Reply With QuoteWhy rear fog lights???Originally Posted by bahnstormer
Grand Master
Rear Fog Lights
http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/rear_foglight.htm
so while in germany this past month i picked up 2 rear fog
light switches.
turns out im not wired for rear fogs, so id like to install em myself
does anyone have some more details on that setup there?
or any other ways of going about it?
thanks folks!
Why rear fog lights???
Grand Master
To be seen.
I thought those weren't legal in North America.
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Funny Question, why rear fog lights?
Have you ever followed someone at 200 kmh in a dark, rainy and foggy night, where everyone in Europe still drives full speed?
For sure you would appreciated if you could "see the wall in front of you" a bit earlier.
Might be, but that is life in Germany.
And they usually follow the rules, drive to the right side to let you pass immy when they see you approaching with higher speed.
I HATE these people who never change the lane back to the right after passing and never look into the rear mirror.
Deadly mistake in Europe sometimes.
I am often in Europe, mainly Germany, and I know how to drive there. Especially foreigners do make the big mistakes there which are not used to the high speeds.
Grand Master
It is similar in parts of Italy. The fast lane is for overtaking. The police will book you for just sitting in the fast lane... if you haven't already been rear ended by a Lambo doing 260km/h.Funny Question, why rear fog lights?
Have you ever followed someone at 200 kmh in a dark, rainy and foggy night, where everyone in Europe still drives full speed?
For sure you would appreciated if you could "see the wall in front of you" a bit earlier.
Might be
And they usually follow the rules, drive to the right side to let you pass immy when they see you approaching with higher speed.
I HATE these people who never change the lane back to the right after passing and never look into the rear mirror.
Deadly mistake in Europe sometimes.
I am often in Europe, mainly Germany, and I know how to drive there. Especially foreigners do make the big mistakes there which are not used to the high speeds.
I think generally Eurpean drivers are good, but if you are not familar with the driving styles in countries where high speeds are allowed on some roads, then it pays to have a local enlighten you first before you head out on your own!
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what sort of info do you want bahnstormer.....
Gone but not forgotten
Grand Master
just the wiring =]
heheh
my harness doesnt have that extra plug and those
instructions look good, jw if anyone has any other
ideas on how to do it -
Grand Master
Even here in Oz where we don't get the fogs of Europe nor do we drive at 200 km/h it is more important, IMHO, to have rear fog lights than front fog lights.
Interesting to note that my '88 525i has rear fog lights but no front fog lights. Fine by me - I have never found front foglights very effective, except to drive with on all the time and blind oncoming motorists !
Using front foglights when there isnt any is the fastest growing fad in Oz - despite it supposedly being illegal, at least in NSW.
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my 95 //m540i (94 build) has "rear" fog lights, they are basically extra bright tail lights as i understand it. with them on i can see the back of signs as i am driving past them in the dark. use them as a good way of 'suggesting' to drivers following that they dip their high beams. had a 100W floodligkt mounted under the rear of my old mazda RX4 on a hidden switch for the same purpose. it was a reversing light if the cops were asking.....
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and in my opinion the use of rear fog lights is more dangerous in clear weather than the over use of front fog lights...Its absolutely blinding on a dark road
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