Thread: Let's have a general discussion on fog lights

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I just stumbled across this:
Best Driving Lights | Australia | FYRLYT Driving Lights


I thought it might be of interest.

That is very interesting, I know the guys in the Discovery Pinnacles section seem to like them.

Front foglamps (OEM Fitted and correctly adjusted) simply don't dazzle oncoming drivers. They are designed to hit the road low and wide to light up sidings and centrelines. The cars main lights however are designed to penetrate further and higher so its not possible to be dazzled by the foglights as far as I can make out.
I have never been dazzled by foglamps even on clear nights and prefer to use these myself to light up the dark siding recesses in wooded areas so as to show any ambushing roos or wombats. Storm in a teacup as far as I'm concerned and silly to legislate their use.

My calais has em. If they dazzle you then you would have ur head about 3 inches off the ground

Originally Posted by Muddy Diver

Front foglamps (OEM Fitted and correctly adjusted) simply don't dazzle oncoming drivers. They are designed to hit the road low and wide to light up sidings and centrelines. The cars main lights however are designed to penetrate further and higher so its not possible to be dazzled by the foglights as far as I can make out.
I have never been dazzled by foglamps even on clear nights and prefer to use these myself to light up the dark siding recesses in wooded areas so as to show any ambushing roos or wombats. Storm in a teacup as far as I'm concerned and silly to legislate their use.

Do you travel roads at 20km/h ?

Qld. TMR website has short and simple rules for use of foglights. They are not to used in conjunction with headlights, only with sidelights. are only to be used in conditions of poor visibility such as fog, mist, smoke, heavy rain.

I have a pair of USA "Perlux" truck foglights on my County. They are 100w GE sealed beams in a stainless steel housing with an optical hardened glass front cover. Being truck lights they need to be mounted minimum 24" above ground. Easy on a Land Rover but would not be possible on many vehicles. Very high quality well made items and almost universal fitment on line haul trucks in the snow states over there.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Do you travel roads at 20km/h ?

Actually, no. Look around on other forums and you will see I'm not alone in my thoughts. I am referring to the factory fitted OEM fog lights which are purposely aligned to point LOWER than normal headlights on low beam. They also do not penetrate as much distance as normal headlights even on dipped beam in some cases and full beams will always dazzle upwards of 20 X more than OEM fog lights yet are legal in all weather??????? Tradies ute when loaded blind more oncoming vehicles than fog lights. I think that sometime in the past, aftermarket driving lamps have influenced this senseless law having been confused with fog lamps and police are just happy to issue tickets.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

Qld. TMR website has short and simple rules for use of foglights. They are not to used in conjunction with headlights, only with sidelights. are only to be used in conditions of poor visibility such as fog, mist, smoke, heavy rain.

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Vic is the same. The thing is, the lights most people here are referring to as 'fog lights' are designated as "low intensity driving lights", and thus avoid the legislation.

Originally Posted by johntins

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Vic is the same. The thing is, the lights most people here are referring to as 'fog lights' are designated as "low intensity driving lights", and thus avoid the legislation.

Qld. Police cal them foglights and issue the fine and points. Driving lights, according to the legislation, may only be used in conjunction with high beam headlights and under the same restrictions. "A rose by any other name!"