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Just curious and was wondering if anyone knew why GM omitted the fog lamps on the C7? I remember I had then on my C5 as an option and I believe they were standard on my C6. Sometimes here in the lake area they came in handy in the fall.
Just curious and was wondering if anyone knew why GM omitted the fog lamps on the C7? I remember I had then on my C5 as an option and I believe they were standard on my C6. Sometimes here in the lake area they came in handy in the fall.
I asked the same question when I bought my C7 last year...I had fog lights on my C5. Apparently the Xenon headlights and the way they're aimed make them unnecessary.
Nope. The C7 was never equipped w/fog lamps... well, not their production version(s). The C7R has them... There are a few aftermarket bumper/grille kits that have the LED strips, which can serve as fog lamps.
Everyone is different.
We had fog lamps on our 2001, 2006, and 2009. Also on many other cars over the years. Never found any use for them- weather was either clear enough that normal low beams worked well, or so foggy that even the fog lamps didn't help.
I kind of miss them ( I had them on three C6s), but they have never been on the C7.
In my experience, they are most useful during actually foggy conditions, and when it's rainy. They work really well to define the pavement markings during wet conditions.
White foglights/driving lights might help avoid deer hits
Originally Posted by owc6
I kind of miss them ( I had them on three C6s), but they have never been on the C7.
In my experience, they are most useful during actually foggy conditions, and when it's rainy. They work really well to define the pavement markings during wet conditions.
When I lived in Wisconsin, cars hitting deer was a common and serious problem. The good news is that deer hits seem to be less frequent when the driver is uses headlight AND white fog/driving lights. The additional lights and the narrow spacing of the fog/driving lights versus the headlights seem to permit the deer to judge an approaching vehicle's distance and speed better. After I installed white fog/driving lights on all of my cars, I never hit another deer again.
I kind of miss them ( I had them on three C6s), but they have never been on the C7.
In my experience, they are most useful during actually foggy conditions, and when it's rainy. They work really well to define the pavement markings during wet conditions.
Especially here in Maryland where they use water color paints to define the lanes.
Any car I've ever had that had them, I could barely tell if they were on or not from the inside.
They are basically a styling item that has gone out of favor... I for one don't miss them.
There was somebody who made leds in a strip above the opening in a grand sport grill. I thought it was really cool but a lil more money than I wanted to spend
Corvette owners don't drive their cars in the rain, snow, drizzle or fog. GM made the decision to scrap them and save a few bucks in the process.
Im sorry but a 100k car should come fully equipped and not be focused on saving a few bucks. My car is a daily in NYC and while i do avoid snow there is no way avoid rain and fog. GM really dropped the ball on this one.
I think they were really driving lights and just for looks more than anything else. True fog lights are yellow I believe.
Friend of mine lives in a remote area of upstate NY and I drove in his Jeep that was equipped with yellow fog lights that really cut through the fog and gray, misty rain weather conditions.
I still have my C5 and updated the OEM fog lights with HIDs as well as HID headlights and LED side makers, corners, and tails. I use them mostly for evening dusk driving right before it gets dark I turn on (pop-up) the headlights.
I think the C7 styling and modern headlight designs simply eliminated the need for auxiliary lights.
07-30-2020, 01:04 PM
Fog Lamps
