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Fog on with high beams

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Nu2taco, Aug 22, 2019.

  1. Aug 22, 2019 at 6:02 PM
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    PhenixFord

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    I believe that Lows and Highs together are normal. DOT for most states say's it legal to have a total of (4) headlights on at the same time. IE: 4 Lows, 4 Highs, 2 Highs and 2 Lows, 2 Lows and 2 Fogs.
     
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  2. Aug 22, 2019 at 6:05 PM
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    That's fine brother. All I can tell you is this. You can do the research to verify. - The Fog beam pattern combined with a High beam "pattern" produces an unfavorable affect.
     
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  3. Aug 22, 2019 at 8:10 PM
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    Googled and saw nothing. Research complete
     
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  4. Aug 22, 2019 at 8:19 PM
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    Blind as a bat (both now and after your lighting mod).

    Enjoy the Light :cool:
     
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  5. Aug 22, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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  6. Aug 23, 2019 at 12:01 PM
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    Thanks for your feedback on the brite box. Ordered mine and waiting for delivery.
     
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  7. Aug 23, 2019 at 12:49 PM
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    I used add-a-fuses to put both the ditch lights, and the fog-pocket driving lights onto circuits triggered by the high beam fuse under the hood. Easy and reversible.
     
  8. Aug 28, 2019 at 9:42 PM
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    HID Low beams + HID Fogs
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    HID Low Beams+ HID Fogs+ Stock Halogen Highs
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    I do enjoy the light. Can’t wait to take the truck to long dark highways in the middle of nowhere. I don’t really offroad at night (well not yet atleast). I can report no “unfavorable” effect. Easy plug and play done in 5 mins. What took long was zip tying the wiring to make the install look neat.
     
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  9. Aug 29, 2019 at 4:46 AM
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    Your goal was to have the fog lights stay on with the high beams.
    It appears that you have accomplished that. :thumbsup:

    However, your photos don't really show that.

    Do you have photos comparing the low beam + high beam + fogs vs just low beam + high beam?
     
  10. Aug 29, 2019 at 6:09 AM
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    You're right. Thats because fogs are always on when the highs are on. I’d have to disconnect the module to show you just low + highs.
    I can pull fuse on the module to take that pic of just low + high for you sometime.

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    OK, I guess that I was assuming (we know how that works) that you could still turn them off with the factory fog light switch. After looking at the Brite Box website, seeing how they do it, it makes sense that you wouldn't be able to do that, at least not when the high beams are on.

    I like that they do it without butchering up the OE wiring.
     
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    I couldn't agree more: I too have a light bar to fix this situation, sorry for the daytime shots you can get the point:

    Low Beams with Fog (factory)


    High Beams with integrated KCs...while hard to see in the Pic, the center are bright spots and the sides are beams that fill in the side/ground space. These are all adjusted properly so are technically street, but I also have kill/override switches.
     
  13. Aug 29, 2019 at 7:22 AM
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    Just remember not to use your high beams in actual fog.

    The fogs still work with low beams only, correct?
     
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  14. Aug 29, 2019 at 7:29 AM
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    Plug N Play is king!
     
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  15. Aug 29, 2019 at 7:53 AM
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    Yes. The auto high beams make it a no brainer too
     
  16. Dec 12, 2019 at 2:21 PM
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    Does anyone know if this works with led rigid fogs from factory?
     

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