Swaheelee or ebonics?

 

simple typos that i dont bother fixing because unlese your just learning to read you can understand haha. and dont insult my typing with ebonics. thats rude. It happens to be Swaheelee for your informatipn ;-)

 

no front plate, still temp plates

radar detectors are only illegal in DC, Virginia, and military bases

 

Consider me informped.

 

I first turned my fogs on when I was on a deserted country road. I was amazed how they light the side of the road in a 180 degree arc around the front of the car.

Not two seconds after I flipped the lights on, a widdle bunny wabbit came running out of the darkness and across the road. I slammed on the brakes and missed it. If I had not turned the fogs on, I would not have seen it over on the side of the road heading for me.

I think the headlights are a little weak. I put Sylvania’s “Cool Blue� headlights in my Taurus, and they seem to be better than the Mustang. I will probably replace the ones in the stang soon as well. Till then, I tend to use the fogs.

 

anyone have any pics with the lights on as well as the highbeams?

 

 

Yes. The fogs are much brighter than the low beams.

 

Yes, real fog lamps point to the ground, but not just in front of your car.

The fog lamps on the 2005 are honest-to-goodness fogs and work really well. They have the right beam AND they are better positioned than the ones people put real low. Low-mounted fog lamps have to be pointed more horizontal in order to be effective (no use pointing them straight down). The more horizontal they are, the more likely that a small rise in the road will point them up into oncoming traffic.

To make the point ULTRA clear, imagine fog lamps mounted above your head. Ignore for a minute that you'd be staring through the beam (not my point). The point is that up high they can point down and cover the 50-100 feet in front of the road AND still have a steep downward angle. You go over a rise, and they are still pointed down.

You are correct, however, in that you don't want fogs to point up like high beams. All you'd get is a big blanket of white in front of you!

Driving lights augment your HIGH BEAMS. They should be more powerful than high beams and aimed way down the road.

It's really simple. Fogs only with lows, driving lights only with highs. They are not technically effective when matched the other way (why run driving lights with low beams, it's like running with high beams, and why run fogs with high beams, the high beams are bad for fog).

 

I think the headlights are a little weak. I put Sylvania’s “Cool Blue� headlights in my Taurus, and they seem to be better than the Mustang. I will probably replace the ones in the stang soon as well. Till then, I tend to use the fogs.
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I have heard the Silverstars are nice bulbs. But someone said they have a very short life . Anybody have any experience with how well they light and how long they last?

 

I'm not going to spend $120 upgrading all 6 bulbs to silverstars, no way. They are bright enough.

 

Look at it this way. If you replace the regular light bulbs with the Silverstars, the fog lamps won't seem so bright in comparison!

 

Consider me informped.



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hahaha

 

How do you figure 6 bulbs? There are only 4. The high and low beams are one bulb. 2 headlights is 2 bulbs. the fogs are 1 bulb apiece for a total of 2. 4 bulbs total. I got the nokya arctic whites in now and they are BRIGHT and blue!!!!!. The headlight bulbs are overpowered by the fogs with this setup and barely show the road. im going to return the headlight bulbs and wait for something brighter. the nokyas will stay. they are 55w bulbs. stock for the fogs is 42w. the stock headlights are 55w and the ones i got are also 55w. i think i need the 100w.

 

i am going to get the saleen headlights.. my birthday is soon so just ask for money towards them..

 

Just this morning a rabbit was sitting off to the right just waiting to run and I saw him just in time. Glad I had them on, they are good for things like that but in and around town I usually leave mine off.


Note to self: Watch out for Rabbits.

 

Well I've driven it past maybe 20 cops since I got it at night without problems. Now I understand why Ford made it so the fogs turn off when you flip the high beams on.
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All cars do that when the high beams are on. (fog lights go off)

 

While it's true that the 05 fog lights are bright, they're also restricted to a very low level (unlike the high beams). Even with the fogs on, there's a very limited area that's illuminated... much less than on my 98 GT. There's no reason why the 05 fog lights should be a problem for other drivers. This is purely a case of ignorance by the cops regarding an unfamiliar new car.

 

"When I get an eyeful of fog lights it can be painful and I can't see anything for a short time"

I don't think you should have a license to operate a vichicle :nono:
...and definatly not a mustang :geek:

 

Yes, please, watch out for Rabbitts,