STUPID HIGH BEAM LEVERS!

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by coolman

How so? I never had that problem. How old are you? Did you ever have a car with a floor switch?

Sorry for the rant, but every time I drive my 3500 LTZ I wish I had floor switch.
I don't know why it bothers me so much in this truck ,but it's a real problem.

Nope, never driven one.

The only reason why I say it would be easier is because I'm more likely to move my left foot away from the pedals to where the foot switch might be than I am to accidentally pull a high beam lever.

But for those of us that have never experienced the wonders of the highbeam floor switch ... what makes them so awesome?

[HopeRidesAlone]

with a auto i would agree with it clutch might be easy to hit im only 20 but the first truck i had 1989 ford F-150 had the floor switch and i loved it. I actually agree with it for safety reason not like anyone drives right today anyway but its one less reason to take your hands off the wheel

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by HopeRidesAlone

with a auto i would agree with it clutch might be easy to hit im only 20 but the first truck i had 1989 ford F-150 had the floor switch and i loved it. I actually agree with it for safety reason not like anyone drives right today anyway but its one less reason to take your hands off the wheel

I also kinda liked having the starter on the floor in old trucks etc...... although it did make it difficult to pump the gas, hit the starter and hold the clutch in..... with 2 feet

[McBeevee]

Originally Posted by C@m@roLVR

I'm too young to even know what a floor switch looks like.. wouldnt mind seeing one and trying it out.. BTW.. what the hell is up with you signature dog/woman??? its so confusing!

Exhibit A........

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by HopeRidesAlone

with a auto i would agree with it clutch might be easy to hit im only 20 but the first truck i had 1989 ford F-150 had the floor switch and i loved it. I actually agree with it for safety reason not like anyone drives right today anyway but its one less reason to take your hands off the wheel

My hand never leaves the wheel ... I just extend my fingers to flick them on or off

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

My hand never leaves the wheel ... I just extend my fingers to flick them on or off

I think its easier to flash your highbeams on the floor..... mine really clicks on and off on the stalk, have to pull it twice to get it to flash on and off.... makes for a 2 second each flash

[The_cartoonist_88]

or how about a manual starter solenoid?

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by The_cartoonist_88

or how about a manual starter solenoid?

or a hand crank to start the engine?

[coolman]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Nope, never driven one.

The only reason why I say it would be easier is because I'm more likely to move my left foot away from the pedals to where the foot switch might be than I am to accidentally pull a high beam lever.

But for those of us that have never experienced the wonders of the highbeam floor switch ... what makes them so awesome?

Well for example, tonight I'm driving home in my 3500 LTZ. I had my high beams on. I was coming up on a turn ,and a car met me at the turn. I drive with my left hand most of time with my other free to change stations or mess with the heater or what ever. Well I'm in the middle of changing stations when the car met me. I didn't have time to grab the wheel with my right hand and pull the level so I high beamed the guy. When your going around a turn your hand does always line up to reach the level so you need to remove your hand from the wheel to work it. With a floor switch it doesn't matter what your doing with your hands. It's one less thing you need to do with your hands behind the wheel. If it's so great to have everything on the column then why not put the break pedal and throttle there too while your at it.

Like I said it makes more sense to me.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by coolman

Well for example, tonight I'm driving home in my 3500 LTZ. I had my high beams on. I was coming up on a turn ,and a car met me at the turn. I drive with my left hand most of time with my other free to change stations or mess with the heater or what ever. Well I'm in the middle of changing stations when the car met me. I didn't have time to grab the wheel with my right hand and pull the level so I high beamed the guy. When your going around a turn your hand does always line up to reach the level so you need to remove your hand from the wheel to work it. With a floor switch it doesn't matter what your doing with your hands. It's one less thing you need to do with your hands behind the wheel. If it's so great to have everything on the column then why not put the break pedal and throttle there too while your at it.

Like I said it makes more sense to me.

That goes the other way too ... if your feet are so great for manipulating things, why aren't the radio, heater/air conditioner, steering, wipers, horn, lights, seat adjustments, mirror adjustments, and so forth controlled by your feet?

I'm not trying to say one is better than the other ... I just don't understand what makes the foot switch so much more superior to a hand switch.

btw ... its probably best to not play with the radio while in a turn

[The_cartoonist_88]

Originally Posted by coolman

Well for example, tonight I'm driving home in my 3500 LTZ. I had my high beams on. I was coming up on a turn ,and a car met me at the turn. I drive with my left hand most of time with my other free to change stations or mess with the heater or what ever. Well I'm in the middle of changing stations when the car met me. I didn't have time to grab the wheel with my right hand and pull the level so I high beamed the guy. When your going around a turn your hand does always line up to reach the level so you need to remove your hand from the wheel to work it. With a floor switch it doesn't matter what your doing with your hands. It's one less thing you need to do with your hands behind the wheel. If it's so great to have everything on the column then why not put the break pedal and throttle there too while your at it.

Like I said it makes more sense to me.

so you werent driving "correctly" thats not the fault of the placement of the lever. I always shuffle steer and never have the problem of hitting the lever JMO, But i dont think its the placements fault :emoticon7:

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

That goes the other way too ... if your feet are so great for manipulating things, why aren't the radio, heater/air conditioner, steering, wipers, horn, lights, seat adjustments, mirror adjustments, and so forth controlled by your feet?

shouldn't say everything should be foot controlled...... nice to spread out controls over different things....... there's a reason why every button in the car isn't in one spot..... same reasoning behind why Porsche puts their ignitions on the left side of the steering wheel.

[coolman]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

That goes the other way too ... if your feet are so great for manipulating things, why aren't the radio, heater/air conditioner, steering, wipers, horn, lights, seat adjustments, mirror adjustments, and so forth controlled by your feet?

That's true ,but your left foot isn't doing anything unless your pushing in clutch which really isn't that often in a situations where you use your high low beams. Why did you have bring up the radio controls? I'm not to happy with the way they're laid out on the wheel also ,but that's a different thread. The main problem with the high beam switch being on the column for me it do to the fact the if your turning it takes two hands to use your high beam control and drive.

Foot control you do nothing different at the wheel.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by coolman

That's true ,but your left foot isn't doing anything unless your pushing in clutch which really isn't that often in a situations where you use your high low beams. Why did you have bring up the radio controls? I'm not to happy with the way they're laid out on the wheel also ,but that's a different thread. The main problem with the high beam switch being on the column for me it do to the fact the if your turning it takes two hands to use your high beam control and drive.

Foot control you do nothing different at the wheel.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

What if ... the lever was on the other side of the wheel? Wouldn't that solve your problem too?