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ceebmoj

1,899 posts

289 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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I must get one of theas

Mad Dave

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7,158 posts

291 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Just seen it appear on the forum index page - very good!

I think might be a good idea, same as the banner, to stick in the rear window - then the pillocks might get the message....

pies

13,116 posts

284 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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can you be abit more precise as i cant find a forum index....ta

Don

28,378 posts

312 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Don't get me started...

All Terrain

838 posts

285 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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quiet roads en route to 6th form... 12 cars with fogs!!! Most were sidelights and fogs.

Mad Dave

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7,158 posts

291 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Forum Index = www.pistonheads.com/gassing - ie, the main gassing station page

it was an image with a Saxo on the left with fogs on and on the right it had DICK! written in the style of the THINK! logo

underneath it had 'Turn them off you prat!'

Pure class ad...

Bodo

12,558 posts

294 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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pies

13,116 posts

284 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Don said: Don't get me started...




do you want one as a sun screen then


M@H

11,298 posts

300 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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I've just printed it out.. I'm gonna put it in the Saxo I think ..

jinx

12,008 posts

288 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Hate to burst your bubble guys but take a look at page eleven of this (with regards DRL):

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/cnc/2000/com2000_0125en01.pdf

PetrolTed

34,468 posts

331 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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DRLs are one thing - 110 watts of nonsense is another.

jinx

12,008 posts

288 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Agree with you Ted, but it may give these photonically enhanced vehicle drivers justification....

CarZee

13,382 posts

295 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Fog lights are not DRLs... Side Lights are DRLs.

Volvos don't come out of the factory with their fog lights permanently wired on.

There's no question about it. People should not be driving about with fog lamps unnecessarily illuminated.

Cotty

42,146 posts

312 months

Thursday 16th January 2003
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Just seen two cars with fog lights on. One was a BMW, some drivers will do nothing to help the cause

anarchystorm

943 posts

284 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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I agree about 'NO FOG LIGHTS ON IN THE DAYTIME'. No one should get away with it. I drive a Pug Gti and my Fogs/driving lights only come on with my full beams. I am getting them rewired as I hate having my full beams on in the foggy weather as it reflects back into my face. I am not one to drive with them in the daytime though - only idiots do that.

JMGS4

8,907 posts

298 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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anarchystorm said: I agree about 'NO FOG LIGHTS ON IN THE DAYTIME'. No one should get away with it. I drive a Pug Gti and my Fogs/driving lights only come on with my full beams. I am getting them rewired as I hate having my full beams on in the foggy weather as it reflects back into my face. I am not one to drive with them in the daytime though - only idiots do that.


You'll find that the law states that your fogs MUST switch OFF when you go to high beam and if you've front fogs they may only be wired with the rear fogs so that they operate together! Also must NOT work when sidelights are only used! Thats EU LAW! Not wired that way and it's a MOT (or local equiv) fail!!!


>> Edited by JMGS4 on Friday 17th January 10:05

thub

1,359 posts

312 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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anarchystorm - this sounds like you have driving lights fitted, NOT fogs. The driving lights have a different beam pattern from fogs, and hence would be pretty useless if used as fogs.

I used to have a 309XSi with all the factory fitted extra lights (2 fog & 2 driving lights) and I seem to remember it was possible to switch off the driving lights if they weren't required.

anarchystorm

943 posts

284 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Yep! totyally correct, driving lights they are. Will it still be legal to get them on a seperate swich so I can use them without my fullbeam?

M@H

11,298 posts

300 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Same with the 914.. it had driving lights not fog lights and they came on with main beam.. however there was a switch on the dash to turn them off too..

do you get a Foglight warning light on your dashboard or just the blue mainbeam ?

Matt.

Mad Dave

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7,158 posts

291 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Ive always wondered why the rear fogs on my Golf switch off when i put full beam on - i always thought there was an electrical gremlin somewhere! Interestingly tho, my mates E30 BMW 320i will happily display all 4 full beam lights AND his front fogs, all at the same time - will he fail his next MOT?