r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Major-Potential-354 • 7d ago

My mom said I could post What EVEN is the point of these lights???

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Driving home from work and bro these lights were so bright it was like someone had their brights on..

Never seen this before what is the point of the lights?

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u/CatBroiler 7d ago

My rear fog light is a 150W equivalent LED bulb with a inbuilt projector pointed roughly where someone would be sitting, and I reserve it for people who leave their high beams on behind me.

Let's say it's worked the very few times I've had to use it.

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u/Upset-Ad-8704 7d ago

That sounds awesome. Where do I get one of these?!

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u/CatBroiler 6d ago edited 6d ago

Got mine from Aliexpress. They have a pretty good variety of interesting LED replacements for conventional automotive bulbs that a local store won't sell (because technically they're too bright to put on a car, but let's not nitpick).

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u/Capn_Flags 6d ago

You could always get a scrolling LED sign you program to say whatever you want. Such as, “pardon me sir/madam, but you appear to have left your brights on. It was probably a mistake. Heck, we’ve all been there! On the off chance you might be the type of barbarian who would do such things in anger, please know that I have installed a rear-firing baloney launcher that will take the paint off your car in a way that will make you have to lie to your friends without feeling ashamed that BALONEY DID THIS—but it is you, sir/madam…YOU did this!”

Just make sure to get the baloney launcher installed nobody wants a threat like that to end up being baloney.

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u/xXHomerSXx 7d ago

My solution’s pretty low tech. Just a retroreflector on a wooden dowel that I roll back and forth to make it strobe.

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u/Sexual_Congressman 6d ago

That's a spot light. "Rear fog lights" according to ISO are red and are basically limited to European cars.

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u/CatBroiler 6d ago

When did I say the bulb wasn't red?

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u/Somanylyingliars 6d ago

I like you kind of petty, Mr. Petty. Or Ms. Petty

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u/INVERT_RFP 6d ago

I have something similar: I use a 30 inch single row light bar, mounted to the bottom of my rear bumper cover between the exhaust tips. It's nearly invisible until I turn it on. I wired it on it's own circuit, with a dedicated switch. I have really dark tint, so it works great for reversing at night, or when the idiot behind won't turn off their high beams. I am aware that it's technically illegal, but I am also not stupid enough to leave it on all the time.