Fog Light With An Actual Fog Pattern?

[boy&hisdogs]

I want to put some yellow fogs on my 98 K1500. I live on the coast and drive to work in the early morning before the sun comes up and the fog is always at its thickest.

Whenever I search for aftermarket "fog lights" I usually see LED pods with a yellow lense, but a spot or flood beam pattern. I'd rather not go this route since I don't want to blind oncoming drivers or myself with too much reflection off the fog bank at eye level like my main headlights do.

I'd be willing to do either a normal reflector housing with a yellow LED bulb or a yellow LED pod, so long as it throws the light correctly. I also want it to fit either in the valence or maybe a diesel bumper. Somewhere low but tucked away and not just hanging out in the open.

Do OBS factory fogs have an actual fog beam pattern? Anyone know of any decent (but not super expensive name brand) aftermarket fogs that are actual fog lights? I'm open to suggestions here.

 

[df2x4]

You might look into the Tahoe Limited fogs, apparently they fit into the holes on the OEM diesel bumpers.

https://www.gmt400.com/threads/z71-tahoe-tahoe-limited-fog-lights-harness-switch.45683/

 

[evilunclegrimace]

these are not yellow but they fit the bill.

http://www.offroadtown.com/2pcs-3-48w-sae-fog-lights.html

 

[sewlow]

Go with a flood beam for fogs.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

When we lived in the San Joaquin valley in CA we would get the really thick "Tule fog". When I was driving on a 4 lane highway (hwy 152 among others) I'd straddle the dotted lines and I knew if I could see at least 2 lines I could drive ~50 mph and still have enough time to react. These Hella lights helped quite a bit and, as the OP said, flood lights reflect back to you too much. Hell I've even seen idiots with their brights on, lol.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MI14LSlLWo5AIVRb7ACh2iRgs3EAYYCCABEgJEyPD_BwE

 

[evilunclegrimace]

http://www.blazer-international.com/index.php

Go to this site and look up the beam patterns. that should help you decide what style of light to buy

 

[sewlow]

flood lights reflect back to you too much.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MI14LSlLWo5AIVRb7ACh2iRgs3EAYYCCABEgJEyPD_BwE

Proper fog lights are designed to be mounted low (Most jurisdictions have laws stating that any & all aux. lighting must be mounted below the height of the headlights) with a lens that creates a wide, flat beam. Mounted properly, real 'fog lights' shouldn't be reflecting back.

 

[98chevy2500SS]

Rigid makes legal SAE DOT fog lights that can be used on and off road. They are a little pricey, but they are legal and LED.

https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-sae-fog-light-2-504813.html

I thought there was a member on this forum that had a pair of these on their truck.

 

[Maroon96]

Here is a very thorough and informative thread on different fog lights.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-led-sae-j583-fog-pod-fog-light-review.554813/page-60

I like the KC fogs, but will probably go with the hella 550's if I ever get around to finding a diesel bumper as I think that will look the cleanest.

 

[98chevy2500SS]

Nice, didn't know Hella and KC made SAE DOT fog lights, I will have to check them out.