Do our fog lights even help in the fog? It seems to me all they do is impede IC airflow. Remember
07-28-2001, 05:07 PM
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Do our fog lights even help in the fog? It seems to me all they do is impede IC airflow. Remember
that living in the desert, I haven't seen fog in a good five years or more. Other than trying to look cool, does anyone actually use their fogs for functionality. I understand the idea of having the light source lower to cut under the fog, but it seems to me that if that were the case, you would want to be able to turn the fogs on without the headlights (which just bounces back off the fog). Flame away.
07-28-2001, 05:09 PM
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They're not really fog lights...
They are actually lower driving lights. They are called fog lights, but they are white driving bulbs in the housings. True fog lights are yellow, which produces a lightwave able to penetrate the fog, rather than bounce off it like white bulbs.
If you don't see fog pull them out and put in Canadian grills, more air to the ICs. Or, as I and others have done, put in real fog lights if you ever think you'll drive in fog.
If you don't see fog pull them out and put in Canadian grills, more air to the ICs. Or, as I and others have done, put in real fog lights if you ever think you'll drive in fog.
07-28-2001, 05:37 PM
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fog lights...don't have to be yellow..that's a French thing
it all about the beam pattern, not the color
although yellow might be a better wavelength
the lights on the S4 are NOT driving lights
they are foglights
Driving lights would be aimed and focued to throw light
straight ahead and farther down the road
our lights are aimed short and to the sides --foglights
Oh, and phoenixS4?, you can't compare the type of KO3 and IC on the A4
to our type of KO3's and our IC's (our IC's are a bit better and don't work as hard as the one on the A4)
So their (A4 guys), exp with FMIC's, will always be different than what the S4 NEEDS
not going to find any useful data there
apples and oranges
also the KO3 (any style), is WAYYYY smaller than any Eclipse turbo you've ever seen in the US
it's is NOT, a "medium" sized turbo
but yes, remove your Foglights..I did
although yellow might be a better wavelength
the lights on the S4 are NOT driving lights
they are foglights
Driving lights would be aimed and focued to throw light
straight ahead and farther down the road
our lights are aimed short and to the sides --foglights
Oh, and phoenixS4?, you can't compare the type of KO3 and IC on the A4
to our type of KO3's and our IC's (our IC's are a bit better and don't work as hard as the one on the A4)
So their (A4 guys), exp with FMIC's, will always be different than what the S4 NEEDS
not going to find any useful data there
apples and oranges
also the KO3 (any style), is WAYYYY smaller than any Eclipse turbo you've ever seen in the US
it's is NOT, a "medium" sized turbo
but yes, remove your Foglights..I did
07-28-2001, 05:49 PM
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HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! Tell me more about these Canuck grills. I want to remove my "fogs" but did not
know what to do with the holes that would be left. You are saying that north of the border cars have the meash filling up the entire grill whole? If so WERE DO I GET THEM?
Plus, I know that it is universally disliked on Imola and Nogaro cars, but since I have silver, what would everyone think of painting all four grill inserts matching silver? Too Kraut/Rice?
Plus, I know that it is universally disliked on Imola and Nogaro cars, but since I have silver, what would everyone think of painting all four grill inserts matching silver? Too Kraut/Rice?
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Awesome. That totally solves my problem. I am going to order them on Monday. Thank you so much. My
poor intercoolers need as much air as possible - it was 110F here today! Now I can use the left over power lines to the fogs to run my purple neon on the underside of the car from the slick switch on the dashboard (I hope you know I am kidding). Seriously, I cannot believe that I did not know about the Canadian grills until now. I wonder if they come painted already (doubt it).