Fwd: foggin it up -fwd

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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Re: foggin it up
Date:    96-11-02 12:23:21 EST
From:    PDQSHIP
To:      fjbauer@dsavm.e-mail.com

In a message dated 96-10-31 19:30:31 EST, you write:

<< anywhere there is snow falling, especially large snowflakes, i see this
effect. 
 especially at quattro speeds, the snow falling tends to look like vertical
     
 white lines that divert your attention from the road beyond - somewhat like
    
 trying to see through a picket fence while driving by.
                         
 you can only see effectively about 6 feet in front of your bumper.
             
 i have found that by putting the light on the road with a sharp upper cutoff
   
 (such as a fog light), the snow looks like snowflakes again.
                   
 i have done many 50 miles commutes in these conditions at nighttime with
fogs   
 only, no low beams - no problems.
                                              
 the cops are too busy rescuing non-q's to bother with lighting laws when
it's   
 snowing, so...
                                                                 
 frank
                                                                          
  >>
Hmmmmm....  The cutoff helps in snow, but in reality what you want is depth
peception in snow conditions, as well as thick fog, dust and heavy rain....
 White light reflects back at you in High humidity conditions....  A better
setup would be a set of amber fogs....  In fact, coming from a ProRally
background, I never ran a fog in anything but amber.....  The Euro light
patterns negate the "need" for fogs with the sharp upper cutoff, fogs would
be a redundancy.....  Wattage isn't the whole picture either, H3 bulbs are a
no-no in a serious lighting addition, so are "driving/fogs", the lens is
meant to be one or t'other.....  Get really nerdy, have clear and amber
lenses for the same fog, they swap with 2 screws and then you can change for
the driving conditions.....  Hi reflectence weather, use amber fogs, light
stuff use the clears....  BTW, the Ralleye 2000 (introduced almost 16 years
ago now) is still a standard in the driving light addition, uses a 55w H1
bulb, and still has some of the best lighting coverage in the industry...  

Scott