fog lights...

gadaffi

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hii guys juz curious to noe, is it wrong to switch ON our fog lights?? i've been stopped by police/tp road block for 3 times dis week n they stopped me wit the same reason, fog lights. they told me to switch it off n turn to normal headlights. Even dough theres no fines bt when does this rule start??
thanks...
cheers...
 
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gadaffi said:
hii guys juz curious to noe, is it wrong to switch ON our fog lights?? i've been stopped by police/tp road block for 3 times dis week n they stopped me wit the same reason, fog lights. they told me to switch it off n turn to normal headlights. Even dough theres no fines bt when does this rule start??
thanks...
cheers...

Did they give u a ticket or written warning? If not, can continue trying your luck. Alot of cars equipped with fogs e.g. Altis etc and the owners are switching them even in clear weather. I used to drive with juz angel eyes and fogs coz damn good looking but now that I have installed xenons, I juz switch on front and rear fogs in very very heavy rain.:)
 
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gadaffi said:
hii guys juz curious to noe, is it wrong to switch ON our fog lights?? i've been stopped by police/tp road block for 3 times dis week n they stopped me wit the same reason, fog lights. they told me to switch it off n turn to normal headlights. Even dough theres no fines bt when does this rule start??
thanks...
cheers...

the short answer to that would be yes.
the only reason for having foglights is for very low visibility situations.
In good visibility situations, foglights are almost as bad as driving with high beam on.
 
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i also like to use my fogs with low headlight setting..but only the front..the rear fogs are for taxis with the one-light highbeam mod.
 
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A pet peeve of mine is having to endure the glaring rear fogs of inconsiderate drivers... esp E39 owners! Hope you're not one of them T6! Hehe. :p
 
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i usually use the angle eyes wit fog lights... i dont tink is dat glaring. Its not fair for cars that equip with fog lights, might as well juz throw it away....
 
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your car also comes equipped with high beam but is that on all the time? :)

also, your threshold for what is glaring may be higher than other road users....
 
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gadaffi said:
hii guys juz curious to noe, is it wrong to switch ON our fog lights?? i've been stopped by police/tp road block for 3 times dis week n they stopped me wit the same reason, fog lights. they told me to switch it off n turn to normal headlights. Even dough theres no fines bt when does this rule start??
thanks...
cheers...

I will turn on my fog lights if i turn on my headlights... been doing this for so many years... Not stop for once.

Next time u r stop, ask them why......

Its time u go temple.. 3 times in a week being stopped is "SUAY".
 
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if other drivers behind me has lights that are on hi-beam or glaring me... i just turn on my rear fog lite to blind them back... kekekeke!!! tit for tat!!!

g
 
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axl said:
A pet peeve of mine is having to endure the glaring rear fogs of inconsiderate drivers... esp E39 owners! Hope you're not one of them T6! Hehe. :p

Nah, I switch on my rear fogs maybe once a year under extreme weather and very poor visibility.
 
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T6 said:
Nah, I switch on my rear fogs maybe once a year under extreme weather and very poor visibility.

Sell ur fog lights... under utilise. leave the fog lights holes empty so got extra air gng into ur engine.
 
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Hymics said:
Sell ur fog lights... under utilise. leave the fog lights holes empty so got extra air gng into ur engine.

Hello, people talking abt rear fog lights and not front lah. Go knock it down twenty.
 
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T6 said:
Hello, people talking abt rear fog lights and not front lah. Go knock it down twenty.

Original Rear Fog Light when switch "ON" only 1 side light-up.

I went BVO to re-wired the Rear Fog Light and now both side light-up :)

I don't switch-on unless some idiots tailgate very near my car at high speed or with their high-beam on :(

Personally, I don't encourage people switching on their Rear Fog Light because it is really very irritating.
 
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I got stop at a road block prolly a month back.. the policeofficer straight away told me nicely " sir, can u pls turn ur fog lights off". i cannot be bothered la... just turn it off.. no trouble.. drive away and turn it on again .. muahahhaa...
 
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ya shaaz. dat is wat i did....
 
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ya dan, i tink its time for me to throw away my SUAY...
 
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Geoff Ang said:
if other drivers behind me has lights that are on hi-beam or glaring me... i just turn on my rear fog lite to blind them back... kekekeke!!! tit for tat!!!

g

actually, i realised that sometimes it isn't the poor chap's fault... its just that we sit so low in our zeds that SUV headlights become blinding, even when they are on low beam.

in any case, you turn on rear fog also no use... the beam's probably aimed too low to irritate most drivers.
 
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My thoughts only:
Front Fog lites very useful when heading north along highway at night; simply clears the traffic.
Otherwise useless during normal visibility situations as they shine down (when adjusted correctly)
Rear fog lites very useful during heavy rain to prevent speedboats from bumping your rear; but notice too that up north the drivers use the hazard device (rightly or wrongly)
Otherwise useless during normal visibility situations unless you want to warn a tail-gater off without actually stepping on the brakes.
But that can cause a duel to start between you and him/her and ahem...starts getting risky.
Therefore, dear friends please use fog lites judiciously. You're the best judge of the road conditions you are driving in.

Keep driving with a smile. In Beemers of course!
 
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heh i get it now.
if use normal headlights, people cannot admire angel eyes.... so only way to get around is to use foglights and angel eyes....
there are some would say that is being inconsiderate for the sole purpose of showing off.
 
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Angel eyes are lovely to look.

I think the law requires headlights to be on between 7pm and 7am. Therefore you risk a fine using just parking lites and fogs whilst driving at night.

On the issue of rear fogs; some continental makes like merk have rear brake fog lites only on one side to differentiate from normal brake lites.

I'm afraid responsible bimmer drivers will have to refrain from tayanging their rear fogs under normal circumstances.
 

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