keithski122
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If I can see the car in front then I don't need my fog lights on thats how I work it.
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brightspark
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same here and when the pri.ck in front puts his on and its raining i just let em have it with the headlights full beam and flick the position adjuster to high
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same here and when the pri.ck in front puts his on and its raining i just let em have it with the headlights full beam and flick the position adjuster to high
This where a decent set of spotlights fitted with 100W (for off road use only officer) bulbs comes in handy.
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yup ive got em fitted only in my headlamps though
Well on Peugeot warm / hot hatches going back to the 205 up to now it has always been that they don't have front fogs instead they have them rigged up as spot lights which come on automatic with full beams.
Middle models have them set as fog lights and indeed have a different indicator stork with front fog light switch.
So sometimes the lowest models with no fog lights share the same indicator stalk as the gti's for example.
Middle models have them set as fog lights and indeed have a different indicator stork with front fog light switch.
So sometimes the lowest models with no fog lights share the same indicator stalk as the gti's for example.
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This has been the case with probably most cars in use in the UK for the last couple of decades so it's fair to day that with the exception of current production (bloody stupid DRLs
) most people have actively put their fogs on intentionally. Which should be a simple matter for the Police to deal with, were they not too busy chasing terrorists and disc jockeys. Perhaps some sort of public information film, like the 'Put yer fag end out - properly' and Reginald Mulhusband's parking shenanigans, might be in order. "Think once, think twice - think TW4T with his foglights on" 
My '09 Connect is being part-exed this week for a new Connect; in the five and a half years I've been driving it, not once have I used the bloody fog lights at either end because, surprise surprise, visibility has never been that bad.
Modern vehicle headlight design should really mean that nobody can use the excuse of 'needing' more light as justification for fogs being on; if their eyes are that bad maybe they shouldn't be driving.
It is, as remarked further up the thread, purely and simply an image thing.
My '04 Honda bike came with permanent headlamps in anticipation of a Europe-wide introduction of DRLs; I fitted the switchgear from an earlier model so I can turn them on when and if I feel the need, thanks very much Soichiro...
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My last 2 bikes have had the lights permanently on, my current model has a known fault with the starter button as it has to disconnect the lights while turning over and some have burnt out. I have looked at fitting a switch to turn the lights off but haven't found a suitable waterproof switch that can be mounted neatly yet.
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Aye, on my bike (ST1300) the starter switch was changed to a 2-pole design, the second pole kills the lights while the starter runs.
Can you get an earlier set of switchgear for your bike and modify the loom to suit? On my bike Honda have sneakily reconfigured the sidelights to run from the same ignition-switched feed that runs most of the other electrics so rewiring them to be switchable would be a pain so I made do with being able to turn the headlamps off.
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Perhaps some sort of public information film "Think once, think twice - think TW4T with his foglights on"
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It's an '06 DL650 (V-Strom), will have to look if Suzuki did anything with similar switchgear dated before they dropped the lightswitch, maybe Bandit or SV?.
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my 2001 bandit had a light switch with incorporated pass function if that's any help
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On the right?, I've only seen pass switches on the left bar.
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ah, yeah sorry, was dipped and main beam switch I was thinking of
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Good plan. The ST13 shares its switchgear with the Blackbird, but if you look on Ebay it'll cost you £25 for a right-hand switch set from an ST... and a tenner from a Blackbird
Some people think the fat tourer is made of gold.
It's years since I had a Suzuki; I had several of the small/middle GS/GSXs back in my youth
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what is the deal with fitting spotlights to a vehicle, so that they come on with main beam only? my father had some spots on his hilux that were either main beam operated, or had a toggle switch for when we were off road.
is it legal to use spots as main beam along with the factory fitted main beam?
is it legal to use spots as main beam along with the factory fitted main beam?
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on my last van i had cibie long range spots on the front wired through a relay and a flick switch on the dash.when the headlights were on full the lamps would come on as well and go off when dipped . if i didnt want them on just knock the toggle switch off
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I like to have a decent set of spots fitted, generally Cibie or Hella, the problem is it's getting harder to mount them on modern cars due to the amount of radiators, coolers etc. mounted behind the grille. I've noticed they've run out of room behind the grille on the Range Rover and have a couple of intercoolers mounted in the bodywork ahead of the front wheels.
