Rear Fog lights? (first post)
12-30-2005, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='216087' date='Dec 27 2005, 05:07 PM
I think US E60 cars use the rear fog light bulb as a part of the adaptive brake lights.
My biggest complaint about any US car with rear fog lights is with regard to our clueless driving public. Having to follow someone that has the rear fogs on for no reason (when it's not foggy) is actually worse than being blinded by someone's headlights (or other forward-facing lights
) since you're subjected to these things constantly.
I would be great to have rear fogs on our cars but they'd have to make the switch something that's hard to activate and they'd have to have some annoying warning light come on the dash the entire time they're on so the average US driver doesn't drive around with them on because the "look cool."
(Okay, maybe this is my "foglights"...)
Audi drivers seem to turn them on more than other makes. I see some M-B people with them on from time-to-time but clearly Audi wins the award for most annoying clueless owners
My biggest complaint about any US car with rear fog lights is with regard to our clueless driving public. Having to follow someone that has the rear fogs on for no reason (when it's not foggy) is actually worse than being blinded by someone's headlights (or other forward-facing lights
) since you're subjected to these things constantly.I would be great to have rear fogs on our cars but they'd have to make the switch something that's hard to activate and they'd have to have some annoying warning light come on the dash the entire time they're on so the average US driver doesn't drive around with them on because the "look cool."
(Okay, maybe this is my "foglights"...)
Audi drivers seem to turn them on more than other makes. I see some M-B people with them on from time-to-time but clearly Audi wins the award for most annoying clueless owners
Coming from the Audi line, it's just because it is too easy for the Audi's. When you pull the headlight knob out, it makes a yellow light for your rear fog, and people just think it's for their driving lights. The US is too retarded to handle rear fogs. I personally converted my single rear fog to dual reag fogs on my Audi just so I could mess with tailgaters
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='217256' date='Dec 30 2005, 12:31 PM
You should find the rear foglights on all European manufacured cars.
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='216344' date='Dec 29 2005, 12:59 AM
I've seen them on the A6 sedan like the picture you posted above but I recall only seeing the one on the left being on, not both.
US don't have rear fogs because most of the people are not aware that such thing existed and so the tendency for them to put it on at the wrong time increase.
You will never be able to accidentally leave on your front or rear fog on the E60 because once you switch off your car the fogs shuts off too and you have to press the button again to turn it on.
Although I have it, I have never used it because of the weather condition, I have only used it when the guy behind me leave their high beams on or tailgating me so hard that I need to let them know.
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Well guess what happened to me tonight? I was behind a brand new A6 and guess what? He had on his annoying rear fog lights and yes, there are now two of them! I think they were LED and man, were they bright! I let him get way ahead of me and he was like a beacon shining in the distance for all to see (and swear at...)
Sheesh...when will these people get a clue?
Sheesh...when will these people get a clue?
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I used to think there were a whole lot of Mercedes rear taillights burning out, because so many M-B drivers had a brightly lit left rear taillight, and a dimmer right one. I finally realized that it was actually the left rear foglight being left on by the driver, and of course never in fog.
I think the one sided fog lamp is best, to distinguish it from regular taillamps. I know Porsches (and probably M-B's) have both right and left fog lamp sockets; the left one is used in Germany and the U.S., the right one is used in the U.K. and other "wrong side of the road" countries.
I think the one sided fog lamp is best, to distinguish it from regular taillamps. I know Porsches (and probably M-B's) have both right and left fog lamp sockets; the left one is used in Germany and the U.S., the right one is used in the U.K. and other "wrong side of the road" countries.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='219327' date='Jan 4 2006, 07:31 PM
Well guess what happened to me tonight? I was behind a brand new A6 and guess what? He had on his annoying rear fog lights and yes, there are now two of them! I think they were LED and man, were they bright! I let him get way ahead of me and he was like a beacon shining in the distance for all to see (and swear at...)
Sheesh...when will these people get a clue?
Sheesh...when will these people get a clue?
I would like to have them, as have driven in very snowy and foggy conditions that would be very helpful, but agree that most would probably have them on all the time here in the US, hence the benefit not worth it.
Also agree, we should have more stringent requirements to get a driver's license.
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Wow ! I am staggered the US doesn't have fog lights. Had them here since the 70's.
Did 500 miles in the fog a month or so back. Would have been impossible or dead without them.
Did 500 miles in the fog a month or so back. Would have been impossible or dead without them.
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