Gen 5.5 Foglight Question

[BigIke]

I was talking to terrynham in another thread and somehow we ended up talking about foglights

my foglight on my GEN 5.5 turn off when I turn on the high beams but his fogs stay on

what is up with that?

I am in the US and he is in Australia (lucky bastard got a sportivo )

[quote=terrynham]

ok why not, i will be interesting to see that

this is what my car looks like with everything on:

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[BigIke]

anywho I have a 11.5MB video clip of mine but waiting for google to approve my video

anyone have some free space where they can host it?

[bigdenis]

Yup - I'm in Australia, and I can have both the fog and high-beam on simultaneously.

[AutoBox]

wait a second using high beams in fog reduces your visibility.
so why have everything on...unless you really want to light up the road in fair weather
fill me in here why you want everything on?

[BigIke]

Originally Posted by AutoBox

wait a second using high beams in fog reduces your visibility.
so why have everything on...unless you really want to light up the road in fair weather
fill me in here why you want everything on?

I just want to know why teh cars in Australia can do it and mine cant

[drunken_panda]

I can host it for a while. Fast OC connection too.

[AutoBox]

errr...you could custom re-wire your fogs seperate from the headlight relays so they wouldn't be switched off as high beams come on. make a seperate interior switch for full manual control of your fogs kinda like an aftermarket foglight setup.

or just import an aussie sportivo
j/k

[terrynham]

well the Camrys in Australia are a bit different to the US ones...
for example, the Gen5.5 V6s still run Gen4 V6 mechanics

as with the headlights, i wouldnt know why they are different... just made in different countries i guess...
with different wiring, electrics etc etc...

we dont have DRLs either btw

but overall having the foglights on with the highbeams on, isnt all that useful...
well it does lightup the gap inbetween the front of your car and the beam on the road

[BigIke]

Originally Posted by drunken_panda

I can host it for a while. Fast OC connection too.

nah it's ok just going to wait for Google to upload it

thanks though

terrynham

not a big deal but now that I know it can do it and it wont it is buggin me

[terrynham]

Originally Posted by BigIke

not a big deal but now that I know it can do it and it wont it is buggin me

yeah i know the feeling

like you guys get the 3MZFE in the Camry SE...
we dont get that, we dont even get VVTi in the 1MZFE...
we got the 3MZFE in the Kluger, and my dad drives one, so close enough

well if you really want to change this foglight thing...
as someone said before, you can do some rewiring i guess, but not worth it in my opinion...

[BigIke]

Originally Posted by terrynham

well if you really want to change this foglight thing...
as someone said before, you can do some rewiring i guess, but not worth it in my opinion...

yah I concur

here is my video

video

[leasaunce]

^ hahaha thats weird...

i think if you go to an auto electrician they can fix that problem. coz when i was installing my Xenon Kit for the camry, the guy try to switch them on and it works, but when they flick the high beam, the normal driving lights would turn off (I'm not sure what they did, but they solved the problem) and now when all my lights are off and i flick the high beam, the normal lights will turn on too so 4 lights turn on together

[sasair]

I used to deliver pizzas for Domino's back in the day, and let me tell you, more light is always better when you are looking for a house on a poorly lit street. Especially the combo of high beams and foglights. The high beams light up the neighborhood, and the fogs light up the front sides nicely (where the mailboxes are). And then the handheld 1 million candle power spotlight didn't hurt either...

Originally Posted by AutoBox

wait a second using high beams in fog reduces your visibility.
so why have everything on...unless you really want to light up the road in fair weather
fill me in here why you want everything on?

[BigIke]

Originally Posted by sasair

And then the handheld 1 million candle power spotlight didn't hurt either...

WTF?

People must have thought you were teh police search helicopter

[majorgercko1]

yes this happens to my se too. I like to flash other people at night on stop lights, the others on the other side. haha so funny.. they turn their highs also, its a way of saying good day mate! (australian) good night (american) que onda puto (mexican) salumi shi (jap) get the point?