2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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Cool cool. Now I don't feel so bad about using all 4.

Btw, I think it's legal in Texas to not use your front license plate.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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I play a game when driving at night, when people flash at me, I just flash back at them
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 09:14 AM
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How can you run fogs only?
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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Originally posted by Eleanor Dreaming@August 31, 2005, 11:17 AM
How can you run fogs only?
Turn on your parking lights, then pull the lever out.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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I drive with both on all of the time. More visibility can't hurt. At night the fogs are sometimes required because they light up the faded paint so you can be sure that you're on the right side of the road, especially when it rains. I've enver had someone flash me so maybe there's a car to car variation. Are the fogs adjustable? I haven't even checked. If you're getting flashed and they are adjustable, I'd get them aimed correctly and leave them on. As I said before, more visibility almost has to be a good thing.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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At night, I always have all four on - mainly for looks.

Have never been brighted by anyone so far... don't really care if I am in the future.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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I never use any lights at any time. It wears the lamps out.











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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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guess what i run?
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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It's illegal for any other front lights to be on when the high beams are on, so no car is wired to have 4 lights on with the high beams. Hence, any car with 4 lights on is not running high beams, or has the lights wired illegally.

I drive with all 4 on at night, and sometimes the fogs on during the day.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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Originally posted by Enfynet@August 31, 2005, 3:24 PM
It's illegal for any other front lights to be on when the high beams are on, so no car is wired to have 4 lights on with the high beams. Hence, any car with 4 lights on is not running high beams, or has the lights wired illegally.
Or was a model made before that law was introduced.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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I drive with all four at night. I've only been flashed twice so far.

Who needs the HIDs with the output of 4? Fogs work pretty well on their own, too. I drove a good ways before realizing I only had it clicked to "parking lights" one night.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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I run with both on because I live in the sticks! No street lights and critters jump out constantly. I do get flashed constantly tho by people thinking they're on bright. I use to do it on my old GT to tho and figured out that when you push the switch out the brights and the fogs were on so I'd pay them back that way. :shock: I know on this one the switch won't push out... so I need to check if when you pull it back w/o letting it click if the fogs stay on or not. Either way, I let them know by flashing them back. Yeah I'm a beyootch.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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I know I don't have a GT, but I drive with the driving lights I put on and the headlights cause it looks cool and nobody bothers me.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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I like to run around at dusk with the parking lights and fogs on until it get dark, then its headlights only.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Use both @ night; never flashed, but pulled over once -filed complaint & keep a copy of PA State DOT regs. in the glove box.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Originally posted by Paris MkVI@August 31, 2005, 1:11 PM
I never use any lights at any time. It wears the lamps out.


Did you check the fluid?
My passenger side fluid was low, I had to top it off.

I actually run my fogs, running, daytime or whatever the heck you want to call them all the time. I get flashed at night by semi drivers mostly.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by Enfynet@August 31, 2005, 2:24 PM
It's illegal for any other front lights to be on when the high beams are on, so no car is wired to have 4 lights on with the high beams. Hence, any car with 4 lights on is not running high beams, or has the lights wired illegally.

I drive with all 4 on at night, and sometimes the fogs on during the day.
Not true my friend. On my 2004 Mazda6, there are four lights on when the high beams are on. The lows stay on when the highs are on.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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I drive with all 4 on no matter what time of day.

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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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i stand outside of the car in front of it just to see how it looks....i saw a GT driving without the fogs on tonight and i flipped!! anyways it looks great. i love the fogs!!
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Originally posted by clockworks@August 31, 2005, 8:39 AM
Cool cool. Now I don't feel so bad about using all 4.

Btw, I think it's legal in Texas to not use your front license plate.
Not true! A front plate is still required in Texas. There was a bill to eliminate it but, it failed.
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