Re: rear fog light/front fog

[ekellock@juno.com]

Okay, time for me to chime in. 

I haven't had any aux lights on any of my Audis (3 CGT's, 5kcstq, 91
200qw) but I did have some Bosch _fog_ lights on my 83 GTI.  I had them
to be able to see the edges of the road and curbs better.  I had them
aimed very low.  I realize most of the complaints I have read seem to be
about the total amount of light being thrown out in front of a car and
how it affects other drivers.  My quandry is:  those standard Bosch fogs
were not necessarily high output lights and I _did_ have them aimed very
low, maybe too low to be effective even as fogs.  Is this _really_ what
various posters are complaining about?  

I regularly bitch about oncoming traffic and the amount of dazzling
candle power they're projecting, but I have a hard time believing that
fog lights, mounted below the bumper, aimed very low, with standard
bulbs, would bother me as an oncoming driver.

I know there are a lot of different lights available, but I believe the
ones I had were very unobtrusive to oncoming traffic.

("Aimed low" means I could see the top of the pattern on the road about
30 feet in front of the car and each light was turned to the outside a
bit to aim the pattern to either side.)

Ed Kellock ................... Greenville, SC  USA
91 200q avant .......... 87 Coupe GT

On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:25:47 -0500  "Stanton, John"
<JStanton@newsamerica.com> writes:
>Boy have we hit upon one of my real peeves.  I do not know why people
are
>running around town with aux. lights even if they were properly aimed,
which
>they are not most of the time, it is unnecessary and dangerous.  I would
>love to see the local police begin enforcing lighting laws.
>
>Blinded too many times,
>
>John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	John Karasaki [SMTP:johkar@teleport.com]
>> Sent:	Friday, January 08, 1999 11:27 AM
>> To:	IMSA90QGTO@aol.com; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> Subject:	Re: rear fog light/front fog
>> 
>> So you're one of those.  I hate seeing cars driving around with
driving or
>> fogs illuminated and no fog out.
>> 
>> Most fog or driving lights are mis-aimed and blind people and wreck
night
>> vision.
>> 
>> Aggressive look is the kindest way I would describe it.
>> 
>> At 05:49 AM 1/8/99 EST, IMSA90QGTO@aol.com wrote:
>> >i drive with my front fogs on all the time.  It is purely for looks 
>> >though.  I think it gives the car a more aggresive look at night. 
Plus i
>> >need the supplement for my wonderful DOT lights.
>> >
>> >One time i got a guy behind me, who was tailgating, to lock up all
four 
>> >wheels on his Taurus by activating the rear fog at 85 MPH.
>> >
>> >Mike Robinson
>> >Santa Clara, CA
>> >1998 A4 Quattro 1.8T
>> >1988 Audi 90 Quattro 10v
>> >170,000 miles
>> >2B Coilovers, Scorpion Exhaust, Koni Yellows, K&N, MSW Superturismos
w/ 
>> >215ZR40 16's, Ate Power disc breaks, & Nokian Snow Tires for going 
>> >quattroing