How To Set Up Aftermarket Fog Lights

by Bucky Robert Headlights, Fog lights assemblies, Indicators, Cor

People tend to have a bit of confusion as to how and when to use fog lights on their cars. It is easier to decide when one should be using high beam and low beam lights, but making a similar decision with fog lights isn’t so easy. This is because fog lights see their usage only in specific situations. People generally use fog lights in situations that affect visibility and weather such as fog, mist, and dust.

Automotive fog lights typically emit a bar-shaped beam. In comparison to high beam and light beam lights, fog lights are generally aimed at a steep angle. This allows the area just ahead of the vehicle to be illuminated.

Also, there is another misconception floating around that all fog lights illuminate yellow in color. However, this is not true. You will also find that certain aftermarket suppliers often have different names for fog lights such as fog lamps and driving lamps.

Some people may even contemplate as to why fog lamps are yellow in color. the scientific reason behind this that lights are a spectrum of wavelengths. The shorter wavelengths such as blue or violet tend to cause dazzling and glaring as they refract off of rain and fog. Now, the yellow wavelength does not glare under poor weather conditions and thereby is ideal to be used in fog lights.

During optimal driving conditions, fog lights are pretty much useless unless the driving conditions get poor.

Weather conditions such as rain, fog, snow or excessive dust begin causing obstruction to vision, fog lights can be switched on to aid your driving. During poor driving conditions, high beam and low beam lights will reflect back and cause difficulty in driving. With fog lights switched on, you’ll find that it only illuminates the area ahead of the vehicle and does not obstruct vision. It is not advised that you drive at high speed when using fog lights. Fog lights are meant to help you pull your vehicle to safety and not to continue driving on.

There are two main uses of fog lights - first, to reduce glare and dazzle when driving. Second, to help you see what lies ahead of your vehicle as your drive.

However, it is important that you have quality fog lights to aid you when driving in poor driving conditions. If you live in an area that is usually affected by poor weather conditions, having quality fog lights installed on your vehicle is a must.

VX Tuning offers high-quality fog lights, fog light harnessing kit, Volkswagen Headlights and etc. Even if you have an aftermarket headlight, our fog light harnessing system makes it easier to wire the system. The harness system does not require special tools or spliced wire to install the fog lights. Moreover, all the connections we make are weatherproofed with shrink tubes.

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