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Title: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: golfgti5 on 08 August 2011, 10:40

Hello,

i have a new car with xenon, wich fog lights can i use to match my xenon headlights?

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Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: dubber36 on 08 August 2011, 13:00

Does anyone actually ever use their foglights?

Don't turn them on. Then you won't have to worry about them looking yellow next to you xenon headlights.

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: The Doc on 08 August 2011, 13:15

As above - you won't need fogs with your xenon's  :wink:

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: Exonian on 08 August 2011, 13:15

Quote from: dubber36 on 08 August 2011, 13:00

Does anyone actually ever use their foglights?

Don't turn them on. Then you won't have to worry about them looking yellow next to you xenon headlights.

Funnily enough I was thinking along the same lines, I've never ever switched mine on so wouldn't even know if they didn't work!
I was also under the impression that yellowish light worked better in fog. But that may be out of date thinking now?

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: dubber36 on 08 August 2011, 13:18

Do GTI/D's have static cornering lights like GT's do?

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: Exonian on 08 August 2011, 13:29

Mine doesn't but you may be able to switch it via VCDS(?)

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: am1w on 08 August 2011, 13:45

A warm welcome back to our prodigal Dutchman and his second GTI in about a year!
The fog lights are the correct hue to be effective. If you don't like the colour, then don't use them. Anyway, it does not matter when you do, as you can't really see them with a full frontal view. If you can, then I'd be very concerned.
I've never used mine as I live in sunny, temperate and civilised London.
Hope your second GTI is as good as your first.

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: golfgti5 on 08 August 2011, 13:49

Thanks am1w !!!!!

But now i have xenon  :grin:

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: am1w on 08 August 2011, 13:58

I know. You changed the car just to get those fairy lights. Me: I have Halogens which don't dance, but a fabulous in-car Hi-Fi system which makes ME dance like a fairy! :grin: :shocked: 

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: Snoopy on 08 August 2011, 17:38

I have used mine a few times but i live on the hills in the North were its often thick fog. Using a white light will make them useless as foglights.

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: jmspear on 10 August 2011, 14:31

Quote from: am1w on 08 August 2011, 13:45

I've never used mine as I live in sunny, temperate and civilised London.

which London is that then, not the one I've been watching on the TV over the last few nights! You need run flat tyres and a plumbed in fire extinquisher to live in that London!

seriously (and I know the riots were v v serious) anyone know if you can replace the fogs with high intensity LED's?

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: dubber36 on 11 August 2011, 08:23

Yes you can as long as the have resistors to overcome the bulb out warning. Doing that will essentially turn them into DRL's as they will shed buggger all light onto the road.

Title: Re: Wich fog light do you use?
Post by: jmspear on 12 August 2011, 20:12

Oh well would rather have yellow tallow candles (Oh that is what i do appear to have  :grin:) that actually cut through the fog than bling white fogs that are useless in fog!