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  • #233827
    Rick
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    @rockyx

    While I still have a ways to go before I have to decide I was wondering what you guy’s thoughts are on fog lights….amber? clear? one of each?

    My past experience is that fog lights are like the “close door” button on an elevator.  Seems to be an integrated part of the car but really has little to no real functional value.

    Thoughts?

    #247891
    Royal
    Participant

    @royal

    I have to agree that “fog” lights don’t do much for me.  MIGI has one 4″ fog light and one 7″ “driving” light.  I really like the driving light when I’m out in the country but it’s real bright so I don’t use it unless I can see about 1/4 mile of clear road ahead.  

    #247892
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    I agree.

    I don’t have them on my TD, but my Volvo daily driver has fog lights. They don’t do much. Theory is they are low, with a flat beam and cut under the fog. The reality is they light up the road just in front of the car, but that’s it.

    Maybe after market fogs will be better.

    I would go with white. Anything else just seems to be a fliter, reducing the amount of light actually on the road.

    Driving lights on the other hand will blow away your car’s high beams.

    And for a completely illegal system (in all fifty states) wire in a couple of these babies…

    http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/teledynelandin glight.php  

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    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247893
    Royal
    Participant

    @royal

    Paul, I know that you are kidding about the aircraft landing lights but, crikey at $560+ each, they ought to light up the whole state you are pointing towards. 

    #247894
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Yes. Kidding! Aircraft lights are not DOT approved for road use.

    I changed the link to a cheap one, only $285 a piece! LOL!

    Interesting to see what other guys have to spend on their hobbies, eh?

    Burned out headlight, cough up almost $300!

    This information is provided as a free community service. Feel free to use this example the next time the significant other questions how much you spend on your car(s)!

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    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247895
    Mark
    Participant

    @mglondonroadste

    I have amber fog lights on my London Roadster.  We don’t get much call for them in Phoenix, but it can get foggy maybe a few days out of the year. 

    I don’t think mine are particularly bright, so I have them on when driving at night.  My headlights are not overly bright, so I like the additional lighting and visibility they might offer.

    #247896
    Paul Allain
    Participant

    @pga64

    I have amber fog lights, and I use them as driving lights. They’re on all the time day or night. Like driving a motorcycle, I want to be seen. For me they’re more for safety than for seeing ahead on the road.

    #247897
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    We do get some fog here in Houston, but if it’s heavy enough for special lighting it’s too dense to risk taking my little black treasure out. Way too many giant pickups on the road here. 

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247898
    edward ericson
    Participant

    @edsnova

    Good point on being seen.

    I myself have installed a vintage Lucas SFT 576, which is not yet wired in. My hope is that it will provide a little light, but what I really need to do is replace the old incandescent headlamps with some modern ones so i can see at night.

    #247899
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    I can see the road OK on a clear night. What I can’t see are my gauges. Still need to pull them and follow the excellent step-by-step instructions — posted by Ricardo (Calafer) in a thread on the Lafer section — on disassembling, cleaning and refurbishing them.

    I am a citizen of the procrastination.

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247900
    billnparts
    Participant

    @billnparts

    Most fog/driving lamp kits come with a 55 watt H3 bulb.
    For greater visibility you can easily replace that bulb with a 100 watt H3.
    This will be almost twice as bright as your existing high beam headlamps.
    This change is not recommended for fog lamps but are a great upgrade for your driving lamps.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #247901
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    Why are the 100w bulbs not recommended for fog lamps? (Just curious; I’ve never even switched my foggers on.)

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247902
    Paul Allain
    Participant

    @pga64

    When I bought my fog lights, they were 100 watt bulbs. I had to add a relay into the circuit because the fuse in that circuit got so hot I would instantly get burned when I touched it. Even so, I changed the bulbs to 50 watt. The fuse no longer gets hot.

    #247903
    newkitman
    Participant

    @newkitman

    For those folks with fog lights on their TDs…dou you have the fog lights hooked up through a relay or just wired through the switch? Just wondering if I should add a relay in mine.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #247904
    billnparts
    Participant

    @billnparts

    Adding a relay would relieve some of the strain on the circiut, but if it ain’t broke…

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #247905
    Dennis Brock
    Participant

    @dbrock

    Used a relay.  According to ASA Master Mechanic son it will save the switch and some wiring from overcurrent.

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