Fog Lights

[Mopar1973Man]

Originally Posted by Wanabee FTer

Hi Kartvines,
I have factory fog lights on my towd and would not be willing to go without them. As far as the MH is concerned, mine does not have them. I did drive the MH at night one time, but decided to avoid night time driving due to the poor lighting used back in '98.
If I ever decide I want to drive the MH at night, I will upgrade the stock lights to HID (high intensity discharge) This will allow the headlights to reach further and with brighter lighting.
I don't think I need fog lights on my coach for clear weather highway driving. I will agree with the other posters, that extra lighting is helpful when fog lights are installed properly, because the light is spread low and wide in front of and to the sides of the vehicle. But I also feel they are not necessary if the vehicle has good regular lighting.
Now if you need to actually drive in conditions for which fog lights were originally intended, fog, I would suggest pulling over and waiting for the fog to lift, with or without fog lights. I grew up on the coast of So California and found that driving in heavy fog at night with fog lights is very dangerous, even in a car. Visibility can be limited to one car length ahead of you. I would never attempt this in a motor home no matter what kind of lights were on it!

Becareful... HID's are much brighter than you think and some states might be illegal...

As for information.
Xenon HID Conversion Kits 3000k 6000k 8000k 10000k

What is Lumen?

Lumen is a unit of measuring the light output, brightness, of a source. Traditional low-beam halogen headlight produces 1000 – 1200 lumens, while HID outfitted headlight outputs around 3200 lumens.
4100k - 4300k is the ideal HID color temperature to produce the maximum amount of light, lumens, hence the reason while all OEM manufacturers equip their vehicles with these types of bulbs.

[stuhly]

You can bet that 20 years ago when I was a Deputy in Idaho if you came at me with your drivinglites on with headlites you would certainly have been pulled over.

[f14av8r]

See here's the thing. Mopar1973Man IS using an off-road light on the highway. But, he obviously operates in a unique situation. I'd actually rather meet Mopar on the road with his properly aimed aircraft lumen lights than most of the rest of the community with their OEM installed lights pointing in who knows what direction. It's all about the application. Using an off-label drug is standard procedure for doctors but they must use care to make sure it serves the intended purpose. MH owners that use off-label products to make their operation safer and more comfortable are okay by me . . . as long as they know what the hey they are doing.
just my opinion . . . . .