*rant* Foglights........
09 November 2011, 05:29 PM
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*rant* Foglights........
Why is it so many t*ats feel the need to blind you by unnecessarily having their fog lights switched on when its not foggy? Its difficult enough driving in the dark, rain and at rush hour without being blinded by these d*cks. 
I feel better already
09 November 2011, 05:30 PM
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09 November 2011, 06:15 PM
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even worse when they not only have their fogs on, but headlamp alignment which seems to have been done by steve wonder, after he poked himself in the eyes a few times just to make doubly sure he couldnt do it right
09 November 2011, 06:56 PM
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Foglights: they get left switched on after being used properly. Matey starts his car up, foglights left on, he has no idea
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Even my 12 year old Xantia has that system to stop you switching on your headlights and driving away on main beam. It automatically defaults back to dip when the ignition goes off.
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Even my 12 year old Xantia has that system to stop you switching on your headlights and driving away on main beam. It automatically defaults back to dip when the ignition goes off.
09 November 2011, 06:59 PM
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Foglights: they get left switched on after being used properly. Matey starts his car up, foglights left on, he has no idea
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
You my man are on the money!!!!
09 November 2011, 07:01 PM
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It does my bloody head in. Can they not see with normal headlights???
Also what is it with people having one headlights at the normal angle and one pointing into the sky. I thought cars were ment to have an MOT every year and this was a fail.
I just blind the think *******
Also what is it with people having one headlights at the normal angle and one pointing into the sky. I thought cars were ment to have an MOT every year and this was a fail.
I just blind the think *******
09 November 2011, 07:19 PM
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[QUOTE=alcazar;10323892]Foglights: they get left switched on after being used properly. Matey starts his car up, foglights left on, he has no idea
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Even my 12 year old Xantia has that system to stop you switching on your headlights and driving away on main beam. It automatically defaults back to dip when the ignition goes off.[/QUOTE
my blobs fog lights turn off when ignition is turned off.
you need to press the button to turn back on when restarting the car.
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Even my 12 year old Xantia has that system to stop you switching on your headlights and driving away on main beam. It automatically defaults back to dip when the ignition goes off.[/QUOTE
my blobs fog lights turn off when ignition is turned off.
you need to press the button to turn back on when restarting the car.
09 November 2011, 08:19 PM
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that will be the super go faster fog lights we are talking about then one up from the old go faster strippes you could stick on a car LOL
09 November 2011, 08:24 PM
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I totally agree!
I just turn mine on and put main beam on, they must be blind by that point
That's a brilliant idea!
I just turn mine on and put main beam on, they must be blind by that point
Foglights: they get left switched on after being used properly. Matey starts his car up, foglights left on, he has no idea
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Even my 12 year old Xantia has that system to stop you switching on your headlights and driving away on main beam. It automatically defaults back to dip when the ignition goes off.
Why, oh why can't the manufacturers fit a latching relay in BOTH foglight circuits, so that you can have 'em on, but the moment you switch off the ignition, they are "unlatched" and go off. You would then have to CHOOSE to have them on again.........
Legislation should compel them to do it, it would cost about £1 per vehicle to implement.
Even my 12 year old Xantia has that system to stop you switching on your headlights and driving away on main beam. It automatically defaults back to dip when the ignition goes off.
09 November 2011, 09:15 PM
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09 November 2011, 11:12 PM
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I think you'll find the EU made car manufacturers design their cars to cut the fog lights when the lights/ignition was turned off a few years ago.
Thus it's only older cars that don't have this feature- like the Mk4 escorts, etc.
New cars with them on mean the driver did it intentionally. I see a few older drivers do it now that DRLs are fitted to some newer cars, because the poor confusded souls think they're meant to.
I wish dealers would PDi new cars properly and switch the frigin' things off before delivery. As a biker I dislike them on cars.
I'm more concerned at drivers who drive about with their mirrors still folded. Surely that's Driving without Due Care isn't it?
Thus it's only older cars that don't have this feature- like the Mk4 escorts, etc.
New cars with them on mean the driver did it intentionally. I see a few older drivers do it now that DRLs are fitted to some newer cars, because the poor confusded souls think they're meant to.
I wish dealers would PDi new cars properly and switch the frigin' things off before delivery. As a biker I dislike them on cars.
I'm more concerned at drivers who drive about with their mirrors still folded. Surely that's Driving without Due Care isn't it?
10 November 2011, 07:20 AM
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PULLED UP AT LIGHTS LAST NIGHT AFTER HAVING A SAXO BEHIND ME WITH fg ON (NO FOGGY BTW), he pulled at side of me, wound down my window and pointed to his fog lights.. 'you've got your fog lights on' I said.
he said.. 'I know.
i said, 'you've got your fog lights on!!!!!!'
he said... 'yeh I KNOW'
muppet then drove off with his Jap style slash cut zort spluttering away.
£60 fine for driving with fog lights on when its not foggy!
I know.. cus I got pulled 11years ago. on Xmas eve/xmas day (in the early hours).. nothing on the road other than me... and the police car!! £30 fine dack then, will never do it again!
he said.. 'I know.
i said, 'you've got your fog lights on!!!!!!'
he said... 'yeh I KNOW'
muppet then drove off with his Jap style slash cut zort spluttering away.
£60 fine for driving with fog lights on when its not foggy!
I know.. cus I got pulled 11years ago. on Xmas eve/xmas day (in the early hours).. nothing on the road other than me... and the police car!! £30 fine dack then, will never do it again!
10 November 2011, 09:37 AM
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, don't think it's malicious most of the time just incompetence, unless it's a beamer then it's plain arrogance and selfishness.
10 November 2011, 01:11 PM
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I know what your saying. Especially when they are using illegal HIDs. I just put on my full beams and fooglights and any other lights I can lol. But it really is dangerous if there are parked cars on the road.
10 November 2011, 02:45 PM
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This.
Drives me nuts. There's a knuckle dragger that drives the other way to me most mornings and I've been dreading the darker days; as his bloody naff A3 has the dumbest HID conversion I've ever seen. It lights none of the road up and just blinds everyone coming the other way