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Offline Bazgti

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Whats the point?
« on: May 25, 2014, 05:31:12 pm »
One thing ive never really understood is driving round wi fog lights on when its not foggy. I saw 2 or 3 people doing it yesterday. I really dont see the point. Can anyone cast an idea/opinion on why people do this?

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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2014, 05:34:00 pm »
coz i looks cool innit.
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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2014, 05:36:43 pm »
Purely cosmetic. What's the point in adding led sidelights or ed30 rears?

(Not saying that I would dream of driving around with fogs on(only as it's illegal though)


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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2014, 05:39:33 pm »
see this a lot where I live lol

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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2014, 05:46:17 pm »
some new cars are running dimmed fogs as DRL's , so they have no control over it


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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2014, 05:58:55 pm »
Really winds me up too.

I do think that the fogs help with the definition of the front end of the car at night. I put LED's in the back of mine, wired into the sidelights so that they glow (not as bright as side lights):



Please excuse the picture. It is really difficult to take a picture of the front of the car in fog with the headlights on!
 
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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2014, 08:02:09 pm »
some new cars are running dimmed fogs as DRL's , so they have no control over it


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These werent drl's. They were on a sh*te heap Mazda 3 and a corsa.

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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2014, 08:12:04 pm »
some new cars are running dimmed fogs as DRL's , so they have no control over it


Rob 

These werent drl's. They were on a sh*te heap Mazda 3 and a corsa.

that explains it then ,they cant get noticed ant other way  :happy2:

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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2014, 08:53:49 pm »
Some cars DRLs run the fog lights, my Volvo does - not full on fogs obviously but the fogs are illuminated 24/7
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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2014, 09:48:03 am »
Ha ha, I've always thought this, it actually winds me up a bit, I know it shouldn't but it does

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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2014, 10:09:08 am »
I would rather people drove around with fogs on for no reason, than drive around with no lights on at all when its dark/raining

Some people are thick as f**k.
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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2014, 05:12:52 pm »
I would rather people drove around with fogs on for no reason, than drive around with no lights on at all when its dark/raining

Some people are thick as f**k.

Agree 100%! Some people are so unaware of the conditions, their licence should be taken away...


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Re: Whats the point?
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2014, 06:24:17 pm »
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