Re: Headlights and Foglights at Night

[collinsk@pacbell.net (Kevin Collins)]

On 12/28/97 8:46AM, in message <883331182-0-psherman@bigfoot.com>, "Patrick" 
<psherman@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> Ok, I took off my "Phantom" Dual headlight lids last week. Lighting is much
> better now. However, I usually drive with my foglights on and headlights on.
> Well since taking those off EVERYONE is flashing me letting me know my BRIGHTS
> are on. Which they are not, so I quickly bright them back. Does anyone else have
> this problem? Any opinions? I wonder if the DRL bridge is making them brighter
> some how?

I think you should lose the fog lights.  Fogs should be used when appropriate - i.e. in 
the fog.  About 90% of all BMW drivers around here drive with their fogs on 100% of the 
time.  I laugh at them - they all consider them to be cosmetic accessories.  

Anyways by having the fogs on when they don't need to be, that is no doubt at least 
part of the reason you're getting flashed - nimrod drivers automatically assume that if 
you have "too many" lights on at once, then they must be some kind of high beam, thus 
you get flashed.

> I don't think my lights are that bright.. Also, does anyone else have the
> problem of people pulling over for the blue lens in the fogs? I have had like 5
> people so far pull over and let me know pass, because I think they see that blue
> lens or whatever come down.. 

WHAT blue lens in the fogs?? Is this some kind of aftermarket gizmo you have?  My 
stock fogs sure as heck ain't blue.......

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Kevin Collins
collinsk@pacbell.net
'97 GTI VR6