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01-16-2017, 03:25 PM | #25568 |
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Anyone have the link handy for the bumper clips to fix gap after bumper removal? Can't find the thread with search or Google
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01-16-2017, 03:33 PM | #25569 |
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To add to the discussion about the fog light. Belgian law states that a rear fog light is mandatory, front fogs are optional.
They can only be used when: - mist limits visibility to 100 m; - Snow limits visibility to 100 m; - Heavy rain The reason why front fogs are so low (and don't give 'extra' light) is they illuminate underneath the fog (fogs hangs over the road in a cloudform), so other drivers can see it or if the fog is really thick you can shut off the main lights and run just the fogs, otherwise you just have a white wall of fog in front of you.
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01-16-2017, 03:40 PM | #25570 | |
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01-16-2017, 03:41 PM | #25571 | |
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01-16-2017, 03:45 PM | #25573 | |
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Btw the FT86SF ones are WAY overpriced. Those are like 35$ from the the primary manufacturer |
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01-16-2017, 03:49 PM | #25574 | |
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Having driven mostly German cars for a few decades I'm disappointed by the fog lights on the GT86. They're not focused on the road directly ahead, instead they cast a broad, diffuse and weak cone of light. The rest of the car is pure joy and the maintenance costs are far lower than for any German car, so I'm very happy in my 4th year of ownership. |
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01-16-2017, 03:55 PM | #25575 |
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Yeah, it's about 2x the price, but then you'd have to do the work to get the angle right on the one part. I'll need to make a decision sooner or later, cone hits are now popping my bumper cover off under the headlight pretty consistently. Curious about whatever it is you're talking about though.
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You can always go to Orlando and take an orientation flight in one. This is on my bucket list.
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01-16-2017, 04:10 PM | #25578 | |
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You can easily update the front fogs with those from the Subaru Outback and change the bulbs to better ones. I really like the fact that the rear is in the middle for us symmetrical OCD guys :p , German cars usually have one fog light left (or right in the UK) and it looks just wrong.
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