MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Bazgti on May 25, 2014, 05:31:12 pm

Title: Whats the point?
Post by: Bazgti on May 25, 2014, 05:31:12 pm: One thing ive never really understood is driving round wi fog lights on when its not foggy. I saw 2 or 3 people doing it yesterday. I really dont see the point. Can anyone cast an idea/opinion on why people do this?
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Post by: Viking on May 25, 2014, 05:34:00 pm: coz i looks cool innit.
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Post by: Shaw on May 25, 2014, 05:36:43 pm: Purely cosmetic. What's the point in adding led sidelights or ed30 rears?

(Not saying that I would dream of driving around with fogs on(only as it's illegal though)

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Post by: MSD on May 25, 2014, 05:39:33 pm: see this a lot where I live lol
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Post by: Carpy25 on May 25, 2014, 05:46:17 pm: some new cars are running dimmed fogs as DRL's , so they have no control over it

Rob
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Post by: GTI-Pirelli on May 25, 2014, 05:58:55 pm: Really winds me up too.

I do think that the fogs help with the definition of the front end of the car at night. I put LED's in the back of mine, wired into the sidelights so that they glow (not as bright as side lights):

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fp510%2Fharveycn%2F9fc47bff-db12-47f6-b5f7-65ded75cec89_zpsae313688.jpg&hash=eeeb30d28d609939054d09a14f4b9d216d699459)

Please excuse the picture. It is really difficult to take a picture of the front of the car in fog with the headlights on!
Title: Re: Whats the point?
Post by: Bazgti on May 25, 2014, 08:02:09 pm: Quote from: Carpy25 on May 25, 2014, 05:46:17 pm
some new cars are running dimmed fogs as DRL's , so they have no control over it

Rob

These werent drl's. They were on a sh*te heap Mazda 3 and a corsa.
Title: Re: Whats the point?
Post by: Carpy25 on May 25, 2014, 08:12:04 pm: Quote from: Bazgti on May 25, 2014, 08:02:09 pm
Quote from: Carpy25 on May 25, 2014, 05:46:17 pm
some new cars are running dimmed fogs as DRL's , so they have no control over it

Rob

These werent drl's. They were on a sh*te heap Mazda 3 and a corsa.

that explains it then ,they cant get noticed ant other way :happy2:
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Post by: gobbleplease on May 25, 2014, 08:53:49 pm: Some cars DRLs run the fog lights, my Volvo does - not full on fogs obviously but the fogs are illuminated 24/7
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Post by: heyhoitsjoe on May 26, 2014, 09:48:03 am: Ha ha, I've always thought this, it actually winds me up a bit, I know it shouldn't but it does
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Post by: betty_swollox on May 26, 2014, 10:09:08 am: I would rather people drove around with fogs on for no reason, than drive around with no lights on at all when its dark/raining

Some people are thick as f**k.
Title: Re: Whats the point?
Post by: Dave J on May 26, 2014, 05:12:52 pm: Quote from: betty_swollox on May 26, 2014, 10:09:08 am
I would rather people drove around with fogs on for no reason, than drive around with no lights on at all when its dark/raining

Some people are thick as f**k.

Agree 100%! Some people are so unaware of the conditions, their licence should be taken away...
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Post by: Wooosh on May 26, 2014, 06:24:17 pm: Quote from: Viking on May 25, 2014, 05:34:00 pm
coz i looks cool innit.
+1 :grin: