I was dismayed that my new CX-30 didn't come from the factory with fog lights. All the other Mazda SUVs have fogs. Has anybody located a decent aftermarket kit? Is there phantom wiring already in the car so you can just hook things up - I've seen that in a number of European cars.
I live in an all too often foggy/rainy environment in Washington State. Fogs do make a difference at night. I've had autos with fog lights since 1970. If they weren't factory equipped, I installed them. Outward edges of the lower opening on the front of the Mazda CX-30 is the logical location for fogs.
The UK version doesn't have fog lights either - it is claimed (by Mazda) that the LED lights perform the fog light function directly and that fog lamps are therefore not needed.
Mazda's correct, IMHO. The adaptive LED's in the CX-30 are more than sufficient to obviate the need for "fog lights." I had incandescent fogs on my Saab wagon in addition to bi-xenon head lamps. The fogs helped modestly in bad weather. The Mazda LED's are almost too powerful. Every other night, it seems, I get "flashed" by an oncoming car (always with incandescents) thinking I have my high beams on, when they've already been automatically dimmed. But I love the range and power of the lamps. The automatic turning of the lights on curved roads is really fun. Bottom line...if I did lots of night driving in foggy areas, maybe if moose were a concern (not kidding), I'd get fogs. But not needed where I live (moose-less).
I have to disagree with Mazda's assessment of the LED headlights. I've had fog lights on every car I've driven since 1968. If they didn't come from the factory, I installed them. ALL the EU produced cars (Volvo, VW, Audi, MBenz, BMW) I owned had factory fogs from the late 1980s up to this year when I purchased my CX30 Turbo. A true fog light has low, flat & wide light thrown on the road to illuminate road edges. This light pattern doesn't reflect off fog & heavy rain and the classic preferred light color is yellow which also reduces reflectance. I just don't see these charactoristics in my Mazda's LEDs. It wasn't a deal breaker, only a disappointment.
I guess I previously forgot about the 1968 car I had where I installed fogs!
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