Fog Off!

[luckyp]

Rear fogs turn off with high beam - just my loom or is it something more curious? Could someone let me know cos I can't waste an hour on it if it's meant to happen, or there's a fix out there.

Not a good start to the electrics check!!

Ta

Pete

[silverspyder]

Hi Luckyp,
My Spyder does the same and was built by the factory so I guess its the way it should be - in fact I am sure its how it should be, the rears are only available to be on when on side or dip beam.
Hope that helps.
Rob

[luckyp]

Thanks Silverspyder. Just checked it on my 'regular' cars, but nope, they, as one would expect, have rear fogs which stay on with high beam........odd.

Anyone else?

Pete

[Graham-P]

Yep. Mine only work on dipped beam.

[luckyp]

Two outta two - that'll do for me.

Cheers guys

Pete

[davefiddes]

Same for me. Thought it was odd until I compared it with other cars which do similar things.

My practical car, a Ford Escort , is a bit whacky as it turns off the back fogs when you drop down to sidelights. Not a lot of use if you want to avoid getting hit up the back whilst using the front fog lights properly... All the more reason to ban front fog lights says me.

[steve_d]

It's law for them to be that way.
The principal is that if you can use high beam then it is not foggy or you would blind yourself.

Steve

[vipers]

steve_d said:

It's law for them to be that way. The principal is that if you can use high beam then it is not foggy or you would blind yourself. Steve

New one on me? me thinks you may be wrong, but it may certainly be applicable to certain cars not all, bit like some have 2 rear high intensity lights, some have one.

[luckyp]

Thanks again guys. I'll leave as is.

All other electrics OK.
I can't stop beeping the centre push!! Honk honk!

[Paul.B]

steve_d said:

It's law for them to be that way. The principal is that if you can use high beam then it is not foggy or you would blind yourself. Steve

I think I have read this somewhere! Maybe in an SVA manual or the like. As Steve says, if you can use high beam you don't need rear fogs!!!!

Paul.B

[vipers]

Paul.B said:

steve_d said: It's law for them to be that way. The principal is that if you can use high beam then it is not foggy or you would blind yourself. Steve I think I have read this somewhere! Maybe in an SVA manual or the like. As Steve says, if you can use high beam you don't need rear fogs!!!! Paul.B

Being an inquisitive bugger, can someone point me in the right direction as to where all this is stated, as I still dont believe it, unfortunately I am offshore, and cannot nip out and check my lights, but I would have thought that just because you may want to try full beam, there would be no reason for the rear high intensity lights to go off?

It may only be applicable to some car designs? as I said earlier, some have two rear high intensity lamps, (one each side), some only have one, just curious thats all.

[luckyp]

I agree Vipers, we've all done it, flick between dipped and high beam to see which would give us better visability in the fog (even though we know the answer is dipped!). Poor people behind would get awfully confused and perhaps a little pi55ed??

I'm leaving as is though.

Pete