[Mgs] Driving lamps on a 70 MGB (Dave Willner)

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Paul:

Welcome to the United States of America where they pass regulation
making fog lights useless!

DOT requires that the fog lamps can only be activated when the main dip
beam is on.


Yep, sounds stupid to me too!

I guess it doesn't ever get really foggy in Washington DC.

Kelvin Dodd


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Paul Hunt
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:01 AM
> To: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Driving lamps on a 70 MGB (Dave Willner)
>
> Whilst it is normal (but not essential) to only enable
> driving/spot lights when main beam is selected, fog lights
> need to be enabled when only parking lights are on.  If you
> can't have fog lights on unless either dipped or main beam
> are on the glare thrown back by the headlights makes the fog
> lights useless.
>
> FWIW you can find schematics for the MGB here
> http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/wn_electricsframe.htm
>  and click on 'Lighting' and 'Fog and Spot Lights'.  Relays
> and fuses are also essential if you have uprated headlights,
> see 'Uprated Headlamps' in the same section.
>
> PaulH.