TimmyC230boy

For those who got xenons from factory and those who added them do you really ever need your fog lights?

BlackC230Coupe

i will sometimes use my fog lights with just my parking lights on when it starts to get dark. then if its very dark i will use the fogs with the Xenons. That on my CLK430 with the factory xenons. My c230 only has bulbs but i still use them with it sometimes.

allen

I don't use it because it's too yellowish compare to the xenon. I have yet to figure out how to replace my fog lights light bulbs to be whiter ones.

vadim

Only in the foggy conditions - have used them maybe 3 times since January. Hate it when people use them in clear weather. Makes me want to have mine aimed waaay up and retaliate by turning them on.

HigHal320

how about replacing the fog light with HID too so they'll all look white?

BruNo

i barely use my fogs, too lazy to switch them on with xenons on auto mode....

Spyke

AMEN Vadim!!!

bagwell

I turn mine on a lot because I have too many f'in idiots pull right in front of me....I say more lights the better !!!!!!

BlackC230Coupe

why the hell do people hate it when people use fogs in normal weather? it only makes it easyer for the driver to see (more light). i also think they look good on. Now that i hear so many people hate them on i am going to put them on everytime my lights go on to **** other people off.

vadim

Fog lights only illuminate an area of a small radius in front of the vehicle, so unless you're driving rather slowly in a thick fog/heavy rain, when you need to see the road marks or other objects to navigate better, they are of little help. On the other hand, throwing wide blobs of light at a wide angle, they don't have a cut-off the headlights do, so they do blind oncomming traffic. As to "looking cool", that's the main reason so many people have them on all the time. No different than installing blue-coated halogens. Same result, as far as road illumination is concerned.

Some people aim them higher to illuminate the road further ahead of the vehicle, which makes it even worse for others.

Plus, usually this gets accompanied by an ultra-bright tail fog light which is annoying as hell. IMO, such drivers are obnoxiuos - inconsiderate at the very least, so if you want to be one of them, go ahead.

Jorel C320

I dont use them...i have too many different colors in the front as it is.

aborwick

I have xenons and I use fog lights when? In fog!!!! In find that they are useful in illuminating the immediate space in front of my car when there is dense heavy fog. Also the rear fog light gives drivers in back of me a warning that I'm in front. Under other conditions the fog lights are of no use.

Boo2

Uh, yeah... the fogs aren't that bright and they aim downwards.

HigHal320

i use them when i'm traveling around places with no street lights and crappy road condition.

Boo2

I thought about getting an HID kit for the fogs. But sometimes when I think about it, it helps differentiate between xenon and normal halogens. When you drive by, people know for sure that you have xenon lamps. If you put fake HID bulbs in the fog recepticle, it may seem like your low beam lamps are fake too. Just my opinion.

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vadim

They aim all over the place with so many aftermarket setups and no regulations.

BlackC230Coupe

i never use my rear fog i am always careful turning my fogs on not to pull it out again.

by the way i never found other peoples fogs to be blinding to me at all. and using fogs with headlights only illuminates the road right in front of u and tward the sides a little more.

i dont think that anyones fogs ever anoyed me or blinded me if they are stock fog lights. if u talk about other people tiny anfter market fogs that a different story that i happen not to like much.

i actually dont know why i said it but i dont think fogs actually look cool, i mean whats so special about small lights lower to the ground? and also to me they can be usefull when its just getting dark out because if u put your headlights on they sometimes can not be seen to well untill its completly dark out and when the fogs are on they can give u some light.

Iceman's C230

Audi's allways have the FOG LIGHTS ON don't they? Like A4's... Do they have driving day light's or do they just use the lover fog's for that?

Iceman's C230

Audi's allways have the FOG LIGHTS ON don't they? Like A4's... Do they have driving day light's or do they just use the lower fog's for that?

Kar don

I only use the fogs on my IS300s around town, i love the contrast of blue and yellow fogs, however night driving the fogs make no beneficial contribution to the light since the xenons are so powerful. Our ML on the other hand has halogen lights and I ALWAYS use the hella 500 fog lights mounted on the brush guards. We get them aimed once a year and they add tons of light off to the sides which helps u see animals and such hiding on the side of the road waiting to bolt out in front of you.

Drew_ML

In Canada, Audi's use the parking lamps + foglamps as daytime running lamps.

For myself, I do use the foglamps at night, even with the Bi-Xenons. They are aimed pretty low, so there is no way that they blind oncoming drivers, but rather throw off more light to the sides for corners, as well as foreground illumination.

I have to diagree with the person that says that the width blinds oncoming drivers. Since the Xenons are far brighter, the oncoming drivers' pupils will contract as is already, therefore it's pretty much indifferent.

An interesting thing to note though, is that the C-class's foglamps utilise the same bulbs as most Hondas use for their main headlamps! :p

FrankW

if you got'em use'em...it looks much better with'em on anyway.

FrankW

hate to say this, but HELLOoo we are talking about the factory fog lights here!!

BlackC230Coupe

i know, like i said to him in my last post, they are factory fog lights i can see if people hate aftermarket ones but there not.

JustinTRW

I use just the fronts and use them sometimes at night. They don't do much in good weather, just for looks.

They are not triggered with the auto headlight feature, so you must turn them on manually.