Extra lighting debate x1 35i

[maxmerc15]

Hello all, id like to start off by saying i know i could get better/bright headlights but i have fairly new ones and they work fine. Im purely looking for great visibility at night, as i have tint on my windshield and live in a wooded area in colorado with too many deer. I thought of this idea that i looked up and only saw replicated once for some porsche suv "mono tow light" on the euroweise website for $165 😂. Firstly, Im thinking of buying this bmw towhook, taking out the end piece and adding a spacer so the hole sits vertically and i mount a pod light on it and run the wiring. This pod light is insanely bright and has an amber cover for snow and for protection. Secondly im thinking of doing these "police/emergency" visor lights that are all white. Ive tried to find one that switches from either white OR amber, but they are for emergency so they rapidly switch from one another. Some do have the takedown but this is not what i am in search of so the all white ones it would be which is fine. Ive driven in blizzards and made it so no biggie on the amber. Lastly i would get this 25 inch "50000 lumen" light bar and mount it in front of the intercooler. I have mockups and the product images and im unsure of whats gonna be the best route both long term and ease of installation.

TIA, Happy holidays and merry christmas

[MON5TERMATT]

if you decide on the light bar, let me know how you hook it up, im debating on tapping into the high beam signal and just adding a relay to trigger the connection when the high beams are on.

[cwickberg]

alternative is to activate the rear fog light function and then tap that circuit for more independent control.

[MON5TERMATT]

Originally Posted by cwickberg

alternative is to activate the rear fog light function and then tap that circuit for more independent control.

I know how to activate that, but what wire do you tap into in the front?

[cwickberg]

Originally Posted by MON5TERMATT

I know how to activate that, but what wire do you tap into in the front?

there is no wire in the front you'd have to go back to thy fuse panel or tap the wire to the actusl rear for light. This should work as I considered doing this years ago. the switch can be activated with little difficulty and thy IP will show the light is active.

also you don't want to install lights above the hood. you will get glare

[maxwmiller]

If you're going to go with low-mounted lights, look into using the wires for the fog lights or replacing them outright. That's probably the easiest electric solution instead of running and mounting a whole new setup.

Wouldn't recommend top lights unless you're willing to drill. Also just my opinion but I think it looks goofy, even on trucks and vehicles that have dedicated mounting points.