Hi
1. The LHD RHD issue has been taken care of. Sorry for not updating. The cutoff shield has been made into a flat one. So no issues with that. Also the illumination is much better than reflectors. I am using it hence I know. I think you must have tried it in your XUV500 if I can recall correctly. HIDs in halogen projectors do work well. Unless it's Chinese aftermarket. I've switched over to LEDs so it's more efficient. Specifically 4300k.
Thats Great. How did you find 4300k LEDs? Are these with Swappable Yellow Glasses on?
And With flat cutoffs, you have solved the glare problem, but you also miss out on raised step (left) which throws lights on Pedestrians, Failed trucks, potholes etc.
My XUV Projector have a very strong Left side step.
2. People mistake foglights to be driving lights. If one has installed a LED light bar and drive with those switched on, the amount of glare which is visible even if it has been properly aligned, it is way too much.
People Mistake everything. There are 8~10 types of Forward vehicle illumination patterns. I've hardly met anyone who very properly understands these.
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LED Light bars are in the faith of Off road use. They're unethical & Illegal to use on roads.
Fog lights are meant for the vehicle to be visible in fog from a far distance. Not for you to see the road.
You are getting confused between Conspicuity (Being seen) and Forward Vision (Seeing). Rear Fogs & DRLs are for Conspicuity. They make your vehicle more visible on road, esp in adverse situation.
Forward fogs, on the other hand provide a Wide, Flat beam with inbuilt Glare shields. They are meant to be mounted low (Hence most OEMs provide them in lower part of Bumper) which can illuminate the road from below fog/mist and not generate any glare.
While the LEDs in the fog light I've installed do glare a little, they are not to be used in city. Unlike a few people who install HIDs in them and blind oncoming traffic.
IF you use a quality HID kit or even LED kit which respects the Optics & Metrics of Traditional Bulb (Like position of Filamet, Socket alignment, Spread), The beam pattern will be Similar to halogen. There shall be no Glaring whatsoever.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-hid-kit-technical-review-install-w-pics.html
But what you have done is totally bypassed the metrics of Stock halogen fog lamp. I bet the Glare from these LEDs is far worse than standard 35w 4300k HID kit.
Hence ideally fog lights should have a low cutoff and should throw a wide beam which is what is visible in the picture. Maybe due to the high beam being switched on as well the cutoff may not be clearly visible but I assure you it's there.
Thats correct, You have answered your Own question. Inferring from the initial pictures of your LED 'FOG"s there is no cutoff nor beam width. What you'll have is a torch type beam pattern that's more like High beams or High beam assist.
Just put a towel on all other lights & point these fogs to a flat wall, and you shall see.
Hope that clears out any issues. :)
I hope its more clear now. Feel free to rain in more questions.
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