crazygreek wrote:NewShockerGuy wrote:Installing HIDS in fog lights is the dumbest things you could do .... Read up on the point of fog lights and why you don't want HIDs there...
Nigel,
Not to be a d!c&, but you really shouldn't tell people when they mod there car it's dumb!! Some people take alot of pride in their vehicles with a limitted cash flow and don't need people like you to throw out statement like that. Second of all I didn't know you were the all mighty car guru who knows everything there is to know about moding solaras. Lastly if you going to make statements like that you should back it up by providing a link or some sort of evidence.
I happen to like my HID fogs, they light up the road better then my projector headlights do. I would agree that they are blinding to the oncoming driver, especially the state tropper that pulled me over thinking I had my highbeams on, but that's my choice.
Sorry for being direct it really gets me when people are quick to make statements about other people choices.
Paul
Paul,
If you knew anything about lighting then you would understand why putting HIDS in foglight housing and using HIDS for foglights is horrible. Do you understand the point of foglights? If you do then you should already know the answer to why putting them in there is a bad idea. Fog lights are used for extreme situations where you are going slow...IE less than 15mph or so and you need to CUT through the fog, hense the reason that putting HIDS in there would bounce the light back into your face... Ever turn you your high beams on when it's FOGGY or HEAVY snow coming down... what happens? It bounce back and it's even harder to see in front of you.
"I happen to like my HID fogs, they light up the road better then my projector headlights do. I would agree that they are blinding to the oncoming driver, especially the state tropper that pulled me over thinking I had my highbeams on, but that's my choice."
Thnk of what you just said above. They are blinding on coming drivers. It's people like you when I am on my motorcycle coming around a corner and BLINDED and then trying not to wreck because I can't see the road in front of me.. if you don't see how bad that is then shame on you. Yes it's your choice to mod the car and yes I love modding (My STi is no where stock)however it takes it to another level when you are now AFFECTING other drivers because of your ignorance in modding. Just because they light up the road more doesn't make it better it means you are throwing STRAY LIGHT EVERYWHERE, in which case I stand by my point of it being DUMB and dangerous.
There are many better lighting solutions than what you have, but it's evident that you are happy with blinding people and won't change. So it can get mad all you want but the fact of the matter is you are providing a dangerous situation to EVERYONE that you are driving up to and passing.
Food for thoght... you are driving and an oncoming truck hits you dead on. The reason he hit you is because your lights blinded him and he no longer could see the road, What then?
-Nigel