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    (Dis)advantages of yellow fog lamps

    Thanks for the replies, It wasn't just the inspector but also the owner of the MOT facility that mentioned this. Slovakia also recently introduced a set of vehicle inspection regulations that seem to be the toughest in the EU, and also in some cases acting independently of it. I'm going to see...
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    (Dis)advantages of yellow fog lamps

    Yellow fog lamps are, in fact, illegal in this part of the EU (Slovakia) as I found out when I took my vehicle in for the required MOT a week ago. One original (white) fog lamp was cracked and unfortunately because of that (and the pair of bosch driving lights on a small custom built bracket...
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    late 90s/early 2000s cars with good headlamps?

    Maybe some BMW's headlights were good in the early 90's, but the ones in my '93 316 weren't. As a matter of fact they were the worst headlights I have ever had the misfortune to try to drive with. They were the Euro model projectors for low with a separate non projector for hi beam. The low...
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    offroad driving lights recommendations?

    Hella 4000's come in a variety of beam patterns including cornering and are said to be good lights. A combination of 2 driving beams in the center and a cornering beam on either side would set you up for any road you'd care to tackle. There may be more modern combinations from other suppliers...
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    offroad driving lights recommendations?

    What's the maximum speed you intend to drive these "sweeps"? How far is the longest straight stretch on the course? Spot beam are at their best on fast sports cars running on long high speed straight stretches, where they will pick up a reflection off of a sign or a car in front of them so that...
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    Selective Yellow vs White for Auxiliary Lamps

    This is an experiment that I'd like to try out with these lamps, but I still think I would lean towards a whiter light in general conditions. The selective yellow intrigues me in that for snow, rain, drizzle, haze or any reduced vision conditions the yellow should give a greater contrast for...
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    Selective Yellow vs White for Auxiliary Lamps

    Re: http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?447958-Selective-Yellow-vs-White-f They are SAE with an 02 or 03 after. They're in my workshop and it's too late to go checking them now, but believe me when I say I know the difference between a fog and a driving beam. The lamps are permitted...
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    Selective Yellow vs White for Auxiliary Lamps

    Thanks for the quick reply. I checked the lenses and they are marked Hr and SAE so they are definitely distance lights, just in selective yellow. You can still buy the same light in clear on Amazon. I'm in Europe and the French seem to be unloading all their selective yellow lights that they...
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    Selective Yellow vs White for Auxiliary Lamps

    Hey Alaric, How do you find that Bosch yellow drivers lamp in actual driving conditions? When driving with (presumably) your normal high beams on also how well does the yellow blend into the white - or vice versa? Reason I ask is because I also managed to find a set of Cibie 175 driving lamps...
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    GE Nighthawk NHX Nighthawk Xenon +120, how are they?

    I'm surprised you guys have to pay so much for the Tungsram/GE plus 120 bulbs. Here in Central Europe you can go into any Tesco supermarket (British) and pick up a pack of two (H4, H7, or H1) for 12.99 Euros. and have been able to for quite a while. The best part is that once a year they go on...
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    Cibie "High Beam" Lights (5 3/4") Patterns (or Other Options)

    I had the same problem with my high beams on the twisty roads we have around here, having to switch to low beam when coming to a corner. I solved it by mounting my old pair of Bosch Pilot 160 driving lamps. These lamps have a lens that looks like a fog lens, but in actual fact spreads the light...
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    This is why we need REAR fog lamps

    I see that. I wonder if this will be the standard for all new car manufacturers.
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    This is why we need REAR fog lamps

    This has nothing to do with following too closely. It's simply annoying at any distance, even when stopped. As per mounting height: You would be hard pressed today to find a modern vehicle in Europe that has a rear fog lamp mounted at a low height of 250mm. That would have been true of the...
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    This is why we need REAR fog lamps

    I couldn't agree more. When in a line of vehicles (you're only driving as fast as the slowest car anyway),only the front and rear car should have fog lights on, unless in fog where you can't see five feet in front of you (extremely rare). I believe that's written into the driving rules here in...
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    Amber turn signals vs. red turn signals

    But of them all I'd be willing to bet that the rear mounted red fog light (compulsory in Europe) is the most useful, that is of course unless the car in front of you forgets to turn it off when out of the fog, in which case it's extremely annoying.
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