Fog Lights: Essential or Outdated? Let’s Chat About Winter Visibility!🌟

[LASFIT]

With winter sneaking up on us, we all know what’s coming—foggy mornings, rainy evenings, and those eerie, snow-filled nights. When you’re driving in these tricky conditions, every bit of visibility helps. But here’s the thing: not all vehicles, especially the newer models, come with fog lights anymore.

So, let’s get into it—does your ride still have fog lights? If it does, do you find them useful when the weather takes a turn for the worse? Or, if your car isn’t equipped with them, how do you tackle driving in low-visibility situations?

We’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts and tips. Winter weather can be unpredictable, but we can all be a bit more prepared by sharing what works (or doesn’t) when visibility drops!

 

[gaz]

@LASFIT
I am a 100% auxiliary light "dyed in the wool team member". Where I grew up it was often foggy year round, I found that an amber beam helped me see better in that while the environment I now live in...Winter = precipitation, so I feel that I benefit from both an amber and clear auxiliary light system.

I employ two sets of auxiliary lights; a set of wide angle amber for fog/rain/snow and a dedicated set of clear, narrow beams for night and off road.

Washington statuette dictates that I may use no more than 3 sets of forward lights at any given time; head lights count as 1, marker lights count as a 2nd, so it is legal to run an additional set while driving on streets and highways. I can have more tha 3 light sets but only 3 powered up at any given time. Additionally, there are hight, power, color and aiming requirements. Furthermore. LED bulbs are only legal in the primary lights if equipped from the factory and never as auxiliaries (while driving in streets/highways).

I used LED marker and brake light bulbs but everything else are required to be halogens.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Meh i just run whatever lighting was stock on whatever i happen to be driving at the time.

Not big into the LED lightbars, blue headlights, etc etc. My jeep has factory fog lamps and they make zero difference to me.

If i can find a nice chrome pushbar for my B2 for a price thats not outrageous i might throw some KC daylighters on....mostly for the 80's vibe.

But besides that, if i cant see i just slow down.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

They shine out to the sides more, I run them year round for deer.

 

[sgtsandman]

I've found that fog lights help some with road glare when the road is wet and the wider beam illuminates the sides of the road to better see what is there. I'm not so sure they make much of a difference with snow fall and don't seem to help all that much with undercutting fog. Though the latter part maybe because the lights cast a white light rather than yellow or amber.