s5's.... foglights or no foglights?
11-17-04, 02:03 AM
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s5's.... foglights or no foglights?
i've had foglights for quite some time (not installed) and i recently i have been wanting to sell them so i can buy a BOV, but i've been wondering if maybe i should install them instead of getting the BOV.... what do you all think?
11-17-04, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
i've had foglights for quite some time (not installed) and i recently i have been wanting to sell them so i can buy a BOV, but i've been wondering if maybe i should install them instead of getting the BOV.... what do you all think?
Stock fog lights don't do ****
However I think the car looks better with them, on any case I ended up removing them 
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11-17-04, 06:42 PM
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Well your brakes will only fail if you auto-x or do something that requires extended use of the brakes. I say leave the fogs and take em out if you auto-x it. Also, how bad do you need a BOV? Is it aftermarket or a stock replacement? If you just need another one, sell the lights and get it.
11-17-04, 06:48 PM
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Your brakes are not going to over heat on an autox course because your fog lights are blocking airflow. What, 2 minutes on the course max?
Thats a stupid thing to blame for their failure.
I've done lots and lots of track sessions with the lights in place, no such problems.
Thats a stupid thing to blame for their failure.
I've done lots and lots of track sessions with the lights in place, no such problems.
11-17-04, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by KNONFS
The don't uliminate the road at all...
Hold on, don't you drive a 88?
11-17-04, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
They're mainly there to make you more easily visable to others in fog or other poor-visablity conditions, and they do that well.
My car has a complete S5 exterior.
My car has a complete S5 exterior.
That would explain it then....
My FC was a base one, so I actually purcahsed them hoping for better night visibility; to my dissmay they didn't (now I know why). I left the fog lights there for a couple of years, and ended up selling them in order to make money for the current project.
11-17-04, 09:05 PM
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Hey, this is slightly off topic, but I recall somebody saying something about FTP lights, like actual lights that go behind the FTP lenses. Where can I get these?
11-18-04, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Tofuball
They look neat and (IF YOU KEEP THEM CLEAN) illuminate well.
right....
Originally Posted by NZConvertible
They're mainly there to make you more easily visable to others in fog or other poor-visablity conditions, and they do that well. Headlights are aimed downwards so they don't do this very well.
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11-18-04, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dr.jones63
They are decoration only.
11-18-04, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
Are you serious? If you don't understand the concept of making yourself more visable to other drivers, particularly in times of poor visabilty, then you need to relearn a few road safety basics.
I am sure he is confused (just like I was)!
When you look into aftermarket fog lamps (like the catz, etc), 95% of the time, the driver is trying to improve visibility (the rest of the 5% = rice). That's why I was asuming that they were supposed to help drivers visibility, vs the "other" drivers.