GordoNx3o9

I picked up my car from the dealer yesterday for the engine rattle TSB. Everything in the car was reset, which was fine with me. One thing I noticed though is that my fog lights turn off when I switch to high beam. I don't remember it doing that before. Is it suppose to? Is it a setting I can fix?? I have HID fogs and I don't want them to turn on and off whenever I play with the high beam, doing that suppose to kill the life of the HID bulbs. Anyone??

Evitzee

Almost all cars are set up like that. It's always been that way with the IS.

Phil888

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Yeah thats very true, all cars are like that.. I hate it too.. the fog light helps alot and I rather have it stay on at all time.. Wish someone can help over ride this program..lol

TimboIS

Unless you're driving in for AND outside city limits. Having fogs on when there is no justification is a f***ing annoyance to other drivers. There's a reason (law) you can't have fogs and high beams on at the same time.

speed6

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i know here in cali it';s illegal to have more than 4 forward projecting headlight type devices, so 2 fogs and 2 lows or high and low.

CRB

Fog lights and high beams are are in direct conflict in purpose. High beams reflect off the fog and blind the driver.

hellasboy

Agreed.
Speaking of fogs, has there been a write-up yet on how to get the fogs on without headlights? Fortunately, I've yet to drive in blinding snow here in MD. But during heavy snowstorms back in CO, it helped so much to drive with only fogs and not having headlights (especially HID) reflect all the light back.

GordoNx3o9

I apologize. I really didn't know that until now. I understood that fogs can only be on when headlights are turned on, but I didn't know it was specifically "low beam".

huddleston

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nearly all toyotas are like this - just for safety.

leo_k

you can get aftermarket wiring done to your existing fogs or just install a new set of fogs and have a seperate switch for them.. that way you eliminate your problem. I want to do this because i want my fogs on 24/7 .. but im lazy and its the least of my mod wishes at the moment.

JKA.nyc

sort of off topic but are HID fogs are plug and play right? I just need to switch bulbs?

llamaboiz

well... the base of the bulb itself goes into the socket BUT... you'll also need to mount the ballast securely thus taking off the front bumper cover, its not a simple bulb swap.

There is a DIY on this board somewhere to do the 'fog on' mod... somewhere... the idea is to have the fogs on with the low beams off NOT fog and hibeam on at the same time (that doesn't make any sense for use in foggy conditions)

kickin8

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you might need to "trick" out the fogs....?

MARINE

Commiefornia

You shouldnt use High Beams in fog anyway. The beam would just bounce back at you.