Daylight Running Lights (DRL) - Page 3

  I also have an LS dodo, and yes my light stalk does not have a switch for the fogs, thats why I asked. By the way, thanks for backing up my question. I knew about the fogs not working with high beams, but no one in here has said anything regarding putting them on later, in models that did not bring them( like our LS's).

Ok...so like I said before, yes you can have the fogs put in but you'd need a new switch to make them work. What the hell is so hard about understanding this? This is probably much better than having a new stalk put in too.

  JMC, my last post was directed towards dodo2, I was not asking my question again, just giving out the reason why I asked in the first place. Yes I may be a bit stubborn, and thats why I asked something that was brought up before in hopes there would be a different answer. Sorry if I broke any forum rules by bringing up subjects that have been brought up again.

I just want you to know what can be done dood. I hope you get to see if it works. Are you going to get the OEM fogs?

I think I will be holding off on the fogs for now, I'll save the $ and see if we can get some other accessories in here.

So what's there now...where the fogs would go? Is there a cut out for the fogs?
 

Do you really NEED oem fog lights? If not theres tons and tons of fog light kits out there. You can more than likely find one that fit into the cut outs. If you cant find one that is the exact fit then find one close to it, and make the cut out area to fit nicely around the fog lights. You can even hard wire the fogs off the battery and run a switch to your dash by the ASC button. Now this elimintates not being able to control the fog lights when your head lights or high beams are on. You can even put them on when the car is off.

Ant...good point dood. It would probably be cheaper with 3rd party fogs...maybe even HIDs??

Yeah, thats what I will most likely do, Some HID's will be great, the hard part would be finding a good quality light and making it fit properly.

Why anbody would want to disable DRL's is beyond me.  The cost of extra headlight bulbs?  Please.  The reduced cost of auto insurance because of DRL's will probably offset the cost of bulbs, over the years.  Better yet,  increased visibility, in the day, could save you and or your loved ones from getting into an accident.  What price can you put on that?  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on this but when you look at improving your safety margins with DRL's,  how can you not like them? 
 
 
 
 
JH

go third party hid fogs, theyll be brighter, and look cooler.
im thinking of changing out the factory ones for some nice quality aftermarket hidz

I still have a set off McCulloch 12000K HIDs from the last Outlander. I would love to get them in.

Be careful with HID lights. I have read that the laws vary from state to state but after market HID installations are illegal. I also read that certain levels are illegal. In NJ I know that 12,000 is defently illegal. You cant have any bulb that is colored. Yellows, blues, the purple that 12,000 HID lights emit and so forth. Please check more into it with your state before you spend hundreds on HID lights and get busted.

I know...hahaha. I got busted in the old Outlander for my lights many times. Too bright!! I didn't have high-beams. That was in NYC. I drove that same Outlander in Cali for 5 months before I got the '07 and nothing ever happened. Lucky? Probably....

Are you joking? NYC was busting your ass over CA?? I went to NY and people run the lights and drive like hell, running people off the road. The taxis and buses are just plain nuts. I would figure CA with all the laws would be worst.

JMC, no offense, but "what a hell is so hard to understand" that I see two options for the fog lights switch and I just don't know which one comes with the OEM kit (again, for sure not just a guess). If you know for sure, just say so. I too, have a feeling that it will be a switch, which I don’t mind at all, but I would much prefer the stalk if I would have choice. Don't ask me why....
For me, the point in getting the fog lights is to get rid of the ugly plastic cups that cover the bumper wholes where the fog lights should be. Yes, it's more of an esthetic thing than a functional one and I will definitely go with the OEM fogs due to fitting and warranty reasons.
I will be getting the OEM fog lights with my Outlander LS and I will confirm where the switch goes, not a biggy. The funny thing is that no Mitsu salesman or serviceman has a clue about this either. I was hopping that someone on this forum had the OEM fogs installed or works for a Mitsu dealership and has the credible info so I might be able to get a straight answer.
But like I said no problem, I will report back when I will have mine installed.
 
 
 

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JMC, no offense, but "what a hell is so hard to understand" that I see two options for the fog lights switch and I just don't know which one comes with the OEM kit (again, for sure not just a guess). If you know for sure, just say so. I too, have a feeling that it will be a switch, which I don’t mind at all, but I would much prefer the stalk if I would have choice. Don't ask me why....
For me, the point in getting the fog lights is to get rid of the ugly plastic cups that cover the bumper wholes where the fog lights should be. Yes, it's more of an esthetic thing than a functional one and I will definitely go with the OEM fogs due to fitting and warranty reasons.
I will be getting the OEM fog lights with my Outlander LS and I will confirm where the switch goes, not a biggy. The funny thing is that no Mitsu salesman or serviceman has a clue about this either. I was hopping that someone on this forum had the OEM fogs installed or works for a Mitsu dealership and has the credible info so I might be able to get a straight answer.
But like I said no problem, I will report back when I will have mine installed.

This is exactly why I got the model with the fogs...just so I don't have to spend a second even thinking about this....

  well the reason I did not get them in the first place was the only model that had them were the LS's and I really did not want to throw away money for things I will never use like a third row seat or heated seats, Also I'm planing to get bigger tires/wheels, the 18's on the xls did not sell me. Just about the only thing I would've wanted extra on my car was fog lights, since I live in an area were its fogy almost every morning. This was not justification enough to drop an extra 4g's for an xls that had them. To be honest the only reason I wanted the outi was because of the looks, performance and I wanted 4WD. Did not care about the luxury side of things, so like dodo, we would like the fogs to cover up that cover and it could be useful at times. My decision will be made after I know for (sure) what switching mecanism it uses.   

Ok...got you now dood. Well..good luck with everything. I really hope you'll be able to get those fogs in there working! It sounds like you'd need more than the OEM fogs if yr area gets fog a lot. Do you have a local shop that'll be able to help you with 3rd party fogs?
 

I'm sure there is one around the area, but I'd have to drive about an hour or two and just have not got the time for it now.

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since I live in an area were its fogy almost every morning. This was not justification enough to drop an extra 4g's for an xls that had them.

Guess what? Not even the XLS have real foglights. What's on the XLS are DRLs, which are different from the Fog light kit in the LS.

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since I live in an area were its fogy almost every morning. This was not justification enough to drop an extra 4g's for an xls that had them.

Guess what? Not even the XLS have real foglights. What's on the XLS are DRLs, which are different from the Fog light kit in the LS.

Wow....

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ORIGINAL: rcpax

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since I live in an area were its fogy almost every morning. This was not justification enough to drop an extra 4g's for an xls that had them.

Guess what? Not even the XLS have real foglights. What's on the XLS are DRLs, which are different from the Fog light kit in the LS.

 
I hope that you are joking around with us. If your serious then you obviously haven't read any of the replies on the last 7 pages.

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ORIGINAL: antlip

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ORIGINAL: rcpax

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since I live in an area were its fogy almost every morning. This was not justification enough to drop an extra 4g's for an xls that had them.

Guess what? Not even the XLS have real foglights. What's on the XLS are DRLs, which are different from the Fog light kit in the LS.

I hope that you are joking around with us. If your serious then you obviously haven't read any of the replies on the last 7 pages.

Exactly....hahahaha...all I could get out was WOW..hahaha

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ORIGINAL: antlip

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ORIGINAL: rcpax

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since I live in an area were its fogy almost every morning. This was not justification enough to drop an extra 4g's for an xls that had them.

Guess what? Not even the XLS have real foglights. What's on the XLS are DRLs, which are different from the Fog light kit in the LS.

I hope that you are joking around with us. If your serious then you obviously haven't read any of the replies on the last 7 pages.

I am serious. What is it you think you knew that I don't? Kindly enlighten me.