If I'm gonna be illegal anyway, I'll go with a chassis-mounted lamp.
Better aim that way.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 9/28/2009 7:28 PM Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> nice idea,
> and it's not legal to have a white light shinning to the rear while driving
> forward, at least in some states.
> why not just whip out your hand held 12 volt spot light, and
> hold it out the window aimed rearward at the bozo ?
> not that that is legal  :-)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: No High Beams
>
>
>> Chromeplate your rear hatch. ;-)
>>
>> BenT
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device
>>
>> On Sep 28, 2009, at 4:25 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> . RE:
>>>>
>>>> What do you have in a blindingly bright number that can be mounted
>>>> in the
>>>> rear window to be shined directly through the windshield of
>>>> unnecessarily
>>>> lifted tailgating pickups with high beams on? I'm thinking
>>>> something in
>>>> the carbon-arc family though that might be hard to light quickly.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Some years back I saw an ad for a reflector that could be mounted on
>>> your
>>> dash, facing to the rear, that would put most of the light from the
>>> bozo
>>> behind you with the high brights right back in his face.  Didn't buy
>>> one at
>>> the time, wish I had, and can't find them now...
>