Fog Lights: Essential or Outdated?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!

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[Mako_Shark27]

I'll weigh in even though I'm way too far south for that frozen white stuff. This new truck has got fog lights on it, not too bad either. I like the way they cut through the fog I've run into since my purchase. However, my Camry before this didn't have them and I always just used my high beams to cut through the fog, never had any issues with it. Even back when I had my Sequoia I used my high beams, but my fog lights were dead on it so I had to use what I had available.

Not sure how needed fog lights are for snowy weather but most people down here in Florida, especially SW Central, don't use them even if they're equipped. Best advice for anyone out there is just drive for the weather conditions and know how your vehicle is going to respond in certain situations.

 

[goin2drt]

Honestly they are worthless. Especially most OE fog lights on any vehicle. We have driven in snow, dense fog and off road at night in the heavy dust.

If you drive in those three conditions you really need something specific and with WAY more output. We found on our side by side a very low mounted bright yellow really helps with the night vision. We experimented with front bumper and roof mounted and at night trailing someone we liked the low mount best. In snow especially when snowing I like a very wide spread white and very bright fog. Often in our town streets were not plowed well or yet and you really needed to see a much wider path then your car. Lastly in dense fog I think not much helps at all but if anything a more narrow beam in yellow can help a little but not much helps in thick fog.

so with all that you would really needed almost a programmable type beam and color to be the “best“ fog light.

instead I turn on my cheap a$$ weak Tacoma OEM fogs at light to look cool. That’s about it.

 

[Vidman]

I had the stock fog-driving lights on my Tundra and they sucked. I replaced them with Rigid amber pods and it was an awakening these lights were the best fog lights that I had ever used. I used to travel to Montana every fall for our hunting trip and those lights helped in every weather condition and for being able to see deer on the sides of the roadway way sooner than your headlights could. I will always run a good amber fog light on all my trucks. I removed the Rigids from the tundra when I traded it in And hopefully I can find a place for them on my Tacoma

 

[CrispyTacoLover]

Essential for combating the asshats with auto brights (and their bad sensors).

 

[bitflogger]

My TRD OR fog lights are better than expected and the headlights overall very good too. While one can aim the headlights low, the fog lights are aimed low where they complement headlights and put more light sideways. Not only all quite effective but not so that other motorists are bothered.

 

[evlfred]

I would really like the color switching ones off the trail hunter, anyone know if you can upgrade to them?

 

[chounder]

Some of the newest cars from Audi and Porsche don’t need them because they are integrated in to the “Matrix” headlights. These have multiple LEDs that can be selectively turned off or on depending on the conditions.

 

[Sagebrush]

I rarely have fog and thus hardly ever use them.

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