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Street legal fog light

Old Jul 17, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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Does KC make any street legal fog lights? When i got a new front bumper i had to get rid of the factory fog lights. I want some lights that i can run on the road without blinding other drivers. I already searched their website and could not find anywhere that it talked about the lights being legal. Would the KC fog lights the TJ had work?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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One of the reasons why they probably don't specify if they are street legal is regulations vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another. One example, up here in Canada in the province of British Columbia any auxiliary lights must be covered while on the road, but only 30-40% actually cover them, in the province of Ontario they don't have do be covered, but I am limited to not having any more then 4 lit up at a time.

So my advice is figure out what is legal for your area and then install something, ensuring that the lights are aimed correctly to avoid blinding other drivers.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 05:17 AM
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I am using the K/C127 fog lights and am very happy with them. They have a great pattern, no problems with on coming traffic and they work very well off road. I wired them using the supplied relay with the factory fog light harness controlling the relay.

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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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Do not confuse aux lights with fog lights, or driving lights for that matter.
Aux lights are any lights that are installed for off-road use, and normally are installed above the headlights, such as on the windshield or on a lightbar mounted on the roof. They are normally actuated by a switch and not effected by either high or low beams of the headlight system. Also in most states where it is illegal to marry your sister, they must be covered so that they cannot be used when on-road.
Fog lights are short range lights, and usually mounted low, as their intended use is to break up fog so that one can see the road. They can be mounted on the bumper provided they are lower than the headlights. In some states like Pa. they must be electrically connected so that they may only be used with low beams, and must automatically go out when high beams are being used. Driving lights are long range lights, and again here in Pa may only be connected in such a mannor that they can only be used with high beams and must automatically go out when the low beams are on. They too can be mounted anywhere below headlight level.
I would believe any KC lights that are labeled as "fog" or "driving" would be legal on road if the mounting requirements are met. I would however be leary of any ones that are labeled as "aux off-road lights"
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