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| posted on 26/4/18 at 05:03 PM |
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Night driving?
After my last post about lights and MOTs, i was curious to how much night driving you lovely lot do in your kit cars? Is it a case of avoiding it
where possible and leave it for daylight hours? Or are you not too bothered?
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James24785
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 05:06 PM |
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I'll be avoiding it where possible personally
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russbost
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 05:32 PM |
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Well, I wouldn't want to be on a motorway in pitch dark & pouring rain, but other than that, what's the problem with driving at night
(other than it can get a bit chilly!). Just make sure you've got some decent headlights! 
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SJ
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 05:34 PM |
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I love driving mine at night. As Russ says, not on a rainy motorway, but down the lanes in the summer is great.
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nick205
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 06:19 PM |
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Sold my Indy a few years ago, but when I had it was happy to drive day or night.
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Benzine
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 06:20 PM |
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I drove from Carlisle to Leicestershire in the dark in my MK last year, plenty of rain too. It wasn't bad, but it did make me change my
headlights as they just weren't cutting it!
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James24785
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 06:48 PM |
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To be fair, I've not even driven mine in the day yet haha! I just get the impression the headlights won't be great, but I may be
pleasently surprised
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steve m
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 07:16 PM |
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I drive with the lights on, when in my 7, day or night, as its the only way some pathetic road users ever see my car, or any other 7, as there so low
to the ground
Mine not helped by being green
steve
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Sam_68
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 07:28 PM |
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I used to run 'Sevens' as my daily drivers, so used to do a fair amount of night driving when I was younger.
Biggest problem I found is that you're so low to the road that you suffer glare from the headlamps of oncoming traffic, even when they're
on dipped beam. 
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CosKev3
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 07:30 PM |
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If your running Dominator headlights night driving is not nice!
I never knowingly go out in the dark,but if I get carried away on a run or go to the local Westfield meet I have to drive home in the dark!
I can't see how people think it's enjoyable really,as one of the big parts of being out in our open top cars is all the nice
countryside/surrounding's IMO,which can't be seen in the dark!
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snapper
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| posted on 26/4/18 at 09:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Well, I wouldn't want to be on a motorway in pitch dark & pouring rain, but other than that, what's the problem with driving at night
(other than it can get a bit chilly!). Just make sure you've got some decent headlights!
But driving at speed in daylight in rain I can only describe as Biblical coming back from Le Mans with me as your back stop was OK then?!?
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 27/4/18 at 08:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam_68
I used to run 'Sevens' as my daily drivers, so used to do a fair amount of night driving when I was younger.
Biggest problem I found is that you're so low to the road that you suffer glare from the headlamps of oncoming traffic, even when they're
on dipped beam.
Yes thats what i find. Just be carefull, and take it easy..
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russbost
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| posted on 27/4/18 at 12:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Well, I wouldn't want to be on a motorway in pitch dark & pouring rain, but other than that, what's the problem with driving at night
(other than it can get a bit chilly!). Just make sure you've got some decent headlights!
But driving at speed in daylight in rain I can only describe as Biblical coming back from Le Mans with me as your back stop was OK then?!?
Well, if we wanted to make the ferry we didn't have a lot of choice! But I have to say it wasn't a fun drive & had there been a
sensible alternative I would have taken it!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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tims31
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| posted on 27/4/18 at 03:08 PM |
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After driving mine in the dark last year and not being able see a dam thing, I upgraded to some LED lamps from Furore when they had a sale on in
January.
These are so much brighter than the 5 3/4inch mini lamps fitted previously and no excuses for people not seeing me coming as it has a DRL Halo too.
 
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Andi
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| posted on 27/4/18 at 10:39 PM |
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Love driving back from the monthly meets in the summer at night. Through the countryside and into the city.
There are some lovely smells about too .. Especially going past the bakery
I wear yellow ballistic glasses as I need something over my eyes with an aeroscreen and normal sunglasses are obviously a no no, and a helmet dulls
the experience (on a short run).
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 30/4/18 at 11:58 AM |
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I wonder if polarised, but not tinted, lensed glasses would help reduce glare.
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