If the fog lights are mounted low enough, they are effective in my experience. Even better is if they have a sharp cut off at the top edge of the light pattern, similar to a Hella E-code headlamp beam. Instead of shining light into the fog, they shine light at ground level, under the fog. Anything mounted at or above bumper height is not going to help in foggy conditions, sorry. Barely post-HAMB era, but interesting reading at least, the Mopar Superlite: https://www.hagerty.com/media/maintenance-and-tech/space-age-dodge-super-lite/
Many years ago I drove the Olds from Portland through the White Mountains of New Hampshire to Sherbrooke, Quebec …great drive!
Hadn't thought about that but the height and aiming could have been the culprits in my ho-hum experience with them. Thanks for posting!
Not everyone knows that the white line at the edge of the road is actually called the "fog line". If you maintain your distance from it when driving in a fog, you should be able to navigate cautiously and stay in your lane and not run off the road. Consequently, a fog lamp should be aimed so as to illuminate this white line.
Hello, We have lived in coastal So Cal since 1946. After growing up in the Westside of Long Beach and sitting in a channel of low-lying plains, (next to two big humps in the horizon: San Pedro/Palos Verdes Peninsula on the West and the tall Signal Hill on the East,) gives the wind and fog pattern a nice channel to blow inland from the ocean without any hinderances. It is always the ocean vs. the land in all forms of weather. But the fog rolls in from the ocean when the land cools and the fog starts moving in quickly. It usually lasts until early in the afternoon, when the land starts to warm up and fights the fog to go back to the ocean. Mother nature at its daily regularity. We grew up in this environment until both my brother and I moved to our own places North and South. But, it does not matter where along the coast people move and live their lives, they will get affected by the constant ocean vs. the land battles. So, there is the controversy over how much light and what kind is best for driving. As explained in other posts, some like the normal headlights as they create a normal glow and driving slowly, gets the job done. The posted photos from the big single yellow light is not used for daytime or nighttime driving, unless you are out in the “country” or wide open desert areas where the yellow light does not interfere with the normal white lights. Legal or not... The information was given to me during our 327 powered 40 Ford Sedan Delivery days by those wonderful folks at a roadside vehicle stops for inspections. The CHP had just pulled me over into the inspection lane and began to go over the whole 65 El Camino. That sharp eyed CHP inspector thought something was different about my red 65 El Camino. Well, he was right. I had replaced my stock factory high beam bulbs with high intensity driving lights. Out in the dark desert roads, there are no street lights to show the way to the barren race course. We got tired of using the stock high beams as they did not cast out far enough with the stock settings. So, the installation was a snap. When we went out to the very dark desert roads out in the Mojave Desert, those roads were lit up for miles ahead and it was a wide spread angle at that. Now, not only were the roads clear as daylight, the sides of the roads with the tricky drainage ditches with no curbs were evident. It was safe and a lot of the dirt bike motorcycle racers had those lights in place. But, the CHP guy wrote me a “fix-it ticket” and explained the whole process of lights for the street usage. He said my installation was very good and almost passed his sharp eye. If I wanted to use those lights, I would have to have a separate mounting place and a separate switch, away from the normal factory dash switch to be legal. He said my lights were the nicest he has seen and said he might put some on his 4x4 SBC powered Jeep. So, for a week of factory stock high beams, we got it “fixed” and we were good to go as far as a fix-it ticket. But, we knew a big race was coming up in a week and the high intensity lights went back on a Friday night work prep, prior to leaving for the desert location. Jnaki Then the hot rod experience moved on to the fight against thick coastal fog that always seems to show up in the afternoon and into the late evening. Sometimes, still sticking around until the heat from the land makes its move and pushes the thick fog out to sea. When yellow “fog” light gets added to the mix, now, it is like a yellow glow making it actually harder to see with such a bright yellow glow. So, one yellow light glows and now, two as some have used, makes it twice the power and more glare. There is never a moment when yellow lights are legal in So Cal. My wife and I were in the “thick of things…fog,” in our coastal area. So we did try one single yellow light borrowed from a friend. The light was taped on, wired and off we went down the street. The normal 1940 Ford headlights created a nice grey-white normal driving glow. Then as we got on to the major PCH highway going down through HB, the fog was so thick and we all were in a crawl stage. So, the single yellow fog light was turned on and a big yellow glowing wall was instantly in front of us. I could see the look on my wife’s face and it said… “no yellow glowing wall” for her. I also agreed and when we got back to our garage, we took off the single yellow light and stayed with the normal 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery headlights. She was happy, as she drove the 327 powered Sedan Delivery almost as much as I did during those early days of hot rod cruising. The yellow light was too "orangey" and yellow. While it gave off a blinding wall of color, it was not as good as the normal headlights angled at the normal range. No high beams, for the best results and slower driving. If we wanted brighter vision in the dark night, it would have to be the high intensity white lights that most off roaders use as an accessory item, with a separate switch(es) for each unit or bank. On normal city streets, still illegal to use daily. Here is a well built Chevy panel truck with the ever present "glow in the fog" from the two large yellow “fog” lights… How would you like to see this in your rear view mirror in the daylight, nighttime or in thick coastal fog? big lights, two white, two yellow…
...a local HAMBer just let me know that some lady drivin a semi truck tried to drive thru this covered bridge,...messing up the bridge and the truck,...not sure if they will rebuild.!?
here's a link to the story https://www.wqad.com/article/news/l...airs/526-3082fd51-4221-4811-a757-58feec749029
Why yes it is. I also have jeweled rear bumper bracket bold covers...as well as jeweled hubcap centers.
I got the Cabriolet from the late @Hamtown Al (RIP) in a trade here on the HAMB. When Al later saw all the chrome, details and bling in the transformation...he called me "Mr Fancy Pants".
Glad you feel that way. Lots of guys seem to think that Harleys need more than one but I like mine real well with just one. Oh wait cars!!! I forgot. I go back and forth on it. On mine I almost always lean on two. But I see lots of cars that in my mind look perfect with one and would loose their identity with two. I like the five six ( @bogart62 ) with just one. Makes it look country as hell. What I do not care for is one in the middle, unless its a bullet nose Stude or a Shoebox Ford of course.
My friends very nice DeSoto Airflow, has a truly cool Trippe Light, as a single driving light. I always liked the quality of the Trippe Lights.
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