Good to hear the high beam now works with engine running.
I hope these 'rampage' lights do not cause excessive amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. If you find you are getting flashed by drivers on the other side of the road, then this is occurring, and simply lowering the aim of the bulb is not going to cut it, as the optics of the reflector and lens simply cannot properly form a beam which does not blind oncoming traffic.
Lots of foreground light is feel good light, but it also constricts ones pupils, making it harder to see objects at the limit of the lights output. So the human behind the wheel thinks they can see better, but can actually see worse.
This can be proven with actual testing data, and will contradict the impression of the human driving, 99.5% of the time.
Lots of foreground light is only helpful at low speeds, like 25mph or slower. Those who drive at highway speed with fog lights on are actually impairing their ability to see, but think they can see better.
Whenever I see somebody with their 'fog' lights on at any speed above 25mph, my contempt for humanity notches up another level.
I put fog in quotes as most additional lighting on vehicles does not even remotely resemble the desirable pattern of a real fog light. They are simply fashion accessories. An extra 'look at meeeeeeee' included in the marketing package to appeal to the proudly ignorant.
If one is really interested in upgrading their forward lighting, it is not just a matter of new housings and brighter bulbs. There is science involved, not just new purchase feel good must work better tomfoolery.
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/home.html
