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TheOtherLeft
Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 818 Location: Sydney
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After the spate of stupid weather in Sydney of late I am wondering whether fog lights would be beneficial. My headlights are OK as I've upgraded the wiring and installed brighter bulbs however the road just in front of me is still quite dark. The reflectors/street signs & car in-front of me are illuminated OK it's just the actual road surface.
Given with the rain I consider it "adverse" weather would fog lights be of benefit?
Thanks.
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SierraDan

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Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:55 pm Posts: 9348 Location: Newcastle
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Yellow lights down low are beneficial in the rain. The whiter you go the more they seem to have no effect at all.
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BlueSuzy

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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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I use my driving lights on my outback mainly for people to see me in light fog at night.
I never use them any other time as they are illegal and i fcking hate people using them on a clear night because they have them and cbf to turn them off, similar mindset to the people with HID's in old cars
If its raining in western syd, I'm in the clouds. like now..Open my door, the cloud comes in.
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SierraDan

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Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:55 pm Posts: 9348 Location: Newcastle
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Oh the massive Subaru ones can be annoying.
I used to have the little tiny ones from super cheap on my old daihatsu about 2" up from the bottom of the car facing the road at a low angle, heaps good in the rain and shit.
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BlueSuzy

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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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Not that big, but yeah i use tham rarely. 
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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BlueSuzy wrote: If its raining in western syd, I'm in the clouds. like now..Open my door, the cloud comes in.
wicked acid flashbacks... a mate had a place in the hills & the clouds would be inside, being there on acid was an experience not to be forgotten. 
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SierraDan

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Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:55 pm Posts: 9348 Location: Newcastle
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Oh, i was thinking of the older models with the big 7" lenses and 60W bulbs in em.
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BlueSuzy

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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
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Yeah i they are prob 5-6"
But driving lights are a weird idea, more bling.. yellow fog lights are so 70's,80's. 
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SierraDan

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Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:55 pm Posts: 9348 Location: Newcastle
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Haha yeah they look stupid. But i had the bluey white bulbs in my old car so at night in the rain i couldnt see a thing.
I have the standard colour temp bulbs in my zook, but higher wattage.
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Scrawny

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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 10528 Location: Brissie
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I still think the law against driving lights is the most redickulous law ever! It's been proven that having lights on during the day dramatically improves safety and driving lights (set up correctly) are less dazzling than normal head lights.
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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atari4x4 wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: If its raining in western syd, I'm in the clouds. like now..Open my door, the cloud comes in. wicked acid flashbacks... a mate had a place in the hills & the clouds would be inside, being there on acid was an experience not to be forgotten. 
 Oh the good ole day's....... 
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buzbox
Joined: Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 3600 Location: Wollongong NSW
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I've bought a set of yellow oval fog lights for about $30 (clearance line from repco) but havn't put them on. I bought them because of the same reason you want some, Travelling along the F6 from the gong to shitney, the fog up the top of the mountain can bring traffic to a crawl.
Yellow light will pierce through the fog where as normal driving lights / white lights will just reflect off the fog and rain and basically be useless.
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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steak_knife wrote: atari4x4 wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: If its raining in western syd, I'm in the clouds. like now..Open my door, the cloud comes in. wicked acid flashbacks... a mate had a place in the hills & the clouds would be inside, being there on acid was an experience not to be forgotten.   Oh the good ole day's....... 
so you know what clouds taste like? 
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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atari4x4 wrote: steak_knife wrote: atari4x4 wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: If its raining in western syd, I'm in the clouds. like now..Open my door, the cloud comes in. wicked acid flashbacks... a mate had a place in the hills & the clouds would be inside, being there on acid was an experience not to be forgotten.   Oh the good ole day's.......  so you know what clouds taste like? 
some of my best friend's are cloud's...... 
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Cozook
Joined: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 725 Location: Blue mountains.
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