Concord Auto Repair

If you've ever driven through a thick layer of fog, you should surely know NOT to use your vehicle's high beam headlights. You should avoid making this silly mistake because the headlights flash directly into the fog, reflecting the light right back in your face, making it more challenging to see.    As the name implies, your car's fog lights are intended to be used so that you can see better while operating your vehicle through heavy fog, mist, snow, and even sand and dust. Fog lights are separate from regular headlights, which have high-beam and low-beam functions.   The difference in these lights is primarily their shape. Fog lights are bar-shaped and aimed sharply toward the ground, providing short-range clarity only just in front of your vehicle. By aiming downward, fog lights eliminate the glare caused by regular headlights, allowing you to see adequately in fog. By contrast, the usual high- and low-beam lights aim straight ahead, lighting up the ro ... read more