain it will be easy. Has anyone else done this?

I know the socket where the bulb fits would have to be bored to fit the diameter of the dual beam, and the plug would have to be changed from two wire to three wire, and install a relay for the high beam side. Will the lights handle the higher heat? I am going to try and locate a used set to expirament with.

 

Are you speaking of the fog lights?
If so, why would you want to do that?
The purpose would be ruined by creating a higher beam. It is designed to be low (only) so that it lights up only the road, not the fog, snow or rain.

 

What did you do with the fox? I assume it met it's maker.

 

I just thought it would be cool to have them high and low beam just like the headlights. The Fox is history, my son was mad because I would'nt turn around and pick it up.

 

i found this old post while looking for 1 that i saw about how to adjust the foglights. my foglights seem to only shine about 10 -20 feet. shouldn't they go a little further??? also there is an adjustment screw/bolt under or behind them???

 

Yep, pull the fender well back to gain access to the adjustment screw. That's also how you replace the bulb....

 

I tired this with my Grand Am, It ended up melting the housing after about 3 weeks Not sure if the HHR Housing will hold up better or not. Anythings worth a try.

 

i am curious where other hhrs foglights point?? mine shine brghtly on the road only about 10 ft. everything is stock on mine. if others are the same then maybe mine are correct. i may still try to adjust even if others are the same , but i am very curious as to if this is how they "should" be.

 

Well, I havent got Fog lights on my HHR, but soon will. I just bought all of the items needed for this upgrade and will be putting them in soon. I also bought a HID package from xenoneyes.com. They make great kits and have a great warranty. I bought the H10 bulb type package.


If you are talking about haveing both lights meaning your headlights and foglights both having dual beam capabilities, I'm sure this could be done, but will be ILLEGAL in probably every state. Not to mention annoying to everybody else on the road. you would probably get pulled over and flashed at alot. And i don't mean flashe in a good way. I was going to have mine be connected like the way you are talking about, but decided not to, for the above reasons. I hope this helps.

 

I always thought "fog lights" were to be used in poor visibility (like driving through a fog), where you needed to see immediately in front of your vehicle, because you weren't going that fast to begin with (I hope), therefore, they only work with low beams
"Driving lights" are for when you have an opportunity to "open her up" and need further vision distance so they shine further ahead than headlights alone, and if wired correctly, only work when your "high beams" are on
That's the way it was explained to me, anyway.