With the arrival of autumn and winter, there is a lot of rain and fog, and fog lights come into play at this time. Although we don’t need fog lights most of the time, we can’t live without them. In rainy and foggy weather, without the illumination of fog lights, you cannot clearly see the road ahead and dare not move forward rashly. But such an important fog lamp was actually cancelled. At present, the state only requires that the rear fog lights of cars must be installed, and there is no requirement for front fog lights. Some car companies even use this as a selling point. We need to spend more to have such a configuration.
The functions of the front and rear fog lights are different. The rear fog lights are mainly used to remind cars coming from behind to keep a safe distance. The front fog lights not only provide illumination, but also have strong penetrating power in rainy and foggy weather, allowing other vehicles to notice us. The reason why current car front fog lights are not mandatory is because there are other car lights, and due to cost reasons, car companies feel that it is better not to install them.
In addition, there is now a tendency to install daytime running lights, which will automatically turn on when the car is powered on. And its brightness is not very high, but it can play a lighting and warning role. No matter day or night, the effect of daytime running lights is still good. In addition, the color of daytime running lights is more acceptable than fog lights. After you have daytime running lights, it is generally recommended that you no longer need to install fog lights.
But when you buy a car, you will find that front fog lights are still standard on high-end models, and they have become a selling point. Because the price of high-end models is more expensive, the profits of car companies will be higher. Selling one high-end model is equivalent to selling several low-end models. In this way, how much is a fog light worth? Therefore, low-end models will not be equipped with fog lights. After all, low-end models are cheap and the cost of manufacturing the car can be saved. Moreover, there is no mandatory requirement for front fog lights, which naturally results in the current situation.
In fact, the elimination of front fog lamps has a certain relationship with the advancement of technology. For example, the Audi lamp factory combines fog lamps with car headlights, which does not take up the internal space of the car lights and has better effects. But these are a minority after all. Audi has such strength, but other car companies may not. In order to drive safely in rainy and foggy weather, it is necessary to install fog lights.
