About the Fog Light issue:

On the topic of Fog Lights. Seems there are a few among the posters here that want to jump on a band wagon and respond to any question on the topic with "Their illegal"!
No they are not! I have yet to see anything where the installation of fog lights are illegal. Yes, they may have to meet certain high and mounting restrictions but they can still be installed. Their use maybe prohibited or restricted in some locals and here is where the problems start to come about.
In fact in Virginia, quote from VA V+T law:
§ 46.2-1020. Other permissible lights. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with fog lights, not more than two of which can be illuminated at any time, one or two auxiliary driving lights if so equipped by the manufacturer, two daytime running lights, two side lights of not more than six candlepower, an interior light or lights of not more than 15 candlepower each, and signal lights.
Washington State, quote from V+T law:
(2) Fog lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than twelve inches nor more than thirty inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in RCW 46.37.220.

Would a manufacture put thousands of fog lights on cars, knowing there installation was illegal? Would a dealer sell a new car, knowing that in his/her state they are illegal? I highly doubt it, think of the law suits this would one up. (And Fog lights have been a dealer item for years!)
First off the Federal Law, dictates what lights maybe used on vehicles, other wise know as the DOT. Best bet is if there is no DOT number on the light itself or you can't find where this light is approved by the DOT, it's not a good idea to mount it to your car.
"You can't use them with out your headlights being on!"
Say's who, what state, what law? Quote it please if you can find it.
This is a common sense issue, if the driving conditions are bad enough to need fog lights, chances are you need your headlights as well. Don't forget that having your headlights on means all the other lights on your car will be on as well.
Can't tell you the number of people that drive around in bad weather or dawn or dusk with just their Daytime Running Lights on! Duh! What about the back end of the car?
Yes, you can only use your fog lights on the low beam setting. Again common sense if you need your high beams the fog lights aren't going to help. (Don't confuse fog lights with driving lights, two different things!)
Still haven't found a Law that specifies this. May come anti-dazzle clauses. "New York now has a law that requires dimming auxiliary lights along with high beams in the presence of other traffic. Other states may soon have similar laws. Anti-Glare law, goes into effect 01 Aug 08."
I haven't seen it in print yet.
Well, if you think they maybe illegal then don't use them.
If you're gonna say they're illegal then please post the state laws you are referring to.
Here's a link to state by state modification laws: http://public.findlaw.com/traffic-ticket-violation-law/traffic-ticket-a-z/unlawful-modification-laws.html

 

Yup, I'm sure the laws get more and more confusing as you look up each state's.
I know Virginia had some pretty tough regulations covering motor vehicles. Bumper height, lights etc. that's why I used VA as an example.
I was not one bit surprised to learn that California has fog light laws on the books. This is one of the toughest states when it comes to Motor Vehicles, especially when it comes to modifications!

"...Fog lamps are not specifically allowed nor prohibited under federal law, however, if fog lamps are installed, there is a specific dimensional/intensity relationship that fog lamps and direction indicator lamps must have. Because fog lamps are not specifically regulated by federal law, they may be regulated by state law. Most states regulate them in various ways..."

Yup, one reason why manufactures can put them on Vehicles and mount them where ever they want. Look at the light bar on some Jeep Liberty's! I've seen a knucklehead rideing on a public road with all of these lights blaring away!

There are some more strange laws that few know about, here's a few I found out.
In Rhode Island, you don't need insurance to drive you car. However you do in other states, so it is an offence to drive out of state with no insurance. You can't have any rust on the vehicle that constitutes a hole, this is to prevent exhaust gas from entering the car or so they claim. But you can for example put duct tape over the hole and pass inspection!
A blinking GREEN light means you have to yield to pedestrians.
Some states don't require front licence plates, for example Florida. But if you drive without a front plate in NY, you are subject to a possible ticket.
You cannot have any type of novelty plate attached to your NYS plate. (It has to be mounted separately.) You can't have any type of frame around your plate, yeah the ones from the dealer is no good! Display of any kind of plate either current or past issue is no good. They can ticket you for dual registration, failure to dispose of plates properly.
Watch out in Alabama: Section 32-5-11 Throwing or shooting deadly or dangerous missile into occupied vehicle. Whoever willfully throws or shoots a rock, stone, brick or piece of iron, steel or other like metal, or any deadly or dangerous missile or fire bomb, into a motor vehicle that is occupied by one or more persons is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for not less than one year and a day and shall be fined not less than $500.00.

 

NAAAA, I think Rich was using diffrent colors to quote me and then respond to the quote.. Of course I could be mistaken, but I didn't take it as shouting.
Rich, please tell us you weren't shouting.