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

[Dan DiBiase]

Only in the politician's brains, or what passes for them...............

Paul mentioned rear fog lights...... My son was recently pulled over for having a 'too bright brake light'.... The cop was 'nice' enough to 'only' write him up for not using his 4-way flashers when he was pulled over, apparently a lesser 'offense'. Problem is, my son had the rear fog light on in my Audi because it was rainy and snowy! But of course, because the cop wrote him up for something else, equally stupid, I could not fight the ticket. So I had to go the 'string-pulling' route instead to get it dismissed. Cost me a 6-pack. 
 
Dan D
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----- Original Message ----
From: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk at mossmotors.com>
To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>; mgs at autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:22:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Driving lamps on a 70 MGB (Dave Willner)

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.
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