That's because they are parking lamps.

 

If you want other drivers to see you comming, rig the fog lights as DRL's.

I ran a feed from the window fuse to the fog light switch.

 

You need to make a minor correction to your otherwise fine how-to. The Japanese "FTP" lights are not daytime running lights, they are simply the front parking lights that come on with the taillights and instrument lights when you turn the switch to it's first position. This is instead of the dual-filament bubs US cars use in the front indicator position for this task. Having a whole 5W of output, they're totally inadequate to be used as daytime running lights.

 

Um i did my whole settup for free cuz i rigged up my own and i can still flash my lights... and since noone answered my question i just went out and picked up some 921 bulbs and they are NOT uselessly dim... they look way better than the stock 194 bulb. AND i'm not doing it for the JDM LOOK YO... i hate that... i'm doing it because i like the way it looks on the car and feel that the FTP's should be used for more than they are. And in the year i've owned my car i have NEVER once flashed my highs to pass somone... stupid 80's safty crap... NOONE flashes highs in america... it just scares people... lol

 

I do it all the time
Not to pass, but to let somone in, warn for cops, to get somones attention...

And its not free if you have to pay for bulbs :-p

 

It's pretty obvious my post was aimed at those you'd actually paid the ridiculous asking price for the real thing (since that's what the thread title says), not some ghetto rig.
If you had genuine Japanese lenses, you would not be able to do that. They have a solid black plastic backing. Again, my post was aimed at those with the real thing.
80's safety has nothing to do with it, I dunno where you get that idea. Every car made in the last 30-40 years has had this ability. And they're not just for passing, that's just a name. There are plenty of other reasons to signal other drivers this way.

 

Almost as bad as Americans learning metric, eh?


-Ted

 

And here's a picture

 

Light my way baby!

 

they are really handy for those times you need to see 10cm in front of the car!

 

Noted. Hopefully I'll be updating the whole site soon.

 

So if anyone is making their own set of these lights out of the Aspec ones... USE A 921 STYLE BULB!!! much brighter!!!

Oh yeah and NZConvertible... i didnt even have to pay for the bulbs...

 

Wrong person...

So are you going to tell us how you did it? How did you mount the bulb holder? What did you use for a reflector? What wattage is the bulb?

 

To answer your questions
How did i mount them... basicly made a lip for the mounting tabs to hold onto... if you look at the sockets you'll see what i mean.

What did i use as a reflector... nothing at the moment... but most likely silver/crome tape will work

What wattage is the bulb... 921 style is ~18/19 watts as apposed to the 194 style 5 watt bulbs

NOTE: *921 bulbs have the same size wedge as a 194*

1 Go to your local junk yard and find standard 194 sockets... or you can rip the ones out of your storage bins (thats what i did)...
2 Dremel a hole out for the socket but make sure you have enough room for the tabs to lock in.
3 If your going to use a 5 watt 194 then your done... If not go to your local auto store and pick up a 19 watt 921 style bulb.
4 If your using a 19 watt 921 bulb then your gonna have to make the hole bigger so the bulb will fit. The only downfall of this is that the tabs on the socket wont fit very well... i got lucky and had a small lip for them to hold onto... otherwise youll have to glue them.

 

any more questions?

 

I would prefer to use a larger bulb, such as an 1156.

 

1156 would probably melt the lenses..lol....

 

Sounds like you need an upgraded Electrical System...and I'm not just talking about the Optima Red you are running.