I have a set of amber fog lights that I picked up for my '37 Nash. In the '30s, would there have only been one fog light? And would it have been placed on the drivers side? I've seen this before but do not know if it is period correct.
In the early years - fog lights would be positioned on driver side and driving lamps ( I am not talking about spot lights ) would be positioned on the passenger side. Reason is that you did not want the very bright driving lamp blinding oncoming road cars - and the driving lamp could also illuminate the brush or critters along the road side. This is typically the same for the UK on sport cars.
If one drivers side and if two either side of the grill. I have a pair of aux lights circa '36 and I know you could buy a pair or a single depending on your budget.
I'm a 2 fog lights kinda guy but then again I use them as turn signals.. If I only used one on the drivers side I couldn't give a left hand signal. I gotta admit Don's '40 looks pretty sweet with that one fog light. HRP
Thanks HRP. I found the lamp itself a few yrs. ago at a swap meet and fell in love with the fluted and very amber lens, but alas it had no mounting bracket. Finally located an appropriate mounting bracket at yet another swap.
If they are placed on the drivers side, and aimed slightly to the right, they are less of a pain to oncoming traffic. This does not apply in countries that drive on the wrong side of the road!
In addition to the good answers I would also suspect the reason some ran with only one light was that the front license plate was on the passenger side.
This has been asked before. I have to say there are some better answers here on this thread than some of the others.
Good advice.Before the advent of all these newfangled lamps it was popular to run European code headlamps that had replaceable bulbs.One of the reasons was that they were considerably brighter than the old sealed beams.I still have a set of Hella H4 headlamps in my Safari that I used in various cars for the last 30 years and the reflectors are still in good shape but the lenses are starting to show signs of sandblasting from road dirt. These have a very sharp horizontal cutoff and flare upwards toward the right illuminating the roadside very well.Fortunately most Euro lights are marked as to whether they are designed for left or right hand traffic.Motorcycle lamps flare in both directions which is one reason they don't function well in automobiles. Fog lights have a relatively wide pattern with a sharp horizoontal cutoff and should be mounted as close and parallel to the ground to be most effective.I've used both clear and amber fog lamps and neither one seems superior to the other.
2 Fog Lights or 2 Driving Lights. You would only use one light if you are using a Passing Light which would be mounted on the drivers side.
I copied several early rods I liked and mounted mine on the right side. I am more worried about deer and elk than anything so illuminating the shoulder means a lot. Plus I do not piss folks off as the approach!
I agree with your reasoning. Seems to me that seeing the shoulder is important in low visibility conditions.
The blue light here in South Carolina would get you a night in a luxury suit at the iron bar motel. Seems the local law enforcement has a exclusive on Blue lights. HRP
Ya gotta have the BLUE light on B4 they can escort you to the Graybar Hotel Here's anutter on my old coupe
Left side,I use it as a daytime driving light, people here have a problem seeing hotrods. A lady once asked if it was a turn signal. Told her I only made left turns. She looked confused. I then told her it was fog light. She asked why only 1,I told her it wasn't very foggy in my neighborhood. She then mentioned something about being a smartass.
Not in Michigan;NOTHING with blue lights except police vehicles.Can't even use them on vintage police vehicles or motorcycles.
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