To Fog Light or Not

[JimDiesel]

So my new Te is in order, I am undecided as to whether to go for the gig lights or not....
I had a tiger 800 before this and had them on it and the difference was unreal.

Not just increased riding visibility but helped to make your presence known.

The question is, with the TE having the LED headlight, is there any need for the fog lights??

Does the switching on of them dip the headlight or mean the daytime running led isn't on ?? Which would defeat the object...Wouldn't surprise me them being over
Techy...

Any idea how much the fog lights are??

Also I am looking for the HP exhaust,so if you have one for sale then contact me on [email protected] or 07598277998.

Can't pm on here and can't access the wanted or for sale page here yet...

Thanks

 

[Titto]

I have the same model. I put it off for 18 months as I was really impressed with the headlight at night and on country lanes with no street lighting. BUT, now I have them fitted I would say that they;
1) Light up more of the areas lower down and outward so for me I get an overall better light on those country lanes.
2) They look great!
3) They don't come on with the auto light function on, you have to turn the auto light thing off then you can turn on the fogs. This leaves the headlight on, with the LED ring dimmer and the 3 lights in a triangle shape give the bike a bigger presence at night when other motorists cant appreciate your overall size - I've noticed cars move over more on the country lanes I use now, whereas they wouldn't so much before.

I got mine for a great price from a member on here - would I pay full price for them? Hmmm, not sure on that one! I suppose the advantages outweigh the cost. Push for the best price on them if you are getting them new.

 

[TheMissendenFlyer]

I just put up this video today having just had the BMW OEM lights fitted to my TE - salty cost at £470 + VAT fitted but in my view worth it >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQnTpifvitg&list=UU-WMydmEO05u7gxlRRMpR-A

 

[TheMissendenFlyer]

.....oh and by the way, they do work with the auto lights, they only come on when the headlight is on dipped beam though, not when just the Daytime Running Light is on - so if you have the bike in auto-light mode and the ambient light dims, the headlight comes on on dip as well as the aux lights, if you had them on before. Or you can turn off the auto function and just use them manually when the main light is on dip....hope that makes sense, it is logical in practice - Ride safe! - TMF

 

[iandavid]

.....oh and by the way, they do work with the auto lights, they only come on when the headlight is on dipped beam though, not when just the Daytime Running Light is on - so if you have the bike in auto-light mode and the ambient light dims, the headlight comes on on dip as well as the aux lights, if you had them on before. Or you can turn off the auto function and just use them manually when the main light is on dip....hope that makes sense, it is logical in practice - Ride safe! - TMF

Had mine fitted by the dealer and I can switch them on with the function set to auto i.e. LED daylight plus fogs.. Don't know why it works on mine but it does.

 

[TheMissendenFlyer]

...intriguing! According to the manual the aux lights should only work when the main beam is on dip...your way is better though iandavid ;0)

 

[Titto]

It is intriguing, my LED dims for the dipped beam to come on, then you can activate the fogs. I want the LED maxed all the time too!!!

 

[iandavid]

I'm away till April, will recheck and post piccies then.

 

[Sooty09]

The price seems a bit excessive,
Denali do a set for about £179.99, on e-bay at the moment. I have also seen identical looking lights from China for £20.00 a set, or if you dont mind recharging the battery pack cycle LED lights are £12.00 each and need no wiring.

 

[Myke Rocks]

...intriguing! According to the manual the aux lights should only work when the main beam is on dip...your way is better though iandavid ;0)

It may or may not be better, but it is (correctly) illegal.
Myke

 

[Bendy toy]

It is intriguing, my LED dims for the dipped beam to come on, then you can activate the fogs. I want the LED maxed all the time too!!!

Why would you want to dazzle every other poor sod on the road? Even the cycle LEDs lights are becoming dangerously bright. LED spots should dim on dipped beam.

So what? - until a driver swerves and permanently fixes that annoying dazzle.

 

[Nutty]

Why would you want to dazzle every other poor sod on the road? Even the cycle LEDs lights are becoming dangerously bright. LED spots should dim on dipped beam.

So what? - until a driver swerves and permanently fixes that annoying dazzle.

I agree with you about the cycle lights. How can the super bright LED's that flash a hundred times a second be legal?

 

[Gsuk]

Thats exactly why I have cleawater darla leds,
Dimmed on lowbeam
And turn night into day on highbeam brilliant

 

[snaponphil]

Thats exactly why I have cleawater darla leds,
Dimmed on lowbeam
And turn night into day on highbeam brilliant

From the google search they look impressive, are they really THAT good.?

 

[Gsuk]

Yes they are
I made pictures but They dont do them justice.
They are ajustable from 10 %(lowest setting)
to full power and anything in between
I leave them on the lowest setting then they are just a bit dimmer than The led headlight on low beam.
They are connected up that when you put full beam on or flash high beam they go 100% brightness
This means you can Use them as driving lights and leave them on all The time(you cannot turn them off)
Greetings Emile

 

[Titto]

I don't know bendy, I wouldn't say the led is dangerously bright. I just like the look of it when it's at max brightness is all..

 

[Bendy toy]

Yes they are
I made pictures but They dont do them justice.
They are ajustable from 10 %(lowest setting)
to full power and anything in between
I leave them on the lowest setting then they are just a bit dimmer than The led headlight on low beam.
They are connected up that when you put full beam on or flash high beam they go 100% brightness
This means you can Use them as driving lights and leave them on all The time(you cannot turn them off)
Greetings Emile

This is the type of setup I want for my hexhead GSA. The standard aux headlights are nice to keep the bike more visible in traffic and give a bit more dipped beam coverage. But I would far rather have a useful main beam. The standard dip to main angular separation is not that useful.

The Darla lamps look good but for now I'll stay with something less powerful for a lot less money. Main issue will be to avoid getting flood lights when I want long range spots.

 

[Myke Rocks]

This is the type of setup I want for my hexhead GSA. The standard aux headlights are nice to keep the bike more visible in traffic and give a bit more dipped beam coverage. But I would far rather have a useful main beam. The standard dip to main angular separation is not that useful.

The Darla lamps look good but for now I'll stay with something less powerful for a lot less money. Main issue will be to avoid getting flood lights when I want long range spots.

Have you ever driven with long range spots?
They are as useless as foglights. They give a pencil beam with no spread, and do absolutely nothing to help you see where you are going. Foglights, with a focal length of under 2 metres, help you admire your front wheel whilst you are riding, and are even more useless. (If that be possible).
What you should be looking for are Driving Lights. Good spread into the distance to let you see the edges of the road and pavement.
Check them out.
Myke

 

[Beemerman59]

Have you ever driven with long range spots?
They are as useless as foglights. They give a pencil beam with no spread, and do absolutely nothing to help you see where you are going. Foglights, with a focal length of under 2 metres, help you admire your front wheel whilst you are riding, and are even more useless. (If that be possible).
What you should be looking for are Driving Lights. Good spread into the distance to let you see the edges of the road and pavement.
Check them out.
Myke

| have a couple of Hella FF50's which do a good job of lighting the road ahead - these come on with high beam. In the past I've had all the front lights (Dip, Hi, Aux and spots) wired up to HID but have now taken that all off as unnecessary weight and complexity - I now tend to use Philips Xtreme bulbs which work well. The biggest problem when I had 50watt HID's in the Hella's was that it was like turning the lights off when I had to dip lights with on-coming traffic - the difference was just too much.

 

[Marquez]

I just put up this video today having just had the BMW OEM lights fitted to my TE - salty cost at £470 + VAT fitted but in my view worth it >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQnTpifvitg&list=UU-WMydmEO05u7gxlRRMpR-A

Fantastic video review, I'm considering buying them


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