Greater Road Illumination Range with Premium Pontiac Fog Light Constructions

Anthony Fontanelle
September 13, 2007

Your Pontiac fog lights are typically located right at the front edge of your vehicle. As the name implies, fog lights are ideally used when you are driving under hostile weather and seasons of driving conditions as its range of road illumination could effectively penetrate through foggy, rainy, and snowy areas. Aside from providing you with accurate road perspective, the part effectively communicates your vehicle’s presence and position to oncoming and approaching vehicles. As a vital driving safety tool, the part needs to be kept effective and responsive like new which are simple with routine maintenance. The yellowish color of light rays projected by your stock fog light assemblies has nothing to do with the bulb or lens color. The light pattern it produces strikes the prism provided by the lens which is designed for deeper illumination penetration. Its wide beam patter which plays at around 70 to 120-degree range is sharp enough to guide you through foggy areas.

Your Pontiac fog light assembly is typically comprised of lenses, reflectors, and bulbs to deliver the level of service that meets OEM and DOT specifications. The cuts or flute in the assembly lens is designed to provide the shape and pattern of light ray deflection. Without the lens, your fog light assembly will function similarly to a spotlight. Because of constant exposure to light ray glare, the lens construction eventually deteriorates. Grime and dirt onto glass and hardened lens constructions could also affect the passage of rays of light. The use of plastic lenses is seldom used for it typically block more light which affects the intensity of road illumination delivered by the assembly. The part that gathers the light coming from the assembly bulb is the fog light reflector. The part typically comes silver plated to feature optimum reflectivity capacities. For preventive maintenance, reflectors need to be polished monthly. The main source of light rays is your fog light bulbs. Among the type of automotive bulb employed by driving light assemblies, the halogen type is the most replaceable type of bulb. With a common wattage of 55 watts, you may also use higher wattage of bulbs to complement the application specifications of bigger light assemblies. While fog lights assemblies normally projects a yellowish or amber light when operated, technicians do not encourage the use of coloring lens for it may only affect the intensity of projected light by 15-50 percent reduction.

When it comes to driving safety, Pontiac engineers have equipped your vehicle with all the necessary driving equipment to help you navigate safely under any possible driving conditions. By employing high quality and responsive Pontiac fog light constructions, you are provided with excellent range of road illumination which is crucial in effectively cautioning you on the safe side of the road. With routine maintenance and timely repairs, you can continually enjoy its great valued service. However, the part is subject to eventually succumb to the damages which come inevitable with age. While direct-fit and OEM quality replacements are conveniently available for specific year and model of applications, finding equally dependable Pontiac fog light replacements will be easier. To keep up with the latest fashion to concept car styling, Euro-style and clear fog light constructions are made available to help you upgrade the factory look of your vehicle. While they are custom manufactured to the factory fitment and mounting points of your vehicle, installation will be easy and simple.

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