Hey guys got a quick question for you.
I am looking at getting a pair of off road lights for christmas and was wondering if these lights would also work well in fog or if they are just good for nighttime?
thanks again mitch:santa: heres the lights too

http://www.autoanything.com/lights/65A3224A0A0.aspx

 

Those aren't fogs, they're long-range drivers. Fogs have diffuser lenses that eliminate glare.

 

Those would actually be very dangerous in fog. It would be like driving with a bright white kingsize bedsheet hanging in front of your truck. These would be better if you wanted both driving lights and fog lights.

 

I installed a set of Bosch driving lights under the bumper on my '94 F150 several years ago. There are two holes on the bottom edge of the bumper that I used to mount the lights on. The driving lights are great on a clear night. In fog you be forced to turn them off due to the light reflection in your eyes. Using the driving lights for nightime driving in the rain is also not good also due to the reflection. In heavy fog no lights that I have seen due much good. The light just does not penetration the water particles that make up the fog.
Look at some of the projector lights instead of the traditional lights. Thaey may been better now because of the new technology that is used to make them work. At least the light housing will be smaller than the traditional rectangle of 7" round lense.
Roger

 

Actually with driving lights, you want to mount them as high as is convenient. The increased height adds to their effective range by extending the point where the cone of illumination hits the road. That's part of the reason that off-roaders use light bars; it enables them to angle the long range lights for any distance in front of them that they need.

Fog lights on the other hand need to be mounted as low as is convenient. The resulting low angle of illumination with the road surface reduces the amount of glare and reflection off the fog. They are inherently short range lights so there's no loss of illumination by mounting them low. Real fog lights with diffuser lenses actually penetrate fog way better than low beam headlights. That's why I wired mine into the parking light circuit instead of the headlights. I know it's illegal to run that way, but in heavy fog, it can be necessary.

Read these for a full description:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...fog_lamps.html
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ght_color.html
http://www.rallylights.com/hella/Beams.htm

 

I also wanted to know how exactly i would go about wiring these? Where would i draw the juice for them if i mount a seperate switch in the cab. I have a 94 f150 with the I6. Thanks, Mitch

 

Schematics:
http://www.rallylights.com/useful_in...amp_wiring.htm

Wire sizes:
http://www.rallylights.com/useful_in...ble_wiring.htm

High wattage headlamp upgrade:
http://www.rallylights.com/useful_in...amp_wiring.htm