Thread: converting fog lights to daytime running lights

Originally Posted by stray dingo

In my last 4wd, I got pulled over in Kalgoorlie one night for having left them on while driving around taking photos.
Rather than book me for the lights, or my front number plate being covered so he couldn't read it when getting my details, the cop start giving directions of where to get the best night photos in town, what was worth visiting and what wasn't etc.
So by leaving them on, i got a great roving Visitor Information Centre instead

You must have struck a differrent copper than I did ....................

Originally Posted by Basil135

My, not so local, pre-delivery manager pointed out the error of my ways in requesting the genuine DRL Led's when I got my car last year...

The cost of the unit is about half of what I would have had to pay, and the rest in the install

However, stay tuned, as I believe that very soon, there could be another option fitted that will look smick..

That's Just Teasing,

Do Tell!

I want to turn my fog lights yellow.

Baz.

While not everyone likes 'DayLight Look-at-Me Lights', its truly amazing how many stoopid people are out there are can't see a big white 4wd bearing down on them. To me, its nothing more than a passive safety feature that *I* think is worth while on my car....
I hate them over bright as Superquag noted above too and want to avoid that sort. One of the questions I asked Vic Roads was about intensity of light permitted, but they just came back with "25W". 25W is huge bright!!! (But then the regulation about not having high beams on with 200m of another car was from when cars were all running dull sealed beam lamps that produced less light than those used today) Regs need to be updated for LED technology.
But I digress....

I considered having head lights on all the time, and always do when touring with van in tow, or when off-road. But around town I don't want them on.... its just personal choice I guess.

Turns out I'm not spose to change the parker/indicator combo in the bull bar either - must have them duplicating the main assembly in case the bar obstructs vision from any angle (like a wheel carrier) so that seems to be ruled out also.

Originally Posted by stray dingo

thanks, I like the idea of those.

however, i have a bullbar on, so I think just a H3 (?) replacement globe in the existing housing.

the other thought I've since had is remove the parker/indicator combo from the bar and replace with a white led unit instead, and just leave the fog lights alone...

My fog lights in the bullbar are H11.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

I want to turn my fog lights yellow.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

My fog lights in the bullbar are H11.

Baz.

Porsche use Ziza H11 globes in their fog lights ...............

Originally Posted by BigJon

Driving with park lights only turned on is not legal. ( Directed at discojools and connock).

Didn't know that and I can't see what the reason might be! Maybe different here in Vic? I know that fog lights on when not foggy are definitely illegal here in Victoria. Doesn't stop about a third of drivers here having them on though, some about twice as bright as dipped beam...mostly on utes!
Strikes me that if the cops booked those drivers instead of the ones doing a couple ok over the speed limit they could make much more money for the state government!

Originally Posted by BigJon

Driving with park lights only turned on is not legal. ( Directed at discojools and connock).

Really ?

Do you mean the first turn on the dial, before the driving lights come on ?

I drive with my signature lights on all the time. I guess that may not / hope not apply to WA, was I have never been pulled over. I have driven this way, everyday, with every car I have owned and never knew that.

Do you have a link to some site that states that ?

Brett.....