Front fog light use - Page 2

bendrick · 30th December 2018, 16:51

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I've had a pair of 6000k burners from Matty in for about 5 years now, no probs

Ok cheers, any particular make and I assume its D2S size as mentioned?

suzublu · 30th December 2018, 16:57

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Originally Posted by bendrick

Ok cheers, any particular make and I assume its D2S size as mentioned?

https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/collections/...aces-xbi000040
These Mat supplies, but you could go down the Phillips or Osram route, but be surprised at the price

Assuming of course, you have factory xenons?

bendrick · 30th December 2018, 17:03

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Originally Posted by suzublu

https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/collections/...aces-xbi000040
These Mat supplies, but you could go down the Phillips or Osram route, but be surprised at the price

Assuming of course, you have factory xenons?

Yes I do thanks

macafee2 · 30th December 2018, 18:19

I find front fog lights put their light "just in front" of the car wehre head lights shine down the road. At any decent speed I suspect I'd hit an object in the road without headlights on and only front fogs on.

macafee2

Brunty · 30th December 2018, 18:29

They do help to see the verges on country roads, headlights don't really show this.

bendrick · 30th December 2018, 18:30

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Originally Posted by macafee2

I find front fog lights put their light "just in front" of the car wehre head lights shine down the road. At any decent speed I suspect I'd hit an object in the road without headlights on and only front fogs on.

macafee2

Fogs and dipped headlights on at the same time

minimutly · 30th December 2018, 19:08

Dipped headlights just can't compete with the blindness caused by oncoming zenons, especially on big vans on country lanes - whoever is in charge of specifying these thigs needs shooting.
So in wet miserable weather, at dusk especially, it's dipped ligjts and fogs for me - and anyway, they're no brighter than the drls on modern cars - assuming of course the fogs are correctly adjusted.

myfirstrover · 30th December 2018, 19:16

I must admit the only time I use my fog lights is for the MOT test .

Dorset Bob · 30th December 2018, 19:19

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Originally Posted by bendrick

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So my question is ....would using front foglights (which are not as powerful as main beam) cause a problem to oncoming drivers in other peoples opinion or experience?

This is covered by rules of the Highway code, which states that they should only be used in visibility of less than 100 metres, and switched off again when visibility improves.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-high...to-237#rule226

A mate of mine was pulled over, for (accidentally) having them switched on during good visibility.

As said though, the advent of such things as DRLs, HID headlights etc can be equally distracting for other road users.

impvan · 30th December 2018, 20:28

The bulk of my driving is on unlit country roads.

I use the front 'fogs' for extra illumination of the verge. Unusually, the 75's ones are adjustable (well, on Mk2 ZT they are...) so both have been adjusted downwards somewhat.

The lack of any sort of beam shaping (i.e. they have no prismatic lens or shaped reflector) makes me wonder if they are true fog lights...

30th December 2018, 18:19	#14
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I find front fog lights put their light "just in front" of the car wehre head lights shine down the road. At any decent speed I suspect I'd hit an object in the road without headlights on and only front fogs on. macafee2

30th December 2018, 18:29	#15
Brunty Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Newtown Posts: 415 Thanks: 273 Thanked 95 Times in 65 Posts	They do help to see the verges on country roads, headlights don't really show this.

30th December 2018, 19:08	#17
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Dipped headlights just can't compete with the blindness caused by oncoming zenons, especially on big vans on country lanes - whoever is in charge of specifying these thigs needs shooting. So in wet miserable weather, at dusk especially, it's dipped ligjts and fogs for me - and anyway, they're no brighter than the drls on modern cars - assuming of course the fogs are correctly adjusted.

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myfirstrover Posted a thing or two Rover 75 2.0 cdi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 401 Thanked 448 Times in 303 Posts	I must admit the only time I use my fog lights is for the MOT test .

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impvan Avid contributor ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: In the trees, near Caernarfon... and frequently Aberdeenshire, and sometimes Romania.. Posts: 143 Thanks: 5 Thanked 36 Times in 29 Posts	The bulk of my driving is on unlit country roads. I use the front 'fogs' for extra illumination of the verge. Unusually, the 75's ones are adjustable (well, on Mk2 ZT they are...) so both have been adjusted downwards somewhat. The lack of any sort of beam shaping (i.e. they have no prismatic lens or shaped reflector) makes me wonder if they are true fog lights...