barefoot4168 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 If they come on with dip beam headlights sounds like they are intended as fog lights. Spot lights only come on with main beam headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 If they come on with dip beam headlights sounds like they are intended as fog lights. Spot lights only come on with main beam headlights. So is it legal to use them during periods of good visibility (not that I would anyway, but I just want to clarify the law). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger lily Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have been driving a vauxhall corsa for the last 3 and half years and have never behaved like the OP seems to think. If anything i get really p***** off with people tailgating my car and cutting in front of me when all i try and do is obey the speed limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Excellent post just how do you determine which is which. At one time a spot lamp had clear lenses & the fog light had a diffused lense. My car has factory fitted lights with clear lenses below the bumper so to me they are spot (driving lamps). If factory fitted and when turned on you have a front foglight icon on your dashboard they are not spot lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Spot lights or Driving lights may only be used with main beam headlights. These lights light up far into the distance. norm mounted in or near the height of the headlight. Fog lights or Daytime driving lights as they are also known may be used at any time. these lights have a low wide lighting effect. norm mounted low in the bumper. annoying yes but illegal no. Fog lights (illegal front and rear if visibility is below 100 metres -very rare - since they dazzle) are most definitely not daytime driving lights (for use all the time - they do not dazzle - as per Volvos and an increasing number of new vehicles to comply with an EU directive that will have all new vehicles have DRL's sometime in 2014). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot4168 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 You are right on the law for rear fog lights. Correctly fitted front fog lights give a wide low short reaching beam and should not dazzle on coming vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-jowle Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yeah right. I bet at the moment your driving a 3 cylinder Skoda, a loan car from the accident repair centre while your Vauxhall is being fixed again. Although through no fault of your own. i might cut op up in the skoda or rather not then next thread will be SKODA drivers !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcgal Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I drive a Vauxhall Astra and am generally happy to tootle along under the speed limit, unless you have someone who thinks it's 'safe' to drive at 20mph on a 60mph main road....... Generally I find it's Audi drivers who tend to cut people up and barge through to the front. Just a general observation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersoul Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I know someone who took the badges off his Astra, god knows why? At the end of the day its still an 'lowly reps car' Astra? And whats all this 'Irmscher' nonsense ... you can buy a different grille for £90 and stick a little badge on the back of the car, but whats it do I ask? Nothing, it just looks 'cool' ... hmmm ... I'll get my coat!! If thats what you need to get instant karma, life is passing you by! I once saw (and I kid you not) a Skoda Octavia with the badges removed and Mustang grill badly fitted to the front. That was in Mallorca but I also saw in the Dominican Republic, a Toyota Supra de-badged and re-badged with Ferrari stickers. Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersoul Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I know someone who took the badges off his Astra, god knows why? At the end of the day its still an 'lowly reps car' Astra? And whats all this 'Irmscher' nonsense ... you can buy a different grille for £90 and stick a little badge on the back of the car, but whats it do I ask? Nothing, it just looks 'cool' ... hmmm ... I'll get my coat!! If thats what you need to get instant karma, life is passing you by! I've seen a Skoda Octavia with all the badges removed and Mustang badge fitted to the grill, like it's a model that they only sold in small numbers in Mallorca where it was, and I saw a Toyota Supra in the Dominican Republic which had been de-badged then re-badged with stick on Ferrari badges. But I think the best one was in Spain where I saw an Aixam 50cc micro car (popular in Spain as you can drive them on a scooter license) fitted with chrome spinners, mirror glass and a spoiler. You had to see it to believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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