My fog lights aren't worth $#!&

MovingViolation · May 14, 2020

Dallasdane said:
You don't want the fog lights to shine up high, they are designed to shine right over the driving surface so you can see during a fog!

i know that, but, the output of fog lights only at the moment is equal to the light output of my cell phone's flash light...
I'm not aiming to install lights that will blind oncoming drivers (like a lot of these Jeep-driving bastids do, lol)

Marc Marc · May 14, 2020

I think most people don't realize the purpose of Fog Lights. The primary purpose is so approaching driver's can better see your vehicle in the fog from a greater distance. The secondary purpose is to point down so you can better see the fog line (stripe) on the shoulder of the road.

Making them brighter can have the damaging effect of causing glare and reducing your visibility where you need it the most (watching the fog line). This is why you generally do not want to use your high beams during heavy fog conditions.

mike singleton · May 14, 2020

MovingViolation said:
hey y'all
so my stock fog lights are in name only... I can't see any difference when they're turned on, i can only see a little bit of light on the ground just in front of the truck when i peek over the hood, that is all

is there an aftermarket option? or can they be adjusted to aim a little bit higher? Dealer tells me there is no adjustment for them... I'm not sure if upgrading the bulbs will help, seems like the stock light pattern in these is, well, crappy...

2016 Tahoe LT

We replaced the front headlight assemblies and rear Brake light assemblies with

MovingViolation said:
hey y'all
so my stock fog lights are in name only... I can't see any difference when they're turned on, i can only see a little bit of light on the ground just in front of the truck when i peek over the hood, that is all

is there an aftermarket option? or can they be adjusted to aim a little bit higher? Dealer tells me there is no adjustment for them... I'm not sure if upgrading the bulbs will help, seems like the stock light pattern in these is, well, crappy...

2016 Tahoe LT

On 2011 Suburban LTZ = We've always been advocates of two things - We not only want to see well Day and Night, but we also want to be seen. So besides the Foglights we have DRL's and we replaced the front headlight assemblies with the LED Halo Projector Lights which are DOT approved and legal in our state. (Spyderauto.com) We also replaced the rear Brake light assemblies with the LED by Syder as well. (they look like the lights on late model GM products). What's next? A 22inch Heise 2 row LED light bar with DRL strip that gets mounted behind the lower grill.

mackmcmillan · May 14, 2020

My old as dried dog poop 2007 has adjustment nuts on the back side for just that purpose... They took that away from your style the way they did the in-cabin air filtration for my style, too? Harder and harder to continue to like GM when they skimp yet charge more on each iteration. Odd stuff.

NotQuiteanSS · May 14, 2020

I used ones from Diode Dynamics, holy poop what a difference:

Black Limited · May 14, 2020

PNW VietVet said:
Welcome to the forum from Oregon and I agree with new LED's. Plus, make sure the lens is clean and clear.

We recommend that you put all your rig(s) info in your signature so we all don’t have to guess at year, make, model, engine size, trans, rear axle locker…….etc. While you may have posted pertinent info in your first post, you may forget to do it again and the info is needed by us anyway. Makes it way easier on all members that attempt to help, to have that info right up front. It is also recommended that you take a pic of your RPO codes, on the inside cover of the glove box, and post that image in your signature. All this info will greatly help those that will try to help with a problem.

If there is any other info, like upgrades, mods or recent mechanical/maintenance work done, that would be helpful in any post as well. Too many times a question is asked by the poster and after about 10 responses we find out that the poster has done recent work to attempt to fix the problem or work that was done that SEEMS not related to the problem.

I agree...………...

Rocket Man · May 15, 2020

Morimoto XB LED’s FTW

aducknut · May 18, 2020

Lasfit LED’s

mike singleton · May 18, 2020

Spyder Auto LED Assemby. Dot approved and Legal in this state.

Rocket Man · May 18, 2020

mike singleton said:
Spyder Auto LED Assemby. Dot approved and Legal in this state. View attachment 247684

Those aren’t fog lights....in fact your fog lights aren’t even turned on.

My fog lights aren't worth $#!&

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