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'Fog' lights vs. 'Driving' lights - 4/10/2007 11:32:13 PM

karlt10

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Ok, sorry if this is a re-hash of a well-beaten issue.

I have an '05 6S wagon. The lower bumper has the egg-crates. The lighting stalk has the indicator for what should be fog lights, and the beam they throw off is short & wide enough that I consider it a fog light. HOWEVER, everything I see for 'factory' lighting kits in the lower bumper is calling them a 'fog light'.

My guestion is, are these shops all calling the lower bumper set 'fog' lights even though they are really a 'driving' light configuration?

Thanks
Karl

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RE: 'Fog' lights vs. 'Driving' lights - 4/11/2007 8:43:07 AM

shiny6

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I'm not sure I understand the question. If it's a wide short beam it's a fog light. If it's wired to go off when you flip the high beams on it's a fog light. Driving lights throw a long narrow beam sometimes called a pencil beam. Aftermarket lights often fit a fog or driving light into the same size housing. Where the light goes is a function of the reflector and pattern on the glass lens.

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RE: 'Fog' lights vs. 'Driving' lights - 4/11/2007 7:18:15 PM

karlt10

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Right, but the ones already part of my headlight buckets are definitely 'fog' lights. Yet everyone advertises the kits for the lower bumper as 'factory fog' lights. 2 sets of fog lights makes no sense. What I am wondering is if shops are just using the name 'fog' for the lower set, even though they may truly be a 'driving' pattern.

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