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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 12:36 AM
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Foglights on?

Do ya'll always leave your foglights on, or do you actually turn them off. I never turn mine off and am worried that they will burn out (not soon, but a lot faster). Not only that but I got pulled over while driving at night because the cop thought they were my high beams . My heart was racing and I had a good laugh once I told him they were stock lights and not my high beams. What about ya'll?
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 02:17 AM
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Always run with them on. I think it looks better that way. And I hope that it encourages slower drivers to move over!
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 03:39 AM
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Almost never have them on. Then again I don't drive that much anyway.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:03 AM
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I use them for what they are intended for: fog.

When there's fog in the early morning hours of my driving, they are on. Otherwise, they are off.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Thomas S
Always run with them on. I think it looks better that way. And I hope that it encourages slower drivers to move over!
Same here. I never turn mine off.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:09 AM
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Same here. I never turn mine off.
Must be constant fog where you live...depressing!
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 06:35 AM
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I use to always have mine on.... on all my old cars. For some reason though, they won't come on in my current car... hm...
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Krohn
I use to always have mine on.... on all my old cars. For some reason though, they won't come on in my current car... hm...

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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 06:42 AM
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I drive with mine on during the day sometimes. And low light hours before I need headlights and then the headlights come on. I think it looks cool with the middle fogs on depending on the lighting. I'm sure some people here would think its stupid. But that's ok. I like it so whatever.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 06:59 AM
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I use to always have mine on.... on all my old cars. For some reason though, they won't come on in my current car... hm...
Man, you done broken it, dude!

I like to turn mine on and off once per second while driving and act like they are my flashers.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 07:19 AM
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Man, you done broken it, dude!

I like to turn mine on and off once per second while driving and act like they are my flashers.
You have a 2014, right? They are LED so they won't burn out like a traditional bulb. They will eventually fail, but not for a LONG time.

I use them with my parking lights when it's too bright to have the HIDs on. At night I hardly use them. They don't really do a good job with fog, but they sure look cool.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 08:33 AM
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Never turned them on
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 5.M0NSTER
You have a 2014, right? They are LED so they won't burn out like a traditional bulb. They will eventually fail, but not for a LONG time.

I use them with my parking lights when it's too bright to have the HIDs on. At night I hardly use them. They don't really do a good job with fog, but they sure look cool.
Ditto
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 09:35 AM
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Must be constant fog where you live...depressing!
Here on the Gulf Coast it gets foggy in the spring and fall fairly often. I wish I had the grill driving lights instead of my lower fogs. I have the auto headlight feature so I just leave the switch in the auto position all of the time.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 09:38 AM
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i use them instead of my headlights.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 10:13 AM
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My car doesn't have fog lights.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 10:41 AM
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I only use them in Fog, or when visibility is very low and I want to make sure others can more easily see me.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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All the time, with the parking lights at dusk, and then with the headlights in the dark.

I hate when people act like foglights - which point at the ground - blind them like high beams. They are the same intensity as low beams and they point straight down to the ground at that.

(I realize our fogs are more of a driving light than a traditional fog light but nonetheless there is zero reason anyone should say they are blinding)
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bucko
I use them for what they are intended for: fog.

When there's fog in the early morning hours of my driving, they are on. Otherwise, they are off.
The driving lights high in the grill are not fog lights and only make it worse in fog. Fog lights need to be low in the bumper to cut under the fog.

Same in blowing snow. High beams or driving lights high in the grill make it blindingly worse. Low beams and fog lights low in the bumper shine closer towards the pavement/under the blowing snow - rather than farther out in the distance where it reflects off the snow.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Thomas S
Always run with them on. I think it looks better that way. And I hope that it encourages slower drivers to move over!
Me too. They help light the road between the headlights a bit better anyway.
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