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- From: morton@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (Brent Morton)
- Subject: Re: fog lamps
- Organization: Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:26:34 GMT
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- In article <1jnk5pINN6b2@hpscit.sc.hp.com> klui@corp.hp.com (Ken Lui) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan21.085305.14965@leland.Stanford.EDU> tedebear@leland.Stanford.EDU (Theodore Chen) writes:
- >>i have a '90 acura integra which has fog lamps.
- >>the fog lamps have clear lenses and are mounted
- >>next to the headlamps.
- >
- >I think Honda made a mistake when they placed the Integra's fog
- >lamps right next to the headlamps and didn't make their lenses
- >amber. A lot of times when I see MkII Integras with their fogs
- >on, they look like driving lamps instead of foglights. They
- >don't appear to point down towards the ground either. In any
- >event, fog lights should be lower and Honda should have placed
- >them within the air scoop below the bumper. But, what do I know?
-
- Well, for one thing, clear or white lamps will penetrate fog better. The common
- myth that amber lenses are better originated because this yellow light produces
- less glare, which gives the impression of better fog penetration.
-
- -- Brent
- morton@gaul.csd.uwo.ca
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