Vehicle lighting system and lighting method
A vehicle lighting system includes a lighting assembly that is disposed along an interface between a hood of a vehicle and a fender of the vehicle. A vehicle lighting method includes securing a lighting assembly at a position between a fender and a hood of a vehicle. The lighting assembly extends along a vertically upper end of the fender. The method further includes emitting light from the lighting assembly.
1. A vehicle lighting system, comprising:
a fender; and
a lighting assembly that is disposed along an interface between a hood of a vehicle and a fender of the vehicle, the lighting assembly mounted to the fender, the lighting assembly mounted adjacent a vertically upper edge of the fender, wherein a longitudinal length of the lighting assembly is greater than a length of the vertically upper edge.
2. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting assembly is mounted to a catwalk of the fender, the catwalk facing vertically upward.
3. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting assembly extends from a leading edge of the fender to a trailing edge of the fender.
4. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the fender is a front fender.
5. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the fender establishes at least a portion of a wheel well.
6. The vehicle lighting system of claim 5 , wherein the lighting assembly extends from a position aft the wheel well to a position forward the wheel well.
7. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting assembly includes a light source having an LED strip.
8. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting assembly includes a light source having ultra-violet charging LED strips.
9. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein no portion of the fender extends vertically above the lighting assembly.
10. The vehicle lighting system of claim 1 , wherein a forward end of the lighting assembly interfaces directly with a headlamp of the vehicle.
11. A vehicle lighting method, comprising:
securing a lighting assembly at a position between a fender and a hood of a vehicle, the lighting assembly extending along a vertically upper end of the fender, the lighting assembly extending from a trailing edge of the fender to a leading edge of the fender; and
emitting light from the lighting assembly.
12. The vehicle lighting method of claim 11 , wherein the lighting assembly extends to a position where the lighting assembly interfaces with a headlamp of the vehicle without a portion of the fender between the lighting assembly and the headlamp.
13. The vehicle lighting method of claim 11 , wherein the lighting assembly extends from a position aft a wheel well to a position forward the wheel well, the fender providing the wheel well.
14. The vehicle lighting method of claim 11 , further comprising blinking the light to provide a turn indicator.
15. The vehicle lighting method of claim 11 , further comprising emitting light in different colors from the lighting assembly.
16. The vehicle lighting method of claim 11 , further comprising collimating the light forward toward a front end of the vehicle.
17. A vehicle lighting system, comprising:
a fender having a vertically upper edge extending from a leading edge of the fender to a trailing edge of the fender, the leading edge meeting the vertically upper edge at a forward fender corner, the trailing edge meeting the vertically upper edge at a rear fender corner; and
a lighting assembly that is disposed along an interface between a hood of a vehicle and the fender of the vehicle, the lighting assembly mounted to the fender adjacent the vertically upper edge,
wherein a longitudinal length of the lighting assembly is greater than a length of the vertically upper edge,
wherein, the lighting assembly extending rearward from a position in front of the forward fender corner to the rear fender corner,
wherein the lighting assembly extends forward a wheel well and aft the wheel well,
wherein no portion of the fender extends vertically above the lighting assembly.
18. The vehicle lighting system of claim 17 , wherein the lighting assembly is mounted to a catwalk of the fender, the catwalk facing vertically upward.