Hello all,
As discussed a few weeks ago I now have the high powered fog lamp bulbs available,(supplier out of stock, hence the delay), to recap, they are a standard SBC bayonet base (the same as the 35w bulbs fitted as standard) they have a 55w halogen top to them (the same as a standard foglight bulb you might find in any UK spec car), this means they will fit straight into the Townace bulbholders & provide you with a decent crisp white light. They are clear, so will provide white light, unless you have a model with the yellow inserts in the lamps (I haven't tried them in this type of lamp, so I don't know if they will melt the yellow lenses!!!). As you will probably know I have been using these for some months now & have had no problem with either wiring or the plastic lenses in the lamps. I have 8 left & the total cost per pair is £10.00 including p+p in UK mainland, first come, first served. Please e-mail me directly if you would like a pair & I'll stick them in the post to you. (please supply name & address, then stick a cheque in the post to me, I can't guarantee how the Royal Mail will look after them, but I will wrap them well & stick them in a jiffy bag, don't forget that you must not touch the glass on a halogen bulb, handle it by the metal base only). Regards Rob.

- (#5889) Rob Drinkwater, 22 Oct 02

To anyone that cares, I have added a picture of the high powered bulbs to my TOWNIE webpage, it is at http://www.myrtleave.freeserve.co.uk/towniepics.htm so have a look, I have also posted a picture on here, if it works. Regards Rob.

- (#5890) Rob Drinkwater, 22 Oct 02

Try again for that image URL.

- (#5891) Rob Drinkwater, 22 Oct 02

Hate to poop on the party, Rob, but isn't the filament in a rather different position in the halogens? What effect does that have on the focus of the lamp?

- (#5892) david miller, 22 Oct 02

As you rightly say David, the filament is slightly lower in the fitting than the tungsten bulb, but as the reflectors & lenses are a scatter patern anyway, rather than a projected focus that you would find in a DRIVING LAMP, it makes no odds, the Townie lamps are FOG LAMPS so as long as they don't dazzle oncoming motorists, which they don't, they're OK. I compared the light laid down on the road as well, on a pitch black road, the original yellow 35w bulbs made a faint pattern on the road, on fitting the 35w clear bulbs from the turn lamps there was a clearer pattern, but not bright, on fitting the 55w halogen bulbs there was a clearly defined area of light on the road, not as much as the main headlamps, due to poorer reflectors & lenses in the foglamps, but the main advantage is that it lights up the edge of the road more clearly on unlit roads. Hope this clears this up a bit, regards Rob.

- (#5916) Rob Drinkwater, 23 Oct 02