Is there a way to set the fog lights to come one when the driving lights come on without having to spin the ring each time?

 

Not without doing some rewiring.

 

Thanks, That's what I thought. Oh well. I'll live with it. Frankly the lights with the c6 are so much better than the c5 that it probably doesn't matter anyway.

Rich

 

Nope, that is just one of the many defaults NANNY moters have stuck us with!

 

People who drive around with their fog lights on all the time are a pain in the ***. The lights are aimed and are made to be used in FOG, not to blind everyone else because you think you look cool.

 

Ditto!

 

It's also illegal in some states:
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS/Veh_Equipment.shtml

17) What are the laws for using auxiliary lights or fog lights in Oregon?

Answer: Auxiliary driving lights and/or fog lights must be used like the high beam headlight system of your car. You must use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. Fog lights may be either white or amber (yellow). They may not be blue, bluish or any other color than white or amber.

On page 60 of the 2001-2003 Oregon Driver Manual it states: "It is also illegal to have auxiliary lights or fog lights on by themselves or on at times when you are required to dim your headlights. These very bright lights make it difficult for oncoming drivers to see."

Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 811.515 Section (8) states: A light other than a headlight, that projects a beam of light of an intensity grater than 300 candle power shall not be operated on a vehicle: (b) when use of low beams of the vehicle headlight system is required under limited visibility conditions.

ORS 801.325 "Limited visibility conditions means: (1) Any time from sunset to sunrise; and (2) Any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible on a straight, level, unlighted highway at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead."

 

And it looks rice!

 

our fog lights are so low to the ground I doubt it bothering anyone, infact, I bet the same goes for the headlights, lol

 

I don't think I have ever turned my fog lights on...I have the headlights set on auto and they turn on and off when they are needed so I don't ever think about turning the fog lights on.

 

Thank you all. Points well taken.

 

The OP asks a simple question and he gets flamed by a bunch of "know it all" guys.

Lighten up............and Happy Hump Day

 

I run the fog lights on all my cars/trucks. Simple reason. The more lights to the front the better the odds some person coming the other way or turning left in front of me while talking on the phone/texting/eating/yelling at their kids/drinking while driving will see me! Besides I've rarely seen factory fog lights that are aimed high and blind the on-coming driver. The ones that blind you are the idiots that don't dim their hi-beams, not the ones running fog lights. When you drive in rural areas with a lot of two lane roads, you need all the help you can get from distracted drivers coming the other way or turning in front of you.

 

PFFFTT! Who cares about Oregon?
Answer: NOBODY.

 

 

I would think "informed and willing to express an opinion" is more accurate. Also, no one was flamed other than your group of "know it all" guys.

 

Everybody in Washington state. It provides a great buffer between us and California

 

You can connect/power the fog lights from the DRL's, but they would flash with the turn signals as well.

Of course, if you did make the connection, you could install amber bulbs in your fog lights and people would really know when you were making a turn.

The OEM fog lights meet the State of Oregon's requirements, but their LEO's are all jacked up on too much Tillamook cheese.