make fog lights into turn signal

battlehawk1025 · 09-21-2008, 12:56 AM

hey guys i have an idea. i'm trying to redesign the corner delete mod so when all the head lights are on, the amber is not. i have that part fingered out. but i was looking to relocate the turn signal into the fog light housing. but still want my fog lights to be full functional. my basic question is do you think there is enough room in the fog light housings?

jocamryn · 09-21-2008, 02:16 AM

I think that would be kinda...

But that's just my opinion

battlehawk1025 · 09-21-2008, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jocamryn

I think that would be kinda...

But that's just my opinion

thanks for the reply, my only other things is does there have to be amber on the side of the car. for example every car i see the head light/ amber curves around to the side, i no for a fact that we have to have a reflector

battlehawk1025 · 09-21-2008, 12:01 PM

bump

Staszek · 09-21-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by battlehawk1025

hey guys i have an idea. i'm trying to redesign the corner delete mod so when all the head lights are on, the amber is not. i have that part fingered out. but i was looking to relocate the turn signal into the fog light housing. but still want my fog lights to be full functional. my basic question is do you think there is enough room in the fog light housings?

Im kind of confused why you would want to do this? Besides it being fairly illegal, it would be a safety concern as well.

A few reasons why, first the front blinker is opened up so cars not only coming at you but next to you can see it, the reflector is set up to through the blinker light in a fairly wide direction.

The reflector in the foglight housing is set up for a completely different beam pattern. Even if you could fit two bulbs in there (which it would be a very tight fit) you would completely screw up the reflector for the fog lights making them basically useless as well.

Last but not least I am still trying to figure out why in the world you would want to relocate your turn signals into the fog lights?

KkSc · 09-21-2008, 02:09 PM

kind of interersting!!!

battlehawk1025 · 09-21-2008, 04:33 PM

first off i should say i'm not doing it to my car but my friends, he's to dumb to do anything
he wants to put led strobes in the head lights but does not want to drill a hole beacuse to expensive to replace. in order to do that we would have to relocate the turn single.
believe me we are looking at other options

battlehawk1025 · 09-21-2008, 05:06 PM

"A few reasons why, first the front blinker is opened up so cars not only coming at you but next to you can see it, the reflector is set up to through the blinker light in a fairly wide direction."
thats what i figured but since we have the side markers doesn't it even out

yuyue · 09-21-2008, 05:48 PM

how long will the fog bulb last if it keeps flashing like turn signal?
and you may not want to use turn signal in case you are facing the real fog weather.

simp0man · 09-21-2008, 06:32 PM

Different, very different.

Hoothout · 09-21-2008, 06:41 PM

i think it would be very cool, but probley illegal haha

battlehawk1025 · 09-21-2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by yuyue

how long will the fog bulb last if it keeps flashing like turn signal?
and you may not want to use turn signal in case you are facing the real fog weather.

theres going to be 2 different bulbs. i'm not worryed about wiring or how long they would last.

reggiecmah · 10-30-2008, 12:33 PM

The 2008 C-Class does that!

reggiecmah · 10-30-2008, 12:37 PM

therefore not illegal. A lot of cars use fogs as a turn signals (Like the way your signaling the bulb on that side of the car goes on)...but i think YOU MUST have a amber bulb (white allowed in some places) signaling to...

atleast in Canada you do.

reggiecmah · 10-30-2008, 12:37 PM

or just change the bulb to a yellow one hahah

cassey · 10-30-2008, 05:09 PM

Don't go through all the trouble of installing another signal light. Just tell your friend to just roll down his window and use hand signals. That would be gangsta!

hanmaas · 10-31-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Reggie@MWDesign

The 2008 C-Class does that!

the 2008 c-class doesn't do that exactly. the c-class has corner lighting and e.g. turns on the right fog light, which then permanently stays on whilst approaching and going through a right turn, illuminating the area to the right which is not covered by the headlights. the c-class also has a special fog light housing with a wide beam pattern to allow for illumination next to the car, unlike the 3 series which, as already mentioned in a previous post, has a normal housing with a straight-forward beam pattern.

09-21-2008, 12:56 AM	#1
battlehawk1025 battlehawk1025 45 Rep 883 Posts Drives: 2007 335XI 6mt, SL 65 , M6 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wilmette/chicago,IL iTrader: (4)	make fog lights into turn signal hey guys i have an idea. i'm trying to redesign the corner delete mod so when all the head lights are on, the amber is not. i have that part fingered out. but i was looking to relocate the turn signal into the fog light housing. but still want my fog lights to be full functional. my basic question is do you think there is enough room in the fog light housings?
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09-21-2008, 02:16 AM	#2
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battlehawk1025 battlehawk1025 45 Rep 883 Posts Drives: 2007 335XI 6mt, SL 65 , M6 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wilmette/chicago,IL iTrader: (4)	first off i should say i'm not doing it to my car but my friends, he's to dumb to do anything he wants to put led strobes in the head lights but does not want to drill a hole beacuse to expensive to replace. in order to do that we would have to relocate the turn single. believe me we are looking at other options
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battlehawk1025 battlehawk1025 45 Rep 883 Posts Drives: 2007 335XI 6mt, SL 65 , M6 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wilmette/chicago,IL iTrader: (4)	"A few reasons why, first the front blinker is opened up so cars not only coming at you but next to you can see it, the reflector is set up to through the blinker light in a fairly wide direction." thats what i figured but since we have the side markers doesn't it even out
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yuyue First Lieutenant 24 Rep 335 Posts Drives: 08' 328i E90 MT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (5)	how long will the fog bulb last if it keeps flashing like turn signal? and you may not want to use turn signal in case you are facing the real fog weather.
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reggiecmah the.tsukinousagi 119 Rep 1,538 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (13) Garage List 2007 E92 328xi [0.00]	therefore not illegal. A lot of cars use fogs as a turn signals (Like the way your signaling the bulb on that side of the car goes on)...but i think YOU MUST have a amber bulb (white allowed in some places) signaling to... atleast in Canada you do.
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cassey Private First Class 5 Rep 181 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (0)	Don't go through all the trouble of installing another signal light. Just tell your friend to just roll down his window and use hand signals. That would be gangsta! __________________ 2008 Monaco Blue E90 335i 6MT. Mods: 19" ITC Euro SD's, E46 ZHP shift knob, Matte black grills, Black Lines, 12" Infinity sub.
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