There seems to be several threads dedicated to the single driving/fog lights and that's cool but some folks like myself prefer a more symmetrical balanced look. HRP
A lot of the folks in the group I hang (drive) with use a single lamp. Myself, I prefer a more symmetrical look and I use a pair. On the '63 they are behind the grille; you can still see them very well from a distance but are hardly visible when turned off. That look works for me.
Symmetrical ALWAYS looks best. This will probably get deleted...and probably should be (according to the wife).
Being in a weather pattern where it’s fogged in thick in the mornings and not burning off till noon, 2 fog lights seemed like an awfully good idea this morning. Sometimes function drives style for me. Those headlights shown above are just reflecting back, and I can’t see anything else
Hello, Sometimes, vehicle checks by the CHP offers results that are part of the ruling for additional lights. The key thing is if they are additional lights, they must have a separate on-off switch. “There is no wording in the California Vehicle Code that explicitly bans high-intensity (HID) headlights. However, the California Highway Patrol is strict in enforcing the white-yellow color law and the brightness limit law. There’s a wide variety of aftermarket HID lights, and many of them – especially the colored ones – would be illegal under California’s headlight restrictions.” The maximum brightness of headlights allowed in California is 2,513 lumens each. “Aftermarket headlights – those that you purchase separately for your vehicle – are legal in California. LED headlights are also legal as long as they are white, have amber turn signals, and are within the 2,513-lumen limit.” “Per the statutes described above, California bans headlight bulbs exceeding 2,513 lumens and lights outside the white or yellow color spectrum. Though sometimes added as accessories, blue, purple, or red lights are illegal as headlights in California.” Jnaki The above red Ford truck has accessory lights in yellow. But, as long as he has a separate switch to turn those on/off away from the normal headlight switch and are not connected to the high-beam switch, then they are considered legal. YRMV
Generally I like even steven as much as anyone. If they help you drive you likely want two. If you want to stimulate discussion, you want one.
Drove my '54 every day for 10yrs, early morning and late evenings, so I really needed them at times. Also had a red warning lamp on the rear bumper that came on with the fog lights.
Typically with vintage vehicles, fog lights usually get selected for their throwback appearance and not for performance. But this is often not a big issue because, if you're like me, I hardly drive my old stuff at night, and any fog usually burns off a lot earlier than I get up in my part of Texas. I have things in common with my old truck. Mainly, we make our best impression when we're parked.
I just got these. Was thinkin' maybe use 'em for headlights. But I think maybe I'll turn 'em into extra groovy amber fog lights.
Hello, This old Chevy “vegetable selling” hot rod was a common sight back when these community sellers/growers used to drive in the neighborhoods to sell their wares directly to the families, in front of their own streets. No need to go to the local grocery stores. For some, since a lot of wives did not drive or had several kids with no one to watch them, these front door “vegetable selling” trucks were very handy. Those old trucks did not look like this custom old panel delivery as it currently sits. It is one of 4 completed in the current USA. In our old 1953-63 Westside of Long Beach neighborhood, they were a common place. Similar to the accepted routes of “food trucks” these days, one lays out a route and claims it as their own. We used to see a fresh vegetable truck with the “goods” laying on a bed of ice or in crates. Our mom did not drive for quite some time. so, she did rely on these sellers to bring the choices to the community. The lucky thing was, the food products were usually fresher than those in the markets. The other guy was in a similar panel truck with freshest fish, straight from the nearby fishing docks in Long Beach, Terminal Island or San Pedro. The products were also less than the local markets and in most cases, “fresher” than those sitting on ice behind the gl*** counters of the brand name market fish/meat sections. Plus, one knew that the fresh fish came from local waters. Jnaki The fog lights in the photo are legal if they have a separate switch away from the normal headlight circuit. Yellow is legal, although it does give off a blinding “yellow” wall of glare in thick fog. It does not cut through fog. Normal headlights give off a better driving arena with less glare of oncoming cars or parked cars. YRMV
Hello, We have seen this lowered custom car parked and cruising around the coastal areas. But, in this photo, we noticed the extremely lowered stance. Not for daily driving, but for security while away from the cool sedan parked on a neighborhood street. The hot summer days are perfect for cruising around, as it has been since the 50s. In the coastal areas to about a mile inland, the thick fog bank plays havoc with the homes, cars and traffic flow. Cruising is normally slow. But, the fog makes it much slower and “eyes, super wide open” is the mode of the day. So, the question is: do those yellow fog lights work? Yes and no. In any thick fog, the normal headlights give a brighter wall of white fog any distance in front of a moving car. But, we tried a single yellow fog light on our old 327 powered 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery and it made driving worse. The yellow light just blazed the white thick fog with a yellow blanket and made driving, for us, hazardous. Perhaps, the instant bright yellow light tells our brains to slow down immediately and drive cautiously from that point onward. But, the normal headlight was a better vision for us in our old 327 powered Sedan Delivery. Jnaki But, with the accessory laden cruiser, it fits the add on bill for the style. The old 4 door sedan is one of the nicest we have seen rolling around the whole coastal area. Lucky for most, the fog usually loses its battle with the inland heat and stops within a mile or two inland. Then, if the heat starts its battle and starts to push the fog back to the ocean, the bright sun now requires the accessory sun visor to keep cool on the roads. Then, as the land cools, the fog makes it return to battle the heat again, for the next day… or two. 90 to 100 degrees inland versus 70 at the white sand, but still foggy all day… It used to be called June gloom, but it is now July is over and August was just a gloomy… what gives, these days? Here it is in September and the morning gloom is still hanging around for most of the day. All morning fog or thick overcast until the inland areas turn deadly hot and fights to push the gloomy days back out to the ocean until evening… Then the battle continues for the next day… It is not all “sunny days of summer” for folks living on the coastal plain and beachfront locations. YRMV Note: It used to be for folks living inland, that a planned "all day beach day," was going to happen as it was hot and sunny where they lived. My wife's family living near Knott's Berry Farm, planned such road trips. So, straight down Highway 39 or Brookhurst Street led to the Pacific Ocean and two different Huntington Beach locations. But, around several blocks to the ocean, the sun disappeared and it was overcast, then foggy. So, what did they do? The term "Stick to the goals..." was put in motion as it was too far to instantly drive back home. The nice day at the beach was had, despite the overcast day, all day until they were headed back inland. Since school districts have started school this last week in August, Summer is officially over. Geez, it used to be after Labor Day Weekend that Summer was officially over. But, that means, in early June next year or late May, summer vacation may start sooner… YES!
This spring I found a pair of BLC fog lights to match the BLC headlights on my deuce pickup. Fortunately they were the bulb and reflector type so I have them hooked up as running lights and turn signals. They used dual element bulbs from a Harley.
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