Early fog lights reflector |
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Early fog lights reflector |
Geezer914 |
Aug 17 2015, 05:12 AM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,423 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States |
How would it effect the beam pattern if you removed the inner reflector that covers the bulb on early fog lights. Would it be more of a spot or driving light? Has anyone tried this?
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Tom_T |
Aug 17 2015, 11:52 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
They won't work worth a damn! ... the small inner reflector bounces the bulb "hot spot" onto the big rear reflector to blend into & form the beam, which is then focused by the lens.
The reflector in back can be a different shape for fog vs driving vs spotlights, but then it's more in the lenses as to how the beam is formed, focused or dispersed (fogs tend to disperse). Unless you're looking for OE correctness, you're better off buying another sets of lamps in the pattern you want - driving, fog or spot. If you're just looking for better light out of yours, then you can refinish or re-polish the reflectors & clean the glass lenses & polish the latter with glass polish or rouge to remove the years/miles of road grit sandblasting that they've received (same with the headlights). Even though the old school ones are glass, they still get cloudy from the blasting. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
Geezer914 |
Aug 17 2015, 01:06 PM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,423 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States |
Tom, thanks for the info. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)
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