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ChristoffLammiePie



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United Kingdom 2012 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Fuji White
Auto wipers but no auto lights & front fogs?

Hi all,

I thought I'd re-word a query I posted up on the technical/ mods section to help my try to figure this one out. Smile

Basically wifes 2012 FL SD4 GS has auto wipers and rear fogs but no auto lights or front fogs. Does anyone else have this setup?

Trying to figure out if the auto lights came as an option with the front fogs (as the indicator stalk only has the switch for rear fogs and no "auto" setting) whereas a replacement I've seen on ebay has the auto setting and option for front fogs too.

And from the back of this try to figure out if the auto lights can be retrofitted quite easily Smile

Cheers in advance!

Chris.
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Sidthecat



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

Mines a 63 plate SD4HSE and has the auto-light feature on the indicator stalk - off (although DRL still on) sidelights, headlights, auto. Fog lights activated on same stalk, forward for front, backwards for rears; not sure why you'd have rears and not front fogs?
Perhaps you simply don't have the auto setting on your model?
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Dartman the one



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You can't rely on standard features with any LR, you may not apparently be able to order any extra outside of the packs but when it comes to a sale or no sale you can get what you want, dealers can order any build extra for demonstrator purposes andyou can buy it. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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OLOSTEVE



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Re: Auto wipers but no auto lights & front fogs?

ChristoffLammiePie wrote:
Hi all,

I thought I'd re-word a query I posted up on the technical/ mods section to help my try to figure this one out. Smile

Basically wifes 2012 FL SD4 GS has auto wipers and rear fogs but no auto lights or front fogs. Does anyone else have this setup?

Trying to figure out if the auto lights came as an option with the front fogs (as the indicator stalk only has the switch for rear fogs and no "auto" setting) whereas a replacement I've seen on ebay has the auto setting and option for front fogs too.

And from the back of this try to figure out if the auto lights can be retrofitted quite easily Smile

Cheers in advance!

Chris.

Hi Chris, Does your, Freelander have keyless entry, or is it pre, October?
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MotionInc



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I don't get why one would have rear fog lights without front fogs....................seems illogical as an "option". Then again, this is my first used vehicle and first Landy. Confused
Post #387107 26th Feb 2020 7:27 pm
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shiggsy



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I find I rarely switch the fronts on, use the rears more. 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.
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Boxbrownie



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MotionInc wrote:
I don't get why one would have rear fog lights without front fogs....................seems illogical as an "option". Then again, this is my first used vehicle and first Landy. Confused


Rear fogs are a legal requirement in the EU/UK, fronts are not so can be optional. Regards

David

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Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......
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Boxbrownie



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shiggsy wrote:
I find I rarely switch the fronts on, use the rears more.


I cannot remember the last time I drove in fog thick enough that fog lights worked better than decent dipped beams. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......
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Sperly



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Boxbrownie wrote:
MotionInc wrote:
I don't get why one would have rear fog lights without front fogs....................seems illogical as an "option". Then again, this is my first used vehicle and first Landy. Confused


Rear fogs are a legal requirement in the EU/UK, fronts are not so can be optional.


Indeed......on the new Discovery Sport they are now a costed option
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Sperly



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Boxbrownie wrote:
shiggsy wrote:
I find I rarely switch the fronts on, use the rears more.


I cannot remember the last time I drove in fog thick enough that fog lights worked better than decent dipped beams.


I used mine quite often, given some of the pea-souper's that we get up these parts.

I changed mine to a Yellow beam, rather like the French headlamps of the 60/70's which made a huge difference to visibility...I think that they were all of a fiver from China and were still going strong when I sold the vehicle in January.

Where fog is concerned, less brightness is more.....
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MotionInc



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Boxbrownie wrote:
MotionInc wrote:
I don't get why one would have rear fog lights without front fogs....................seems illogical as an "option". Then again, this is my first used vehicle and first Landy. Confused


Rear fogs are a legal requirement in the EU/UK, fronts are not so can be optional.


Well that explains a lot, thank you!
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MotionInc



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Sperly wrote:
Boxbrownie wrote:
shiggsy wrote:
I find I rarely switch the fronts on, use the rears more.


I cannot remember the last time I drove in fog thick enough that fog lights worked better than decent dipped beams.


I used mine quite often, given some of the pea-souper's that we get up these parts.

I changed mine to a Yellow beam, rather like the French headlamps of the 60/70's which made a huge difference to visibility...I think that they were all of a fiver from China and were still going strong when I sold the vehicle in January.

Where fog is concerned, less brightness is more.....


Yes!! Yellow is the best colour for fog or a blizzard........less blinding reflection.
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shiggsy



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I find the headlight levelling adjuster useful on foggy unlit roads, adjusting them down gets rid of a lot of the white out effect. 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.
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Dartman the one



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Out here everyone uses the fogs as driving lights, lack of street lights and too much traffic for main beam. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.
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Largered



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Boxbrownie wrote:

Rear fogs are a legal requirement in the EU/UK, fronts are not so can be optional.


Well only ONE rear fog lamp is the requirement and it has to be on the off-side.
Many manufactures 'balance' the rear lamp cluster, and some don't fit bulbs, some don't fit the link wire. Some have Reverse on N/S and Fog on O/S

I have converted many vehicles to have BOTH fog lamps working on the rear.
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