Fog Lights - installation

Greetings One and All

Been pondering the installation of a pair of fog lights on the front of
the 110.

Seems to me that lower is better so someplace under the front bumper would
seem optimal - except of course that they would be somewhat exposed to the
lumps and bumps off road.

Has anyone fabricated a QD lamp bar for sale/supply ? Where do others
mount (oooh!) their fog lamps?

Switching ....

I was thinking of replacing the existing (fog lamp) switch on the steering
column with a two-position switch (like the standard driving light switch)
wired so rear fog comes on at p#1 and front also illumitates at p#2 - any
thoughts?

Thank you for reading.
--
William Tasso

110 V8

William Tasso wrote:

> I was thinking of replacing the existing (fog lamp) switch on the steering
> column with a two-position switch (like the standard driving light switch)
> wired so rear fog comes on at p#1 and front also illumitates at p#2 - any
> thoughts?

Why would you want a two position switch - just take a relay from the
existing one. If it's bad enough to need fog lamps then you need them
front and back, if not, well you won't. Or if you're wanting them for
off-road use as well then I'd wire them seperately from the other
lights altogether.

Regarding position, well as you say under the bumper is a bad idea, if
they don't get knocked off the first muddy bank you plough into then
you hit yourself with them every time you go under the thing. I've
seen some really nice lights built into the bumper, again depends on
how much time/money you are willing to throw at it, but it will offer
slightly more protection than mounting them under it.

Regards

William MacLeod

Stick em on top of the bumper but just focus them so the beam cuts off
properly.

I wouldn't put them underneath far to vulnerable and a bit pointless for an
off roader.

Don't know anything about the switch arrangement on a 110 but I would just
wire up a completely seperate circuit and switch.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"William Tasso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Greetings One and All
>
> Been pondering the installation of a pair of fog lights on the front of
> the 110.
>
> Seems to me that lower is better so someplace under the front bumper would
> seem optimal - except of course that they would be somewhat exposed to the
> lumps and bumps off road.
>
> Has anyone fabricated a QD lamp bar for sale/supply ? Where do others
> mount (oooh!) their fog lamps?
>
> Switching ....
>
> I was thinking of replacing the existing (fog lamp) switch on the steering
> column with a two-position switch (like the standard driving light switch)
> wired so rear fog comes on at p#1 and front also illumitates at p#2 - any
> thoughts?
>
> Thank you for reading.
> --
> William Tasso
>
> 110 V8

[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> William Tasso wrote:
>
>> I was thinking of replacing the existing (fog lamp) switch on the
>> steering
>> column with a two-position switch (like the standard driving light
>> switch)
>> wired so rear fog comes on at p#1 and front also illumitates at p#2 -
>> any
>> thoughts?
>
> Why would you want a two position switch - just take a relay from the
> existing one. If it's bad enough to need fog lamps then you need them
> front and back, if not, well you won't.

ok - I can see the logic of that. Was taking a cue from manufactured road
cars which IME have mostly been fitted with a two stage switch which
illuminates, rear first, then both.

> Or if you're wanting them for
> off-road use as well then I'd wire them seperately from the other
> lights altogether.

aha - yes, of course. No need for extra lighting at the rear in that
situation.

> Regarding position, well as you say under the bumper is a bad idea, if
> they don't get knocked off the first muddy bank you plough into then
> you hit yourself with them every time you go under the thing.

yes - thatd would be the problem.

> I've
> seen some really nice lights built into the bumper,

'into' sounds interesting - now I wonder where I can find lamp units that
can be surface mounted. Clues anyone?

> again depends on
> how much time/money you are willing to throw at it, but it will offer
> slightly more protection than mounting them under it.

yes - the only sensible way to mount them beneath is to fabricate/purchase
a QD [quickly detachable] lighting bar.

--
William Tasso

<[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio


> If it's bad enough to need fog lamps then you need them
> front and back, if not, well you won't.

Assuming one is driving alone in the dark, you are correct.

But if you are driving in a queue or so, you might want to have front fog
lights on, and back fog lights (most annoying) off.

ciao

On or around Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:51:18 -0000, "William Tasso"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>'into' sounds interesting - now I wonder where I can find lamp units that
>can be surface mounted. Clues anyone?

pick smallish rectangular foglamps, and cut a window in the front face of
the bumper, then fit the lamp inside the bumper.

The reason for mounting them low down is that they work better, BTW. gets
the light source further down in relation to your eye height, which makes
less glare. That and the short, wide beam.

as to supplying current... you could use a changeover relay in the dipped
head feed, triggered from the foglamp switch. That way you can have dipped
heads or fogs, but not both, therefore you avoid looking like a twonk. Also,
if you *need* front fogs, then dipped heads are a menace, and if you can
still see OK with the dipped heads, then you don't need fogs.

On the car, which has front fogs (when I was using it) I think I only used
'em in anger about twice. Mostly I used to flash them at twonks driving in
clear weather with front fogs on as well as dips...
--
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"You praise the firm restraint with which they write -_
I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the bit
alright, but where's the bloody horse? - Roy Campbell (1902-1957)

William Tasso wrote:

> 'into' sounds interesting - now I wonder where I can find lamp units that
> can be surface mounted. Clues anyone?

http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/Spot___Fog_Lamps.html

If I were going to do this, I'd probably go for two sets of the micro
fog lamps at the bottom of that page. Fifty quid for four lamps, an
hour or two to trim the bumper and paint it, wire them up to a couple
of relays and you're all set to light up the night

(might want to check your alternator output depending on what extra
stuff you have in your LR)

> > how much time/money you are willing to throw at it, but it will offer
> > slightly more protection than mounting them under it.
>
> yes - the only sensible way to mount them beneath is to fabricate/purchase
> a QD [quickly detachable] lighting bar.

I'm not in favour of these things as I can always imagine the one time
you leave it on someone else will notice it's quickly detachable.
Maybe that's just me though.

Regards

William MacLeod