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Re:fog lights 2012/09/09 19:17:48 (permalink)
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I find modern Commodores the worse, mainly coming from behind at night. Ridiculously bright in the mirrors.
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Re:fog lights 2012/09/09 19:38:34 (permalink)
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Yeah it can be part of the 'experience' of owning a low set car - 4wd drivers knowing if they offset just a little they get your mirrors...

More annoying are the ignorant drivers with headlights you can adjust from the cabin like vw's.

"oh I set them high so I can see further"

Or some "I keep high beam on so I can see better"

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Re:fog lights 2012/09/09 20:57:43 (permalink)
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Or people that drive with high beams on during the day. 
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Re:fog lights 2012/09/09 21:22:30 (permalink)
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Or morons with only 1 working headlight, so what do they do, put on the 1 high beam to piss everyone off!

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Re:fog lights 2012/09/09 22:32:28 (permalink)
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Didnt realise the refelctors are different, but the lenses are definitely different between the fogs and driving lights, the driving lights are more clear with less "lenses" in them, the fogs are full of vertical lenses, to spread the light, so you can visually identify a fog from a driving light just by looking at it.  Normally you would turn off main beam when using fogs in fog (run them with parking lights).  
 
Driving light on left, fog on right (pinched from someone's old for sale post here_:

 
Properly adjusted fogs should not blind others, properly adjust driving lights will (they are like high beams).
 
My mr2 has one of each!! :)
 
My pet hate is people who drive with their parking lights on, they are called parking lights for a reason.  If you are going to turn on your light, do just that, turn on your light!
 
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Re:fog lights 2012/09/10 10:08:26 (permalink)
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sometimes parking lights are used to illuminate the rear lights so others know theres a car there. or to illuminate the dash lights only to see the speedo better etc etc 
both my cars have  fog/driving lights with the Hyundai even having a set for the rear lamps (yes rear fog lamps, illuminates red and is independently switched as well)
on both vehicles, the driving lights/fogs or whatever you want to call them ONLY illuminate the sides and the very immediate front of the car.
if the driving lights are switched on and off while the main headlights are on you can see a small change in the lighting around the front sides of the vehicle and immediate front.
i use both sets of lights at night always as they dont blind anyone and are very small ouput (27watt i think) and are independently switched.
i dont see anything wrong in using them how i am.
 
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Re:fog lights 2012/09/11 10:43:26 (permalink)
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Fir enough about illuminating the dash lights, but if its dark enough not to see the dash, I would say its dark enough to not be seen properly, so turn on your lights.  I generally drive with lights on all the time (so I can be seen), its a habit from driving subarus where you can leave the lights switched on and they turn off with the ignition, brilliant functionality.
 
Please tell me you dont turn on your rear fog light unless its foggy!!  :)  They are blinding to people following and make the brake lights much less noticble.
 
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Re:fog lights 2012/09/11 10:56:30 (permalink)
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i find that sometimes i have to turn on the driving lights to have a proper view of the speedo but it isnt dark outside yet. so i just use the parkers (along with the driving lights)
 
im sure all new cars have the lights out function when the keys are taken out even my hyundai has it lol
and yeah i use the rear fogs when i remember at night. its not blinding at all and the stop lights are quite noticable when brakes are used as they are a seperate light again.. ive checked them all and dont see any reason not to use it for safety purposes. if they were confusing to look at from behind i wouldnt use it but thats not the case here.

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Re:fog lights 2012/09/11 22:20:29 (permalink)
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Is driving with fog lights only on the freeway okay? Just to save fuel 

 
Nah, that would get you two tickets, one for 'use auxiliary driving lights when not permitted' and 'drive during period of darkness without prescribed headlights' - apparently. 

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Re:fog lights 2012/09/12 00:44:55 (permalink)
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Oddly, not all new cars have auto off lights, though most beep if you leave them on to spare a flat battery.
 
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