deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Originally posted by ed
Surely not being able to see the dials is a bit of a warning.
Yeah, it was, at the same time people began flashing me. Like I said, the supermarket lights were bright, and I don't particularly stare at the dash when I'm manoeuvring around town, doing about 10mph because of traffic, traffic lights, and bends.
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Originally posted by ed
No the reason why you crashed into somone was because you were following them too closely.
wtf?! The car I hit was stationary, when I came around the corner and there was an unexpected queue of traffic.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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I used to drive round in my saxo with full beam on all the time and no one ever flashed me
Probably cause I was 60mm lower at the front that an the back, the lights litterally shone straight at the floor!
My punto also has "Driving Lamps" an I use them 
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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they are fog lamps
i'm gonna smash them at the next meet
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mattk
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Marc
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Originally posted by Steve
willay your pissing me off, noone is allowed to moan without you saying we aren't allowed
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM
Oh the drama.
BTW, I use my handbrake if the road is on a slope.
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NanaFied
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Registered: 25th Nov 07
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Its bad up here for pricks who flash at you when im on dip in the puglet
Lot of lorries hold their full beam on as well :/
Its a craze up here as well
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Mike
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Originally posted by mattk
My punto also has "Driving Lamps" an I use them
Chav 
Xenon's on 4x4's annoy me too, I had a range rover behind me the other night and most of the time it was there it was dazzling me  Wasn't on full beam just cos they're so high up. Should be banned tbh. 
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Dav
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Location: Falkirk, Scotland
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People who drive with foglights on do my head in. And people who get those HID conversions in normal lamps. They just look shit, especailly the blue/purple ones.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Originally posted by Mike B
Xenon's on 4x4's annoy me too, I had a range rover behind me the other night and most of the time it was there it was dazzling me Wasn't on full beam just cos they're so high up. Should be banned tbh.
agreed especially when stuck in traffic and they are coming straight in your rear window 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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James_DT
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Also those people who have one headlight bulb out, so stick on full beam so they have one side that's more or less the same brightness as dipped beam and one side blinding you.
The idiots with fog lights is dangerous! I don't care if your car manual calls them 'driving lights', they're for fog and they dazzle other drivers in clear conditions!
If anyone comes up behind me with them on, I just stick my rear fogs in the hope that they get the point. Yeah, it's petty, but it makes me feel some sense of fairness at the time.
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DJMartin07
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I agree, I must of seen about 6 cars this afternoon with them on as it was just dark enough to have main/ dipped lights on but I saw alot of cars with main beam on.
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NanaFied
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My pugs foggys come on with full beam :/ But both of my pugs has done it
I find it weird and dangerous police have quizzed me about them before
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Nic Barnes
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i do it in the van, fuck everyone else. get out my way.
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James_DT
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Originally posted by NanaFied
My pugs foggys come on with full beam :/ But both of my pugs has done it
I find it weird and dangerous police have quizzed me about them before
You might want to get it sorted, that's not supposed to happen!
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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Originally posted by Paul_J
I find it's the xenon's that get me... the really high intensity bright ones on new cars... they're probably not on full beam, but still blinding... plus my car is lower... so maybe my eyes are in line.
but yeh when I'm driving along, I quite often have to slow down almost to a stop because I can't see anything from some twat blinding me coming the other way.
Tell me about it 
I think at the time ' wanker ' then 10mines later i will be like, 'god that 530d is nice, id love one of those! '
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richc
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Originally posted by James_DT
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Originally posted by NanaFied
My pugs foggys come on with full beam :/ But both of my pugs has done it
I find it weird and dangerous police have quizzed me about them before
You might want to get it sorted, that's not supposed to happen!
My mates 106 QS does. I told him the wiring is wank because you will just be sitting there and the alarm goes off for no apparnt reason - no noise or wind of people to effect it. He rekons its fine is just ded sensitive because we took and ammeter to it and when the battery looses very little charge, it goes off
Only one of his fogs come on though!
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Ian W
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tom_simes
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the instructions I got with my Irmscher fogs tells me that they are fog lamps - this means they have to be activated by a switch, but legally must then go off when full beam is switched on.
However, driving lamps should be the opposite - they should only work when full beam is on. All this 'they are driving lamps, therefore legal to use' isn't true if you believe this.
Unfortunately, I don't have the instructions here to scan, other wise I would post that section 
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
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Originally posted by NanaFied
My pugs foggys come on with full beam :/ But both of my pugs has done it
I find it weird and dangerous police have quizzed me about them before
You might want to get it sorted, that's not supposed to happen!
Mates 106 GTi did that aswell. They are meant to...
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Half the time I dont even realise I have my front fogs on, Renualts have this really twisted was to turning the fog lights on and off with the lights.
Got pulled for having them on, explained to the copper that the warning light is blocked by the steering wheel, he even sat in the car and agreed with me, let me of with a smile and a warning 
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by pow]
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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Originally posted by Matty G
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Originally posted by James_DT
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Originally posted by NanaFied
My pugs foggys come on with full beam :/ But both of my pugs has done it
I find it weird and dangerous police have quizzed me about them before
You might want to get it sorted, that's not supposed to happen!
Mates 106 GTi did that aswell. They are meant to...
Is that not spotlights or driving lamps then if they come on with full beam?
Thats not a problem, you see someone coming towards you, turn off full beam and your spotlights/driving lamps go off aswell. My mates Nissan Sunny had that. He also had fog lights aswell
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Mertin
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Originally posted by dannymccann
I must admit I drive with the Escort's front fog lights on sometimes BUT this is because the normal lights on the car are.....best word........SHITE. If i put the front fogs on it actually means I can see
Fog lights dont actually improve your light. Only thing they do is brighten up the road thats 1 meter in front of you
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Daimo B
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Try seeing on a bike, in the rain, in the dark when your visor is covered in dirt and crap from the road.
Rear lights really become like stars in your eyes.... Whoel visor just lights up like your looking at a fireball.
Sucks I hate 1 light only cars... Death traps for all.
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Pucci1
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Registered: 19th Oct 07
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i really really hate fogs and high beams left on all the time gets on my neeves soo much..
was thinking about getting 4 spot lights on the front of my corsa for some pay back time me thinks 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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seen quite a few people do it down here lately, i just give them the full beam + fogs treatment if someone has them on behind me, i slow down to about 10mph
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