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Just to reiterate the great responses here:

42-4-212 - Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps.

(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two spot lamps, and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than twelve inches nor more than thirty inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that, when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the requirements of this subsection (2) may be used with lower head-lamp beams as specified in section 42-4-216 (1) (b).

(3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than twenty inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 42-4-216 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary passing lamps.

(4) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than sixteen inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 42-4-216 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

(5) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction


Found Here: Colorado Laws

and: HEADLIGHTS 24"-54" TAILLIGHTS NOT ABOVE 72"

42-4-219 - Number of lamps permitted.

Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as required in this article is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.

Also

42-4-207 clearance and identification.

lifted from www.colorado4x4.org as I was having server issues when I tried to go to the official site - so these laws are from 2003 and I would suggest you go to the official site.
 

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You guys just don't drive at night. Give all these laws and reasons you don't think its a good idea, blah blah. I was just asking if anyones done it.

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Sorry if you do not care for the answers, but as for me, you hit one of my pet peeves. I drive an extreme amount at night. I have what is colloquially called photo-phobia. I get headaches from overly bright lights. :ph34r:

So when Joe Schmoe discovered aftermarket lighting and thought it was cool to be able to see for 6 miles out, and then proceeds to either put HIDs in stock housings or puts in 8000K lamps and then figures if he raises the cutoff he can see even more...

I just want to bust out his lights when he rolls up on me. To add insult to injury he adds projectors to his fog-light housing instead of amber fogs and never turns them off.

There are legal as well as ethical (not the word I want, but it will have to do) reasons for the number of filaments burning at the same time as well as in some circumstances the candlepower as well.

Now if you are a courteous driver and you shut off your driving lights (non amber lamps in the fog light housing) just as you would when you go to dims from brights, I want to give you a hearty thanks and if you choose to break the law when no one is around - so be it, I can understand in certain circumstances.


PS As you can see from my answer, I have not done this so therefore cannot give you an answer on how to do it. But I would caution you if you use the stock lighting it may throw a code when the E/BCM reads the wrong amperage flowing.
 

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Saw another one of the m*r*ns this morning. Pickup truck, four headlights and two driving lights tie wrapped to the grille on the highway that has overhead lighting every 100 ft. I hope he could see better than I could when I saw him....
 

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Don't think that he did the mod correctly. Regardless, he should have still lowered his lights to low beams, if the mod was done correctly. Personally, I would have fired my highs back at him, until he dropped his.

Seen 'em agin this mornin'

Could not do that as too many oncoming cars, I'd have been just as guilty.
 
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