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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 05:59 AM
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Night-driving with fogs only?

Do you drive at night without headlights, but with fogs?
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 06:21 AM
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this is probably the dumbest question ever, not only is it dangerous but its illegal too....
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 06:34 AM
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this is probably the dumbest question ever, not only is it dangerous but its illegal too....
It's illegal but I still do it.........I dont think its that dangerous for me, my fogs are bright enough......
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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I don't feel like getting pulled over so I tend to use my headlights at night...
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 06:41 AM
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this is probably the dumbest question ever, not only is it dangerous but its illegal too....

I asked for a reason - you'd be surprised how many people drive with fogs only.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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Fogs doesn't help me see all that much in country roads. Headlights is what I use.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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tried it, got pulled over........ looks cool tho with my yellow fogs.
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ill do it like around dusk, but not at night. i dont need some idiot to look over and not see headlights, then switch into my lane.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CreativeDesignz
ill do it like around dusk, but not at night. i dont need some idiot to look over and not see headlights, then switch into my lane.
Yea, my fog rewire is on all the time, until it's dark out.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 08:10 AM
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ill do it like around dusk, but not at night. i dont need some idiot to look over and not see headlights, then switch into my lane.
Around here they do that anyway, headlights or no headlights....
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 08:58 AM
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if the light was x amount of inches from the ground then maybe you could get away with it. in maine i belive the head light can be no less than 24" from the ground.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 11:00 AM
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if the light was x amount of inches from the ground then maybe you could get away with it. in maine i belive the head light can be no less than 24" from the ground.
Maybe it's for the same reason most of the vehicles driving this way are trucks/SUVs.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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I give this a 9/10 on the retard scale.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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I give this a 9/10 on the retard scale.
You must be feeling generous today, I was thinking 11/10
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Worst thread of the week.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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Actually, this is the worst thread of the week:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=440169
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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coolmax why dont u give all those guy the f-u smilie too for saying how retarded it is to drive with only fogs on and to say how dumb this thread is? its just not a smart thing to do, you dont need a degree to figure that out.
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BTW, legally we can drop our cars 8 inches before the headlights are too low to the ground, at least in most states. How cool is that
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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coolmax why dont u give all those guy the f-u smilie too for saying how retarded it is to drive with only fogs on and to say how dumb this thread is? its just not a smart thing to do, you dont need a degree to figure that out.
Here it is:

The point is extract the boneheads who think it's the cool thing to do. I see plenty of cars doing this on a nightly basis, just curious to see if the Maxima crew was among them.

I guess I should have started yet another thread asking preference of foglight color.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NisMoN00B
Fogs doesn't help me see all that much in country roads. Headlights is what I use.
+1...I prefer to see where I'm driving. I can't turn my fogs on by themselves anyway and I think it would look strange.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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i do it................................................ ............................................when i'm parked in my driveway.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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illegal, stupid, and dangerous. nothing else needs to be said. lock the thread now.
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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it is retarted to drive with no headlights..why do yoiu think they are on there..to make your car look bad???? i dont think so... i hate those retards that drive with mno headlights and i wish you would get pulled over for being so stupid....i am sorry but that is retarted....i am in before the
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CoolMax

I asked for a reason - you'd be surprised how many people drive with fogs only.
apparently only 2 people so far do, and 32 don't.

...it's stupid, dangerous, and mad
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Wow...tough crowd here....
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CoolMax
Here it is:

The point is extract the boneheads who think it's the cool thing to do. I see plenty of cars doing this on a nightly basis, just curious to see if the Maxima crew was among them.

I guess I should have started yet another thread asking preference of foglight color.
Besides that there are a lot of people who drive even without headlights or anything on, or with highbeam and when you tell them to turn it on/off at a stop, they don't even know where they should look

I drive with my fogs on all day long and both headlights and fogs at night to answer the origonal question
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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It does look cool but I don't do it, makes no sense. I usually run the fogs (with headlights) at dusk and the switch to the halos...

Old Nov 26, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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i guess the questions is how many people with hid fogs drive with them only, if u were using normal fogs u couldnt see anything but with hids, theyre brighter than most headlights.
Old Nov 26, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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lighted city streets i know well, just fogs and angel eyes.....(passed many cops and troopers and they havent pulled me over) however anything other, then headlights are on :P
Old Nov 26, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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Where's Igor? I know he drives with his HID fogs at night!!! lol
Old Nov 26, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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And don't you just love those mis-adjusted fog lights? Makes you wonder what they are trying to see
Old Nov 26, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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I don't feel like getting pulled over so I tend to use my headlights at night...
yeah i agree
Old Nov 26, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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I only do it for fun. Way to many cops driving around my area.
Old Nov 26, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdSHO
i guess the questions is how many people with hid fogs drive with them only, if u were using normal fogs u couldnt see anything but with hids, theyre brighter than most headlights.
Brighter, but still, the beam of foglights are intended for close and wide. Driving 65mph w/fogs does you no good. You're definitely over-driving your lights, which like others have said, is dangerous.

In addition, since the beams are low, you're not illuminating signs on the side of the road, which may warn of trouble ahead.

Unless, as venturous pointed out, your fogs aren't adjusted correctly. For more information, check out Piaa's explaination: http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/LampSelectionGuide.html http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/LightAimingGuide.html

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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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I see lots of people doing that in my area, I wouldn't want to be mistaken for the idiot that drives a 1/4 mile away from the gas station with his lights off. I hate those idiots.
Old Nov 27, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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OMG lock this thread already.
Old Nov 28, 2005 | 07:15 AM
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I sometimes drove like this, but when it got really dark, I used my headlights.
Old Nov 28, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MaximaPolak
I sometimes drove like this, but when it got really dark, I used my headlights.
Nice ride Polak.

As for me, I almost never use my fogs at all. OEM-wise, they're pretty useless IMO.



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