Toyota Yaris Forums - Ultimate Yaris Enthusiast Site
 

 


 
Go Back   Toyota Yaris Forums - Ultimate Yaris Enthusiast Site > Technical Forums > DIY / Maintenance / Service
  The Tire Rack

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-09-2006, 01:32 PM   #1
GabL
I want JDM bumpers!
 
GabL's Avatar
 
Drives: 5 Dr Yaris RS in Blazing Blue
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 419
Fog light on RS

Hi, I noticed that you cannot have the fog light on unless you have your headlight in low beam (not DRL). Does anyone know a way to get around it without too much work?

I know you can re-route the wiring and stuff, but that seems to be a lot of work to me. Or it is a simple job?
GabL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-2006, 01:44 PM   #2
hhcchen
stop staring my star perv
 
hhcchen's Avatar
 
Drives: 97 tercel
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: seattle
Posts: 335
Quote:
Originally Posted by GabL
Hi, I noticed that you cannot have the fog light on unless you have your headlight in low beam (not DRL). Does anyone know a way to get around it without too much work?

I know you can re-route the wiring and stuff, but that seems to be a lot of work to me. Or it is a simple job?
sorry, not constructive for your question...
but isn't it safer to have low headlight bean in fog...?
last time i drove in fog, i found high bean will hit the fog and reflect back more...
so, all you see is white everywhere...
low beam seem to see better...
and fog lights shouldn't have problem because they sit very low...
well, unless you like the blink blink effect...
hhcchen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-2006, 02:59 PM   #3
GabL
I want JDM bumpers!
 
GabL's Avatar
 
Drives: 5 Dr Yaris RS in Blazing Blue
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 419
Quote:
Originally Posted by hhcchen
sorry, not constructive for your question...
but isn't it safer to have low headlight bean in fog...?
last time i drove in fog, i found high bean will hit the fog and reflect back more...
so, all you see is white everywhere...
low beam seem to see better...
and fog lights shouldn't have problem because they sit very low...
well, unless you like the blink blink effect...
What I'm trying to ask is, can I have the fog light on without having the low beam turn on or when I'm just on DRL. Is there a easy way to fix it, like just switching a wire or so.

Speaking of DRL and low beam, I don't found there is a big difference between the two, the area covered are almost the same, beside low beam might just be brighter.

And I did know driving with high beam in fog and snow is a bad idea, as I have tried that in a big snow storm, all I can see are snow flakes!
GabL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-13-2006, 02:36 PM   #4
GabL
I want JDM bumpers!
 
GabL's Avatar
 
Drives: 5 Dr Yaris RS in Blazing Blue
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 419
So anyone got a way to get around having the fog light on with low beam?
GabL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-13-2006, 03:47 PM   #5
SmellyTofu
好多人&
 
Drives: .
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 264
You'd probably find it's a wire switching thing and also a "local" North American specifications as the European and Japanese standard for lighting does not require low beam to be on with the fog lights. High beam though should turn off fog lights (ECE regulation) but whether or not this actually happens differs from country to country specifications.

Btw, it's not any unsafer to drive with fogs only in thick fog. Low beam just makes things worse for the driver in fog as there is too much light reflected back from the near-side cut off which is higher than the off-side.
SmellyTofu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-13-2006, 05:31 PM   #6
GabL
I want JDM bumpers!
 
GabL's Avatar
 
Drives: 5 Dr Yaris RS in Blazing Blue
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 419
Quote:
Originally Posted by SmellyTofu
You'd probably find it's a wire switching thing and also a "local" North American specifications as the European and Japanese standard for lighting does not require low beam to be on with the fog lights. High beam though should turn off fog lights (ECE regulation) but whether or not this actually happens differs from country to country specifications.

Btw, it's not any unsafer to drive with fogs only in thick fog. Low beam just makes things worse for the driver in fog as there is too much light reflected back from the near-side cut off which is higher than the off-side.
yeah, that's why I'm asking if there is a way to get around having fog light on only when low beam is on...
GabL is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Day time Running light....how to disable? Polar_Yaris DIY / Maintenance / Service 33 01-27-2009 06:02 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:12 PM.




YarisWorld
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.